Alberta Liberal leader Kevin Taft attacked the government on Friday for supposedly passing an Order in Council that would remove the Alberta Health Quality Council from scrutiny under the Access to Information legislation. Here is a screencap of the story (click for the full web page):
The Government of Alberta was quick to respond. They state that the Order in Council Taft was relying on simply removed the Alberta Health Council from one of two categories that it had been listed in.
It remains subject to information requests:
I don't know who is correct here, but the ball is clearly in Kevin Taft's court. Has he made a false accusation, and, if he has, will he show enough class to withdraw it publicly and apologize?
Given that he is a Liberal, I certainly won't be holding my breath waiting.
