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C a n a d a 14.
PUBLIC INFORMATION AND ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT INFORMATION Access
to information legislation has been passed at the federal, provincial
and municipal levels to provide that records under the control of
a government institution should be available to the public. However,
access to these records must be sought through application because
there are various exceptions to the right of access. Reasons for
these limits include confidentiality, privacy, information that
may be injurious to Canada, information relating to military operations,
defense and intelligence, and information that may affect third
party interests. While these access to information statutes have
been used by the media to reveal important information, access to
information can be expensive to pursue and take a long time to achieve.
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