Legault said her investigations reveal the Access to Information Act is
failing to foster accountability and trust.

The act allows people who pay $5 to ask for everything from expense reports
and audits to correspondence and briefing notes. Requests are supposed to
be answered within 30 days, and agencies must have legitimate reasons for
taking extensions.


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In spite of its campaign on accountability and transparency, the Trudeau
government is hiding behind the very law it has repeatedly said is out of
date, the federal information commissioner wrote in a report tabled
Thursday.

Introducing her 2016-17 annual report, Information Commissioner Suzanne
Legault began by reminiscing about her feelings of hope following the
Liberal win in the 2015 election.

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