Wellar: We need free, easy access to public records

The 2018 municipal election campaign in Ontario was marked by numerous media reports that faulted municipal governments for failing to provide citizens with free, easy and timely access to municipal records. Examples of records to which access was denied included: budget documents, project contracts, police service reports, and development proposals.
Clearly, freedom of information legislation does not work on behalf of citizens. Its failings include the following: Access to records is limited t