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some one from Canada writes: this article misses some very key points about the loop holes in the act that defy its very spirit - perhaps most importantly is that only oral and arranged meetings need be recorded. This means that those friends of government, those who can call a DPOH directly, without prior arrangement, and therefor those with perhaps the most influence, need not register themselves or their communications anywhere because they are not "arranged." - and we all know that these friends are out there talking to the government every day. Until these kinds of loop holes are dealt with, this act is little more than administrative busy work that gives only the impression of a transparent government.
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