艾伯塔省通过了限制公众查阅政府文件的法案,引起透明度问题。 Alberta passes bill limiting public access to government documents, raising transparency concerns.

艾伯塔省政府通过了一项法案,对公众查阅政府文件,包括由总理、部长和国库委员会编写或为总理、部长和财政部编写的文件实行新的豁免。 Alberta's government has passed a bill that introduces new exemptions for public access to government documents, including those created by or for the premier, ministers, and the Treasury Board. 该法案还将答复信息自由请求的时间延长到30个工作日,并允许机构驳回被认为“不合理”的请求。 The bill also extends the time for responding to freedom of information requests to 30 business days and allows bodies to dismiss requests deemed "not reasonable." 信息和隐私专员黛安·麦克劳德 （Diane McLeod） 警告说，这些变化将降低政府的透明度，尽管政府否认了这一点。 The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Diane McLeod, warns that these changes will reduce government transparency, though the government denies this.