Keith Gerein: NDP has been a disappointment on transparency promises

Just for a moment, pretend you are an opposition MLA, or an investigative journalist, or a business person who wants to see government records that have not been made public.
You submit a Freedom of Information request, pay your $25 fee and wait.
And wait.
By law, records are supposed to be handed over within 30 days, but the province can automatically give itself a 30-day extension.
Which happens a lot.
If even more time is desired, which also happens a lot, the province is supposed to seek the