The document was an annual report on [minister Christian Paradis'] Public Works' massive real-estate portfolio, which contained factual information on high vacancy rates and weak returns on investment. Such reports had never been made public before. // The department's real-estate branch had consented to the full release, and the Access to Information office at Public Works had determined after extensive consultation that there was no legal basis to withhold any of the report. [however ...] – Canadian Press1
This rather creepy straw-in-the-wind showed up as front page news this morning on Doom North's snowy front doorstep.
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[1]: "Tory cabinet minister's office blocked full release of report", February 7, 2010.
