Morning Update: Export Development Canada finds 882 pages of documents after access release challenged


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Good morning, Export Development Canada’s access to information office says it has now improved how it conducts internal searches for documents after a second Globe and Mail challenge led it to discover an additional 882 pages of files about a controversial loan. The heavily redacted documents include notes about the first time EDC’s board of directors was briefed on a US$41-million loan to the Gupta brothers of South Africa to buy a Bombardier luxury jet – a transaction that became public through Globe reporting in 2017. At the time of the board meeting, the Guptas were at the centre of...