Fees could make it harder for small outlets like IndigiNews to justify filing shot-in-the-dark info requests — like the one that led to its birth alerts investigation, writes reporter Anna McKenzie Continue Reading B.C.’s proposed FOI fee threatens ‘Indigenous Peoples, families and communities’
In the course of investigating complaints, information commissioner Caroline Maynard noticed vulnerabilities to Canada’s access regime, some a direct result of the pandemic and others that have simply been worsened by COVID-19 Continue Reading Slipshod practices might mean gaps in Canada’s COVID-19 record, info watchdog says
Canadian authorities have been using the pandemic to further slow access requests since last March. But transparency and essential rights are not something you can put on hold Continue Reading Suspending freedom of information cannot be made permanent
Access to information is one of the many democratic functions taking a hit in the wake of a pandemic – and that’s really bad news as emergency measures are executed at a rapid pace to stem the crisis Continue Reading The lost year of the FOI
Bill C-58 is in its final stages. What happens to the public’s right-to-know if it passes? Continue Reading Trudeau’s government continues to fall short on media’s access to information
Presented with the Spencer Moore Award for Lifetime Contributions, citizen researcher and Ryerson Centre for Free Expression senior fellow chronicles public impact struggles in health, human rights and more Continue Reading Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom honouree Ken Rubin highlights his top investigative probes
2018 Code of Silence winners announced. Continue Reading The best of the worst in government secrecy
What does it take to publish investigative journalism using access to information and privacy requests? Continue Reading ATIPs from A to Z
The bot developed by Laurent Bastien requests already filed access to information requests from the federal government. Continue Reading ATIP Twitter bot aims for access reform
Some of my most challenging and rewarding access to information work has involved filing access requests with the consent of whistleblowers and individuals under tremendous duress. By way of background, Canada lacks strong whistleblower protection laws that give public (or private) sector workers free speech rights, adequate recourse to the courts, sufficient remedies against retaliation…