The parties' promises on Government transparency and decision-making

This is a page from the 2024 New Brunswick general election.

Government transparency and decision-making platforms

Here's what the 2024 NB election parties are promising.

We don't have any PC policies on Government transparency and decision-making.

Commit to evidence-based decision-making across all departments
Reform the Right to Information legislation to ensure more accessible and less restrictive access to the public
Strengthen the Whistleblower Act to ensure anonymity and employment protections for whistleblowers

"Strengthen the Public Interest Disclosure Act (Whistleblower Act) to ensure anonymity and employment protections for the whistleblower." — Team Holt: Focused On You, retrieved 2024-10-12
Operate under an 'open by default' principle
Improve open data across government

Make public briefing papers with data and factual information on which proposed legislation is based

"Provide public access to briefing papers that share the data and factual information on which proposed legislation is based." — Election Platform 2024, retrieved 2024-10-12
Answer requests for information from the public without automatically requiring citizens to go through the Right to Information Act process

"Answer requests for information from the public without automatically requiring citizens to go through the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act process." — Election Platform 2024, retrieved 2024-10-12
Empower the Right to Information Ombud to order the release of information to the public

"Reform the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act to empower the Ombud to order the release of information to the public." — Election Platform 2024, retrieved 2024-10-12
Strengthen protections for whistleblowers within the civil service
Make the beneficial ownership registry free and publicly accessible
Ensure factors and objections considered in adopting municipal by-laws are disclosed during public meetings

"Amend the Local Governance Act to ensure factors and objections considered in adopting by-laws are disclosed during public meetings." — Election Platform 2024, retrieved 2024-10-12