Access to information: N.L. failed to make public over 1,000 responses in a single year

Newfoundland and Labrador is often touted as a leader in Canada when it comes to freedom of information legislation, but new information disclosed, appropriately enough, in response to an access to information request, paints the province in a different light.  After the government responds to an access request, it’s supposed to post its response publicly on its website. After all, the information shouldn’t only be available to the person making the request, but to the public at large. However, figures released by the province show the government failed to make over 1,000 responses public in …