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#FOIFriday: send us your worst FOI horror stories

On Fridays, J-Source will feature a new outrageous FOI response, from redactions to expensive research fees. [[{“fid”:”4595″,”view_mode”:”default”,”fields”:{“format”:”default”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“height”:461,”width”:676,”style”:”width: 400px; height: 273px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; float: right;”,”class”:”media-element file-default”},”link_text”:null}]]Have you ever filed an access-to-information request, only to receive a cryptic message about the documents you requested not existing, a paper document that’s a black hole of redactions…

On Fridays, J-Source will feature a new outrageous FOI response, from redactions to expensive research fees.

[[{“fid”:”4595″,”view_mode”:”default”,”fields”:{“format”:”default”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“height”:461,”width”:676,”style”:”width: 400px; height: 273px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; float: right;”,”class”:”media-element file-default”},”link_text”:null}]]Have you ever filed an access-to-information request, only to receive a cryptic message about the documents you requested not existing, a paper document that’s a black hole of redactions or an exorbitant research fee invoice? Or perhaps you’re still waiting for a response on a request you made a very long time ago?

We want to hear about it.

In the spirit of #FOIFriday, each week—or as many weeks as possible—J-Source will feature an FOI request to any public organization that is skirting the limits of what you think is reasonable treatment of access-to-information law. Is it administrative troubles? Or accidentally deleted documents? Unfortunately, the possibilities are endless.

Send your stories to us by email, at cbraganza@j-source.ca, or tweet us @jsource.

Illustration photo by bourgeoisbee, via Flickr.