The Pursuit of Truth

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The Pursuit of Truth

• Plenary Address
• By Suzanne Legault
• Assistant Information Commissioner of Canada
• Access and Privacy Conference 2009
• Edmonton, Alberta
• June 11, 2009

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Counteracting Secrecy with Urgency
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A fast evolving environment
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The four As of urgency
Michael Hyatt, Creating a Sense of Urgency, 2008
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A dire diagnostic for access to information in
Canada
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Freedom of information legislationAlignment
with selected international principles
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Failure to comply with statutory timelines
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Longer waits for less information
Treasury Board Secretariat Info Source Bulletins
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Mounting obstacles to greater access
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A transparency adverse culture
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Nothing comes easy
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Complaints to the OIC over time
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A streamlined investigative process
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Strategic use of systemic actions
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A continuum of tools to maximize compliance
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Building consensus around reform proposals
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Achieve
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Bringing Canadas access to information
systeminto the 21st century
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Time is of the essence