Parliament's Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard ordered the release of records requested by Global News and urged Defence Minister David McGuinty to make changes at DND.
They seem upset about two requests for briefing binders.
briefing binders prepared for ministers ahead of overseas trips are excellent reference works for journalists and researchers. They often contain biographies of individuals the minister will meet with and an outline of Canada’s position on any issues likely to be discussed or raised on a trip.
This reads to me like:
Journalists don’t feel like finding information about the person’s met with themselves or using the official position of Canada used during the meeting or using the actual content of the meeting (all of which can change from the prep binder). So instead were going to rely on a leading indicator about a meeting, but use it at least 30 days after the meeting?
They seem upset about two requests for briefing binders.
This reads to me like:
Journalists don’t feel like finding information about the person’s met with themselves or using the official position of Canada used during the meeting or using the actual content of the meeting (all of which can change from the prep binder). So instead were going to rely on a leading indicator about a meeting, but use it at least 30 days after the meeting?
Am I missing something here?