From the Memory Hole, IV

"We’re trying to hold government accountable. But it’s difficult when you have a government that doesn’t want — in any way, shape or form — to comply with giving you information. It’s been one roadblock in front of us after another. Government hasn’t broken the law; the act allows for this sort of activity in the extreme. There is no framework for accountability and no system in place that allows for the continuous and regular supply of information. Society generally wants to know more about what its government is doing today than, say, 20 years ago. We’ve come to a point in time where we need to put in place a system where access and the public’s right to know is guaranteed. We have literally asked dozens of questions on any number of fronts where we have received no information..."

The interview subject?

Ed Byrne, as quoted in a story by Tracy Barron in the St. John's Telegram of October 28, 2000.