The Canadian Taxpayers Federation suggests the Saskatchewan government doesn’t face any consequences if it breaks its own rules. A news release from the CTF says it’s the law that if you ask the government for documents, they are supposed to give them to you, but right now the Sask Party government doesn’t face any consequences if it breaks its own rules. If access is denied, you can file a complaint with the Saskatchewan Privacy and Information Commissioner. But the commissioner says if the government breaks the rules, there are no real consequences.

The CTF notes that the Official Opposition has struggled getting the government to release information on time, including the government failing to follow its own timeline for releasing information about how much the new payroll system for the health care system cost. The CTF suggest doing what some other provinces are already doing, and that’s allowing the commissioner to make legally binding orders.