canlii.org/en/ab/abkb/doc… Blistering words for the AB Gov't on access to info.
AB Energy took 15 mos to release 1% of records then fought order to unredact
ABKB: Hard to look at history of matter&not see 'critical rights imbued by access to information as being largely illusory'

'The FOIPP regime..premised on relatively tight deadlines and an obligation for the public body to respond quickly..speaks to the fact that for the right of access to information to be meaningful, it must be timely. Receiving records years after a request may often be a pyrrhic

victory and one that does little to contribute to the need for public accountability for government actions.'
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'..the bottom line is that the release of information in this matter has been so slow as to be practically non-existent.' Fighting to keep redactions through

judicial review delayed things even more - AB Energy's choice to seek 'judicial review has further delayed the process such that it engages questions of public confidence about the practical reality of the right to information in Alberta.'

'Every Albertan is entitled to a broad right of access to the records of their government. This is an essential pillar of a functional democracy. FOIPP contemplates a regime that is prompt, accessible and fair. This regime, however, can only function where