Here in the dead of summer, accountability news is at its low point. There have been a few stories of interest, though. About four weeks ago, the Globe and Mail ran apiece about what the author called Canada’s “accountability deficit.” In it, she describes the incredible inefficiency of government information management practices – the quirky, [...]
http://canadians4accountability.org/blog/2011/08/04/turning-information-technology-silk-purses-into-sows-ears/
I start today with a great blog posting by a U.S. sister organization to Canadian for Accountability, the Project on Government Oversight (POGO). It tells how the U.S. Inspector General for the Department of the Interior tried to warn Congress that the department wasn’t doing its job regulating the oil industry – or doing much [...]
http://canadians4accountability.org/blog/2010/05/10/media-update-for-may-10-2010/
In today’s update, Richard Colvin, the Afghan detainee controversy whistleblower, has reappeared. His lawyer has released a letter arguing that the government is making a reprisal against him for his testimony at Parliamentary committee – the same committee that pundits generally agree was the reason Parliament was prorogued, as it was getting embarrassing. The method [...]
http://canadians4accountability.org/blog/2010/01/25/media-update-for-january-25-2010/