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The Globe and Mail endorsed Suzanne Legault’s FOI reforms report—but its editorial board also been equivocal in its support for one of its main principles.

One of the most frequent judgment calls journalists make is how much time to give someone to respond to a request for comment or information.

What started out as a B.C. government attempt to defend its communication staff has ended up revealing the weakness of the province’s freedom-of-information law.

A response to criticism of efforts to protect freelance journalists.

CBC management has decided to target the very people who are the front line of news in this most recent layoff.

There’s a lesson here when it comes to knowing readers, and how it’s served these days by journalism-based products, legacy and otherwise.

What does polling tell us about how concerned Canadian are about transparency issues? And should the public have a right to know why senior public officials get fired?

Squeezed by the throat, our public broadcaster is beginning to resemble a state-controlled network.

Journalists at major Canadian newspapers are increasingly interested in disability-related stories—and are more conscious of how they’re telling them.

Concerns about the lack of documentation of federal officials’ decision-making began long before Suzanne Legault’s recent report.