Sister Sage's Musings

This could prove interesting. Siobhan Coady has sent a letter to Information Minister Suzanne Legault asking for a probe of Christian Paradis and Harper’s staff for interfering with access-to-information requests.

In a letter to the commissioner sent Sunday, Liberal MP Siobhan Coady said the interference from the minister’s office was well documented.

But Ms. Coady said there was also reason to look into what role, if any, Mr. Harper’s staff played.

She said there had been reports in the media that Mr. Harper’s staff wanted ministerial staff to head off releases of sensitive material.

“I ask that your investigation include an examination of involvement by the Prime Minister and his office,” she writes.

“The investigation may uncover similar examples of interference in other departments.”

Under Canada’s Access to Information Act, it is forbidden to “destroy, mutilate or alter a record, falsify a record … (or) direct, propose, counsel or cause any person in any manner to do (so).”

The aide, Sebastien Togneri, who resigned Thursday, was already being investigated over his blocking of one access-to-information request while Mr. Paradis was at Public Works.

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