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I\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 appreciate\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 ability\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 submit\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 my\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 thoughts\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 ongoing\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Access\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Information\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Act\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 review\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 \'97\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 even\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 if\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 it\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 comes\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 some\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 eight\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 months\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 late.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb10\f1\fs34\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl381\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 I am a freelance investigative journalist and, from the very beginning of my\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 career, I have used the Access to Information system to both uncover\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 government wrong\'96doing and understand governmental decision\'96making. In the\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 past decade, I have easily filed more than a thousand ATI requests to various\f1\expnd-24\expndtw-118\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 federal departments and agencies, provincial governments, municipalities,\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 police\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 forces,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 universities.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 I\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 have\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 been\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 called\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 in\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 consult\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 on\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Access\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Information systems, and I have given workshops and seminars on how to best\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 use the system. I have covered the administration of the system itself, and\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 various\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 reforms\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 \'97\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 or\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 lack\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 thereof\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 \'97\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 over\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 years.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb6\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri216\sl384\slmult1\sb1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 The outcome of these consultations cannot be the status quo. The Access to\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Information\f1\expnd-2\expndtw-10\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 system\f1\expnd-2\expndtw-9\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 is\f1\expnd-2\expndtw-9\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 outdated,\f1\expnd-2\expndtw-9\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 inefficient,\f1\expnd-2\expndtw-10\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 wasteful,\f1\expnd-2\expndtw-9\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 anti\'96transparent,\f1\expnd-2\expndtw-9\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 fundamentally\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 broken\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 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\f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 only\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 two\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 serious\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 options:\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Either\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 significantly\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 overhaul\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 improve\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the system, to actually meet the lofty promises made when the system was\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 started\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 four\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 decades\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 ago;\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 or\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 shut\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 it\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 down.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb1\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl384\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 In this letter, I'm including a list of ideas, suggestions, and strategies\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 that,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 I\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 believe,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 would\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 lead\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 a\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 significant\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 improvement\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 in\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 system.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Others\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 may have competing ideas \'97 and I'd welcome a debate on the best course of\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 action.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 But\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 those\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 competing\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 ideas\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 absolutely\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 should\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 not\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 be\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 an\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 excuse\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 throw\par\sect\sectd\sbkpage\margtsxn900\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri216\sl381\slmult1\sb100\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 hands\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 in\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 air\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 proclaim\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 there\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 is\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 no\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 consensus.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Nor\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 should\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 it\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 be\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 an\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 excuse to continue the foot\'96dragging. These consultations should be an\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 opportunity to pick from a variety of bold, significant, and aggressive\f1\expnd-24\expndtw-118\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 changes\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 system.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 And\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 it\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 should\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 be\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 an\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 invitation\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 do\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 it\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 quickly.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb3\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\sl384\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 There have been dozens of reports \'97 from third\'96party groups, Parliamentary\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 committees,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Information\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Commissioner\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 \'97\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 outlining\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 a\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 raft\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 of\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 good\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 ideas\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 that have been seriously studied and debated already. Those should be your\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 starting\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 point.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb9\f1\fs34\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\sl381\slmult1\sb1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 There will be a healthy amount of skepticism that comes along with these\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 consultations, and for good reason. The last time your government asked for\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 submissions on this system, you ignored the vast, vast majority of those\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 recommendations and pursued changes that actually made it easier to deny and\f1\expnd-24\expndtw-118\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 reject\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 requests\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 without\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 making\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 any\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 noticeable\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 improvements\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 system\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 writ\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 large.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb7\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\sl384\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 Do\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 not\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 delude\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 yourselves\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 into\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 thinking\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 that\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 this\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 system\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 has\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 improved\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 since\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 you\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 replaced your predecessors. It has not. Your government has presided over a\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 substantial\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 worsening\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 of\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 this\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 system.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb1\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl381\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 I can say with absolute confidence that the Access to Information system has\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 gotten worse over the nearly six years your government has been in power. It\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 has\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 worsened\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 in\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 nearly\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 two\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 years\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 that\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 your\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 most\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 recent\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 reforms,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 C\'9658,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 have\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 been\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 in\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 effect.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 It\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 will\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 continue\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 worsen\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 unless\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 a\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 significant\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 set\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 of\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 changes\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 are\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 implemented,\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 fast.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb7\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl381\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 So, as much as it pains me to say \'97 as someone who has relied on the system\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 extensively in the past decade \'97 if your government is not interested in\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 improving this system, you should just repeal the Act and end the system\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 outright. The continued existence of this anemic and dysfunctional system, to\f1\expnd-24\expndtw-118\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 allow governments to point to it in order to compliment their own commitment\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 transparency,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 is\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 an\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 affront.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 At\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 worst,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 liberal\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 use\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 of\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 delays,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 refusals,\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 redactions\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 actually\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 allows\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 departments\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 more\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 easily\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 hide\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 information\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 obfuscate,\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 all\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 while\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 feigning\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 transparency.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb7\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\sl386\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 Below is a non\'96exhaustive list of very achievable reforms that could both\f1\expnd-24\expndtw-118\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 improve\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 system\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 reduce\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 overhead.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 I\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 can't\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 stress\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 enough\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 that\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 serious\par\sect\sectd\sbkpage\margtsxn900\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri216\sl381\slmult1\sb100\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 reform\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 could\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 both\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 improve\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 transparency\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 reduce\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 costs.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 The\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 only\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 reason\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 not\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 pursue\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 some\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 of\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 these\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 reforms\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 would\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 be\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 oppose\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 accountability.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb3\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl384\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 I\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 would\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 be\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 happy\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 expound\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 on\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 these\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 ideas\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 further,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 either\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 by\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 phone,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 email,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 or\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 if called to testify at committee \'97 something that would normally make me\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 deeply uncomfortable as a journalist, but which I would be happy to do in\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 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Each department and agency has its own set of ATI\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 analysts, responsible for fielding requests. Some smaller agencies, without\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 budget\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 for\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 such\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 staff,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 require\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 employees\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 be\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 designated\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 ATI\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 officer\f1\expnd-24\expndtw-118\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 on top of their regular work \'97 meaning that every ATI request necessitates\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 them\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 drop\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 their\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 day\'96to\'96day\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 work\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 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some\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 ATI\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 staffing\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 at\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 department\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 level.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 This\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 further\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 has\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 happen\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 with a broader strengthening of the ATI system to ensure that access doesn't\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 backslide.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb3\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\sl384\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 Moving to a centralized system could allow Canada to run its ATI system more\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 efficiently\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 with\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 significantly\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 fewer\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 staff,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 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\f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 would\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 allow\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 various\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 offices\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 submit\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 records easily and efficiently, and they could be further sent out to\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 third\'96parties\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 for\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 necessary\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 review.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb1\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\sl386\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 It is unacceptable that the Government of Canada releases records in\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 non\'96readable\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 PDFs.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 The\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 year\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 is\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 2021:\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 It\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 is\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 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be\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 possible\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 release\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 records\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 in\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 their\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 original\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 format,\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 such\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 as\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 .ppt,\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 .docx,\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 so\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 on.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb3\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl384\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 Canada's commitment to keeping its ATI system firmly stuck in 2005 is costly\f1\expnd-24\expndtw-118\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 inefficient.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Time,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 money,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 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\f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 this\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 system\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 does\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 need\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 be\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 designed\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f4\fs20\b0\i1\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 de\f4\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f4\fs20\b0\i1\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 novo\f1\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 .\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Off\'96the\'96shelf\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 technologies\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 can\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 solve\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 these\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 problems.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\f1\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s2\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li825\sl240\slmult1\sb185\f2\fs28\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf2 Significantly\f2\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f2\fs28\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Limit\f2\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f2\fs28\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Exemptions\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb10\f2\fs52\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl384\slmult1\sb1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 When the Act was unveiled in the 1980s, there were already significant\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 concerns\f1\expnd-2\expndtw-8\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 that\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 exemptions\f1\expnd-2\expndtw-8\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 offered\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 governments\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 a\f1\expnd-2\expndtw-8\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 nearly\'96limitless\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 ability\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 withhold information without significant oversight. In the last five years,\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 these\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 exemptions\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 have\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 been\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 a\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 hindrance\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 a\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 functional\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 system.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb9\f1\fs34\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl384\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 While\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 wording\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 of\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 these\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 exemptions\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 has\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 not\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 significantly\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 changed\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 since\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 1985\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 (if at all) I have noticed a serious and drastic change as to how certain\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 sections are being applied. They are now being used to withhold information\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 that\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 is\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 not\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 sensitive\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 ought\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 be\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 public.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb10\f1\fs34\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl381\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 Section 15 has been particularly used and abused: Requests to Global Affairs\f1\expnd-24\expndtw-118\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Canada\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 drag\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 on\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 for\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 months\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 or,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 more\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 often,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 years.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 When\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 they\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 finally\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 arrive,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 it\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 is common for every single page to be pockmarked by 15(1) exemptions. Even\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 sections detailing human rights abuses or open\'96source intelligence are\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 redacted as merely their mention is considered \'94injurious to the conduct of\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 international\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 affairs.\'93\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb7\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl384\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 Requests to agencies like CSIS and Public Safety rely heavily on 15(1)(d)(ii)\f1\expnd-24\expndtw-118\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 withhold\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 basic\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 information\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 about\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 threats\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 facing\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 country\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 \'97\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 even\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 if\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 those\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 threats\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 are\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 a\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 half\'96century\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 old.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb1\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\sl384\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 Section 16 offers an extremely broad blanket exemption for departments to\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 withhold information about their own investigations. What's more, it offers\f1\expnd-24\expndtw-118\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 massive\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 latitude\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 send\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 \'94Glomar\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 responses\'93\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 \'97\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 that\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 service\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 or\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 agency\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 can\par\sect\sectd\sbkpage\margtsxn900\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl381\slmult1\sb100\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 neither confirm nor deny the existence of the records in question. While I\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 fully accept that the ATI system should not be used to obtain files relating\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-2\expndtw-8\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 ongoing\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 investigations,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd-2\expndtw-8\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 should\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 not\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 interfere\f1\expnd-2\expndtw-8\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 with\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 sensitive\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 operations,\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 it\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 is\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 also\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 crucial\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 that\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 there\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 be\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 limitations\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 this\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 section.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb3\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\sl381\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 Section\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 21\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 needs\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 be\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 significantly\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 curtailed.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 While\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 I\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 fully\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 appreciate\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 that\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 civil servants should be able to offer advice without having to worry about\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 their emails becoming public, the balance has swung too far towards secrecy.\f1\expnd-24\expndtw-118\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 \'94Advice or recommendations developed by or for a government institution or a\f1\expnd-24\expndtw-118\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 minister of the Crown\'93 can be used to redact nearly every sentence and word\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 written\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 inside\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 government\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 of\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Canada\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 \'97\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 increasingly,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 it\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 is\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 being\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 used\f1\expnd-24\expndtw-118\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 exactly\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 that\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 end.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb6\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl384\slmult1\sb1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 These\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 sections,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 in\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 particular,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 need\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 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most\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 sensitive\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 information\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 that\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 ought\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 not\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 be\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 disclosed,\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 instead of leaving it to the discretion of the individual ATI analysts,\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 political\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 staffer,\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 or\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 civil\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 servant.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\f1\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s2\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li825\sl240\slmult1\sb184\f2\fs28\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex95\cf2 Expand\f2\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex95 \f2\fs28\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex95 the\f2\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex95 \f2\fs28\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex95 Scope\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb11\f2\fs52\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl384\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 When\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Bill\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 C\'9658\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 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campaign.\f1\expnd-24\expndtw-118\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 This\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 was\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 a\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 lie,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 it\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 was\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 insulting\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Canadians'\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 intelligence.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb1\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\sl386\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 I\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 cannot,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 today,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 file\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 a\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 request\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 any\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 ministers'\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 offices,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 including\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Prime\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Minister's\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Office.\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 It's\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 time\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 that\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 changes.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb10\f1\fs34\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl384\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 There\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 is\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 no\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 good\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 reason\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 for\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 this\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 limitation.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Exemptions\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 for\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 cabinet\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 confidence\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 are baked into the Act \'97 as they, generally speaking, should be. If reforms\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 are\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 made,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 but\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 ministers'\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 offices\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 continue\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 be\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 walled\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 off,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 reform\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 package\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 will\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 be\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 a\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 farce.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb10\f1\fs34\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\sl384\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 It was Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, before his election to the prime\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 minister's\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 office,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 who\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 said:\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 \'94If\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 I'm\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 writing\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 things\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 in\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 my\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 emails\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 that\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 I\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 don't\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 want\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 people\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 read,\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 I\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 shouldn't\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 be\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 writing\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 them.\'93\par\sect\sectd\sbkpage\margtsxn1300\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl381\slmult1\sb100\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 It is also crucial that the Act modernize to capture new types of records.\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Civil servants are using instant messaging applications, and other\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 technologies, to skirt ATI requests. This is an open secret, yet virtually\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 nothing\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 is\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 being\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 done\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 address\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 this.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Despite\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 requesting\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 exactly\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 these\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 kinds\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 of\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 records,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 I\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 have\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 never\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 once\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 received\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 an\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 instant\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 message,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 an\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 SMS\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 message,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 or\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 any kind of hand\'96written note. This allows for a huge, obvious, way to skirt\f1\expnd-24\expndtw-118\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Act\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 \'97\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 it\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 is\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 regularly\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 being\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 used\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 that\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 end.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\f1\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s2\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li825\sl240\slmult1\sb193\f2\fs28\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf2 Enact\f2\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f2\fs28\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Strict\f2\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f2\fs28\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Timelines\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb11\f2\fs52\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl381\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 The idea of an ATI request process that takes just 30 days, beginning\'96to\'96end,\f1\expnd-24\expndtw-118\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 is admirable but it is no longer realistic. But because it has remained the\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 statutory\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 timeline\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 for\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 so\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 long,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 it\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 has\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 lost\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 all\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 meaning.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Departments\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 regularly\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 request\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 extensions\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 at\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 end\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 of\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 those\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 30\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 days,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 but\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 suggest\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 timelines\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 that\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 are\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 completely invented: 60, 90, 270, 600 days. It is rare that they even meet\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 their\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 own,\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 self\'96imposed,\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 timelines.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb7\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl384\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 Either the ATI system has deadlines, or it doesn't. But allowing departments\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and agencies to merely decide their own unenforceable and vague timelines\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 after\f1\expnd-2\expndtw-8\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 they\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 smash\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 through\f1\expnd-2\expndtw-8\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 statutory\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 deadline\f1\expnd-2\expndtw-8\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 is\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 unacceptable.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Increasingly,\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 access\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 delayed\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 is\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 access\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 denied.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb9\f1\fs34\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl384\slmult1\sb1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 In my own experience, normal or average timelines under the previous\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 government ranged from two to six months. Today, it is unrealistic to expect\f1\expnd-24\expndtw-118\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 that\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 requests\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 will\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 be\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 answered\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 within\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 eight\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 months\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 \'97\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 delays\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 regularly\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 stretch\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 into\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 years.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\f1\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s2\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li825\sl240\slmult1\sb184\f2\fs28\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf2 Create\f2\expnd-3\expndtw-14\charscalex100 \f2\fs28\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 a\f2\expnd-3\expndtw-14\charscalex100 \f2\fs28\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Public\f2\expnd-3\expndtw-14\charscalex100 \f2\fs28\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Interest\f2\expnd-3\expndtw-13\charscalex100 \f2\fs28\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 OVerride\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb11\f2\fs52\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri216\sl384\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 One\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 eloquent\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 strategy\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 fight\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 delays\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 over\'96broad\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 exemptions\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 is\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 create\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 an application for a public\'96interest override. When requesters file\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 applications in the United States, they are asked two things: Should the\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 request\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 be\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 expedited,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 are\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 records\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 in\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 public\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 interest?\par\sect\sectd\sbkpage\margtsxn1300\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl384\slmult1\sb100\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 In effect, such a mechanism could separate urgent and timely requests from\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 fishing expeditions. It could allow some broader exemptions (like ss. 15 and\f1\expnd-24\expndtw-118\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 16)\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 remain,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 but\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 with\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 a\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 carve\'96out\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 for\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 records\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 that\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 ought\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 be\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 made\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 public.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb1\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl384\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 It is crucial that this sort of tool be overseen, or at least reviewable, by\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Information\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Commissioner.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Letting\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 holders\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 of\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 these\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 records\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 decide\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 what\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 is, and what isn't, in the public interest would just entrench many of the\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 current\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 problems.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\f1\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s2\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li825\sl240\slmult1\sb184\f2\fs28\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex95\cf2 Empower\f2\expnd0\expndtw2\charscalex95 \f2\fs28\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex95 Requesters\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\f2\fs53\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\sl384\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 The\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 only\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 saving\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 grace\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 of\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Bill\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 C\'9658\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 was\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 order\'96making\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 powers\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 afforded\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Information Commissioner. The past year has shown that even those\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 desperately\'96needed powers are woefully insufficient to deal with the scope of\f1\expnd-24\expndtw-118\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 dysfunction.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb10\f1\fs34\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl381\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 A\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 lack\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 of\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 budget\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 staff\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 severely\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 hobble\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Commissioner's\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 ability\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 field\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 complaints.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Even\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 when\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 clear\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 wrongdoing\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 is\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 found,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 such\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 as\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 recent\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 investigations\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 into\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Department\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 of\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 National\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Defence\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Royal\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Canadian\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Mounted\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Police,\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 there are no real consequences. Departments and agencies can ignore the\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 commissioner's findings, and return to the status quo. Other departments\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 guilty of the same issues can comfortably ignore those reports, knowing that\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 it could take years for an investigation into their systemic issues to be\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 concluded. It is worth it for departments to fight to withhold information,\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 lose, and face the commissioner's order\'96making powers than to simply release\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 information\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 when\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 asked.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb6\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\sl384\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 As it stands, I have absolutely no faith that complaints about timelines,\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 exemptions,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 or\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 refusals\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 will\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 lead\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 any\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 kind\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 of\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 expeditious\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 resolution.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 The\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 only success I receive from filing complaints is in spurring departments to\f1\expnd-24\expndtw-118\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 prioritize\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 my\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 much\'96delayed\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 requests.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb10\f1\fs34\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\sl384\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 It's my view that the scofflaw nature of the system can only be fixed by\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 allowing requesters to appeal their denied or frustrated requests directly to\f1\expnd-24\expndtw-118\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the Federal Court. It is my view that departments will only begin adhering to\f1\expnd-24\expndtw-118\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 principles\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 of\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Act\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 if\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 there\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 are\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 real\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 consequences\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 breaching\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Act.\par\sect\sectd\sbkpage\margtsxn900\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\sl381\slmult1\sb100\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 As\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 it\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 stands,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Information\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Commissioner\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 is,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 despite\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 their\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 serious\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 well\'96intentioned\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 effort,\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 ill\'96equipped\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 do\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 that.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\f1\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s2\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li825\sl240\slmult1\sb189\f2\fs28\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex95\cf2 Expand\f2\expnd2\expndtw11\charscalex95 \f2\fs28\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex95 AlternatiVe\f2\expnd2\expndtw11\charscalex95 \f2\fs28\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex95 Disclosure\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb11\f2\fs52\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl381\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 There are a massive number of ATI requests that do not need to be handled\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 through\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 ATI\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 system.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 In\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 particular,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 requests\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Citizenship\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Immigration\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 are disproportionately being made by immigration and refugee lawyers looking\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 for information about their clients: This was never the intent of the ATI\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 system.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 There\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 needs\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 be\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 a\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 better\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 way\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 handle\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 that\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 flow\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 of\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 information.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb7\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl381\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 Your government was right to identify other, often\'96requested, records that\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 could be more effectively released by proactive disclosure. But understand\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 that\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 proactive\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 disclosure\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 can\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 never\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 replace\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Access\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Information\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 system.\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Continued\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 efforts\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 create\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 an\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 'open\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 by\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 default'\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 standard\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 must\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 be\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 done\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 with\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 a\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 continued\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 expansion\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 improvement\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 of\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 ATI\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-3\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 system.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb7\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl381\slmult1\sb1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 What's more, the proactive disclosure improvements made in 2019 have been\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 meagre,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 haven't\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 alleviated\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 need\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 file\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 ATI\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 requests.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 For\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 example:\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 As\f1\expnd-24\expndtw-118\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 of today, the most recent title of a briefing note prepared for the Minister\f1\expnd-24\expndtw-118\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 of Finance \'97 published in the Open Government portal \'97 is more than a month\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 old.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb7\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\sl386\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 If\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 proactive\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 disclosure\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 is\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 be\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 useful,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 it\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 needs\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 be\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 timely.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Quarterly\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 doesn't\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 cut\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 it.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\f1\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s2\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li825\sl240\slmult1\sb184\f2\fs28\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf2 Create\f2\expnd-3\expndtw-15\charscalex100 \f2\fs28\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 a\f2\expnd-3\expndtw-14\charscalex100 \f2\fs28\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Responsibility\f2\expnd-3\expndtw-14\charscalex100 \f2\fs28\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f2\expnd-3\expndtw-15\charscalex100 \f2\fs28\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Document,\f2\expnd-3\expndtw-14\charscalex100 \f2\fs28\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Catalog,\f2\expnd-3\expndtw-14\charscalex100 \f2\fs28\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f2\expnd-3\expndtw-14\charscalex100 \f2\fs28\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Maintain\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\f2\fs53\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl384\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 There\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 are\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 two\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 duelling\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 problems\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 at\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 heart\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 of\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 our\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 access\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 system:\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 It\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 is\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 next\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to impossible to know what records exist; and it is unfortunately easy to\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 delete\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 records.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb1\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl381\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 Once\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 upon\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 a\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 time,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 GC\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Infobase\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 was\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 a\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 repository\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 of\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 all\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 the\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 records,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 or\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 types\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-4\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 of\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 records, held by departments and agencies. For years, however, it was out of\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 date and functionally useless. Today, it is next to impossible to figure out\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 what records actually exist on government systems \'97 even finding\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 organizational\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 charts\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 can\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 be\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 difficult.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 (Though\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 this\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 has\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 improved\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 slightly\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 in\par\sect\sectd\sbkpage\margtsxn900\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl381\slmult1\sb100\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 recent years.) Because the types of records, and even the terminology around\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 those\f1\expnd-2\expndtw-8\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 records,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 varies\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 so\f1\expnd-2\expndtw-8\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 drastically\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 between\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 departments,\f1\expnd-2\expndtw-8\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 requesters\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 must\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 rely\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 on\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 general\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 broad\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 terms\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 that\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 can\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 complicate\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 requests.\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 A\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 better\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 catalogue\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 or\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 dictionary of those terms and records could allow for narrower requests and\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 less\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 back\'96and\'96forth\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 with\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 ATI\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 coordinators.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb2\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\sl384\slmult1\sb1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 The lack of visibility also makes it easy to destroy records without anyone\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 being any the wiser. The anachronistic notion of 'transitory records' lets\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 departments\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 move\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 critical\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 information\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 platforms\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 where\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 records\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 can\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 be\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-7\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 easily\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 deleted\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 hidden\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 from\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 future\f1\expnd0\expndtw-1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 ATI\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 requests.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\f1\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s2\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li825\sl240\slmult1\sb184\f2\fs28\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf2 Conclusion\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb11\f2\fs52\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri216\sl384\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 This invitation for reform should be exciting. This is an opportunity to\f1\expnd0\expndtw1\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 improve\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 efficiencies,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 and\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 return\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 Canada\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 being\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 a\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 world\'96leader\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 in\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 access\f1\expnd-23\expndtw-117\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 to\f1\expnd0\expndtw-2\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 information.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb1\f1\fs35\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\sl240\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 Unfortunately,\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 I\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 have\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 not\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 seen\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 that\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 level\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 of\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 excitement\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 from\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-5\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 your\f1\expnd-1\expndtw-6\charscalex100 \f1\fs20\b0\i0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100 government.\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\f1\fs24\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\sl240\slmult1\sb6\f1\fs23\b0\i0\par\pard\plain\s1\nooverflow\nocwrap\lnbrkrule\li105\ri153\sl384\slmult1\f1\fs20\b0\expnd0\expndtw0\charscalex100\cf1 But some day, your government will leave office. 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