The death of CAIRS
CAIR’s passing will be mourned by regular visitors to the CAIRS online data base,
currently managed by David McKie. Originally viewed as a threat to access, the Coordination
of Access to Information Requests System became a pool of story ideas and
sources for enterprising journos. Beyond our own journalistic interests, the decision to kill CAIRS raises bigger questions about a government that came to
power boasting promises of greater transparency.
- Backgrounder: Conservatives kill
CAIRS. - Commentary: Much ado about
CAIRS - Resource: Canadian Access to
Information Manual - Related stories: J-Topics –
Government Secrecy
CAIR’s passing will be mourned by regular visitors to the CAIRS online data base,
currently managed by David McKie. Originally viewed as a threat to access, the Coordination
of Access to Information Requests System became a pool of story ideas and
sources for enterprising journos. Beyond our own journalistic interests, the decision to kill CAIRS raises bigger questions about a government that came to
power boasting promises of greater transparency.
- Backgrounder: Conservatives kill
CAIRS. - Commentary: Much ado about
CAIRS - Resource: Canadian Access to
Information Manual - Related stories: J-Topics –
Government Secrecy
Patricia W. Elliott is a magazine journalist and assistant professor at the School of Journalism, University of Regina. You can visit her at patriciaelliott.ca.