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On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Tracey P. Lauriault <
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> *Canada hits bottom on freedom-of-information ranking, new study finds
> *By: The Canadian Press
> January 9, 2011
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> OTTAWA - A new study ranks Canada dead last when it comes to freedom of
> information.
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> Published research by a pair of British academics looking at how well
> freedom-of-information laws operate in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland,
> Great Britain and Canada — all of them parliamentary democracies — judged
> Canada the least open.
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> New Zealand topped the list, and Canada brought up the rear because its
> legislation is ineffective and archaic.
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> The findings published in the journal Government Information Quarterly echo
> a similar Canadian study from 1998 that showed Canada performs poorly when
> compared with freedom-of-information laws around the globe.
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> Critics say the findings are not a surprise, pointing to growing delays in
> responses to information requests from the public.
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> And they say it marks a reversal from a decade ago, when Canada was seen as
> a global leader in freedom of information.
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