‘Really bleak situation’: Proposed access-to-information changes include removing emails, letting departments put requests on hold

March 12, 2026

The Hill Times: The mandated review of the Access to Information Act, includes proposals from the government that are ‘super regressive,’ says veteran journalist Dean Beeby. ‘It’s just bureaucrats running the show, and we’re all going to lose, because they’re not eager at all to open the system up and be transparent.’…