Trudeau’s ‘open government’ plan guaranteed to make waves in Ottawa: Bill Curry

The Globe and Mail's Bill Curry writes:

"Parliament Hill is in for a major shakeup should Justin Trudeau follow through with his ambitious pledge to reform Question Period, give more power to committees and allow all government documents to be available by default.

"The e-mails of political staffers working in the Prime Minister’s Office and for cabinet ministers would no longer be exempt from the Access to Information Act. Parliamentary committees would be given more research money and chairpersons would be elected by secret ballot, rather than appointed by the PMO. Free votes would be the norm, rather than the exception.
"Those are a few of the 'open government' promises that Mr. Trudeau, now prime-minister-designate, approved in his party’s election platform.
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