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ORONTO — Ontario’s opposition parties accused the governing Liberals of hypocrisy Monday after Premier Kathleen Wynne released an open letter promising more openness and transparency.

The Progressive Conservatives and New Democrats said the Liberals’ efforts to cover up the gas plants scandal — which cost taxpayers up to $1.1 billion — speak a lot louder than their words.

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“How dare they talk about open access to government information when they spent years covering up the gas plant scandal,” PC Leader Tim Hudak told reporters. “It made me think Kathleen Wynne and the Liberals are a bunch of hypocrites.”

In her open letter to the “people of Ontario,” Wynne said she wants to make government information easier to find, understand and use so the province can design services that deliver better results.

“Part of this process will be the use of innovative models of public engagement, giving you a greater say on a range of items, including transit, regional economic development and fiscal responsibility,” she wrote.