Real Change: A New Plan For a Strong Middle Class (page 24)

"Today, President of the Treasury Board Scott Brison issued an Interim Directive on the Administration of the Access to Information Act (the Directive) that delivers on key commitments to make government more open and transparent.

The Directive sends a strong message across federal institutions that government information belongs to the people it serves and should be open by default. It also directs federal officials to:

• Waive all Access to Information fees apart from the $5 filing fee; and
• Release information in user-friendly formats (e.g. spreadsheets), whenever possible." (Press release, May 5, 2016)