Our right to know hits rock bottom

Canada is now consistently nearer the bottom on international openness ratings.

OTTAWA—A nation that hides a brief summary of the talking points for Prime Minister Stephen Harper's congratulatory call to then-U.S. President-elect Barack Obama just over a year ago is a country that has hit rock bottom on the transparency scale.

That's exactly what the Privy Council Office did in response to an access to information request for Prime Minister Harper's initial contact with the new President. PCO also denied...