Sask Party government refusing to be open, transparent, and accountable to citizens

Citizen blogger, Joe Kuchta over at the "Owls and Roosters Blog" has uncovered a very disturbing trend. It appears that the Brad Wall government has a problem releasing public documents to Saskatchewan citizens who request them.

This kind of flies in the face of the Sask. Party's 2007 campaign promise to "provide Saskatchewan people with more transparency and accountability than any previous government,...."

In a series of articles posted on his blog over the past month, Kuchta has disclosed a litany of government refusals to comply with requests made under the Freedom of Information Act:

Dec 31, 2008 - Patient First Review: Saskatchewan Health refusing to release consultant Tony Dagnone’s Scoping and Planning Project document

Jan 03, 2009 - Executive Council denies access to Premier Brad Wall’s speeches to the Enterprise Saskatchewan board of directors and sector team chairs

Jan 26, 2009 - AEEL violating freedom of information legislation; Minister Rob Norris & Deputy Minister Wynne Young failing to respond to legitimate inquiries

Jan 27, 2009 - Saskatchewan Party government’s culture of secrecy deepens as AEEL denies access to four freedom of information requests on labour related issues

Jan 29, 2009 - Enterprise Saskatchewan: Agency making a mockery of freedom of information legislation; gov’t stalling on Uranium Development Partnership records

Any doubt the secret back-room meetings Brad Wall is having with Alberta's Ed Stelmach and B.C.'s Gordon Campbell will have Saskatchewan signing on to the anti-democratic TILMA?