Share this Story: Opposition MPs decry government's use of 'Cabinet confidence' to hide informationOpposition MPs decry government's use of 'Cabinet confidence' to hide information NDP MP Matthew Green said the Cabinet confidences argument is 'what I consider to be an increasing violation of transparency and open government' Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press/FileArticle content OTTAWA — Opposition members of Parliament are criticizing the federal government for what they call an increased use of “Cabinet confidence” to withhold information, this time surrounding a sole-sourced contract awarded to an American IT giant by Ottawa. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Glover justified the redactions by saying it would disclose Cabinet confidence because a submission to Treasury Board would have to be discussed at Cabinet meetings. Conservative MP Rachael Harder asked how Glover could cite Cabinet confidence to redact information from the report, all the while sharing the same information with Gartner. Shopping essentials Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

Source: National Post April 30, 2021 10:04 UTC