Everybody’s doing it

The Canadian Press links two other members of Christian Paradis’ staff to the questionable handling of access to information requests. The Sun meanwhile obtains a five-year-old briefing book prepared for a cabinet minister in the Liberal government of the time, the contents of which suggest something similar might have been happening in that minister’s office at the time.

The Canadian Press links two other members of Christian Paradis’ staff to the questionable handling of access to information requests. The Sun meanwhile obtains a five-year-old briefing book prepared for a cabinet minister in the Liberal government of the time, the contents of which suggest something similar might have been happening in that minister’s office at the time.

A “source close to the Harper government” helpfully explains as follows.

“It happens all the time,” said a source close to the Harper government who asked not to be identified. “The difference with Togneri is that he did it via e-mail instead of calling someone. He left a paper trail,” said the source.