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Immediate action is required—beyond the upcoming review of the access to information system—to repair the federal access system
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Gatineau, Quebec, July 10, 2020 — The Government of Canada’s upcoming review of the access to information system presents an excellent opportunity to take a close look at the governance and functioning of access at the federal level and at its overarching legislation, the Access to Information Act.