Promises are made to be broken

"The Transparency and Accountability Act will greatly enhance openness and accountability in government, but a comprehensive and effective Freedom of Information Act is the best safeguard against the tendency of governments to descend into official secrecy and elitism," said Danny Williams during the 2003 election campaign. "A Progressive Conservative government will: Proclaim new Freedom of Information legislation which will include amendments that will clearly identify information that should be in the public domain, including cabinet documents, and will require full and prompt disclosure of the information to the public."

What, then, was the purpose of all this nonsense?

A make-work project for the provincial government's solicitors?