"I have no choice but to conclude that Highways is not able to manage its freedom of information process properly," he wrote. Drapeau said in a democracy, access to information laws are a critical way citizens can hold governments to account. This is public information that we have the [Freedom of Information and Privacy] act for." Sean Holman, a freedom of information specialist who teaches at Mount Royal University, says Saskatchewan's Ministry of Highways seems 'allergic to democracy.' A Ministry of Highways spokesperson wrote it takes its freedom of information obligations seriously, but it has no comment at this time.

Source: CBC News July 22, 2017 11:00 UTC