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A Summary Of The Legislative History Of The Surface Mining Control And Reclamation Act Of 1977 And The Relevant Legal Periodical Literature, Robert A. Waters
A Summary Of The Legislative History Of The Surface Mining Control And Reclamation Act Of 1977 And The Relevant Legal Periodical Literature, Robert A. Waters
West Virginia Law Review
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Nova Scotia Freedom Of Information Act, Keith R. Evans
Nova Scotia Freedom Of Information Act, Keith R. Evans
Dalhousie Law Journal
Freedom of Information has been the subject of much current debate in Canada, but is not new to the world. The United States enacted their first Act, in 1966,1 and amendments in 1974 finally gave the Act some worthwhile effect. 2 Sweden has had Freedom of Information legislation for over two hundred years. The experience of these two countries has been very favourable, but Canada refuses to learn from that experience. There is still a fear in the governments of Canada that openness in government would lead to problems, the ultimate fear being that the party in power will no …