With today’s advent of Public Access to Information laws, a wish list of unexplored topics are liable for scrutiny by the media and concerned members of the public.

• The selection of the Canadian Commercial Corporation to lead the redevelopment of Bermuda’s airport terminal

Government proceeded with the agreement without putting the project out to tender, sparking Opposition uproar.

• The Corporation of Hamilton

As a quango, the corporation is fair game for PATI queries — and numerous questions were raised over the governance of the “Team Hamilton” administration by Ombudsman Arlene Brock’s report in December 2013, especially when it came to the secretive waterfront development deal.

• The “Jetgate” scandal that toppled Craig Cannonier as Premier

Mr Cannonier stepped down after it was revealed that a group of United States businessmen, including tycoon Nathan Landow, donated more than $300,000 to an election campaign group connected to the One Bermuda Alliance in 2012.

A few months after that donation, Mr Cannonier and his business associate, Stephen DaCosta, along with Attorney-General Mark Pettingill and Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell, attracted fierce criticism for flying to Washington DC aboard Mr Landow’s private jet, allegedly to discuss investment in the Club Med site in St George’s.

Mr Cannonier denied there was a link, and an internal investigation led by Thad Hollis, the OBA’s chairman of the time, was limited in what it revealed.

A political party is a private entity, as are the would-be Club Med developers — thus limiting what can be divulged under PATI.

• Rent-free leases issued by the Bermuda Government

Queries three years ago by The Royal Gazette went unanswered when this newspaper investigated leases of government property for “21 years minus one day”, rent-free, which were ultimately deemed private contracts — but under PATI, they could be revealed.

• The Bermuda Hospitals Board

BHB’s administration and financing have always garnered intense public interest, but much of the information has not been forthcoming on issues such as the hiring and subsequent resignation of former hospital Chief of Staff Donald Thomas, the introduction of increased salaries and performance bonuses for staff, and the investment of hospital funds.

• Contentious large-scale Government construction projects: the Berkeley Institute, Heritage Wharf, Port Royal Golf Course, TCD and the Dame Lois Browne-Evans Courthouse Building

Cost overruns and tendering issues regarding these projects dogged the former Progressive Labour Party Government — and they resurface with heated regularity in the House of Assembly.

With the advent of PATI, many will be seeking a detailed breakdown of exactly how these projects spiralled over their budget.

• The 2009 deal with the United States Government to bring former Guantánamo Bay prisoners to the Island

Former Premier Dr Ewart Brown called the move a humanitarian gesture, for which he has been punished ever since — but the secrecy of the deal created furore.

• Quarterly gross domestic product figures

The Government publishes annual GDP figures reflecting economic performance. Quarterly statistics could give the public and business people making decisions a better read of how the economy is doing.

• Timely employment figures

The Accountant General collects payroll taxes and so would be expected to know how many people are employed.

Yet the Government fails to provide timely employment statistics that could assist business people and policymakers in coming to informed decisions.