Privacy commissioner tells N.S. government to get on with improving freedom of information laws
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NDP Leader Claudia Chender said it's frustrating to see Houston's change in tone.
While in opposition, Houston successfully sued the former Liberal government because it would not act on a recommendation by the commissioner to release information related to the operation of the Nova Scotia to Maine ferry service.
"He built a brand around transparency and calling for order-making powers and ... is very clearly backtracking and the question is why," said Chender.
Chender said Nova Scotians are becoming more aware of a "culture of secrecy" in government and they want better access to information. The public needs to know that the people they elect will act with integrity, she said.
"It's troubling when, you know, a party comes to office on a set of promises and those promises are abandoned."
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