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P.C. Alert

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Fraser told a parliamentary committee this week there are about 25 similarly problematic policies where the government wants to play a greater role in how officers of Parliament run their affairs. http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Crime/2008/02/28/4882360-cp.html

Questions:
Though House Leader Van Loan and Minister of Treasury Board acted swiftly on the question of the policy that the officers of Parliament get high-level approval before speaking out, there are 24 "problematic policies" not specifically resolved.  What are they?

The department refused to release a copy of the draft communications plan http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/420225. To be transparent, shouldn’t it be released so the public becomes aware of the level of accountability the bureaucratic wing of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's office is demanding?