2 weeks ago
B.C.’s proposed FOI fee threatens ‘Indigenous Peoples, families and communities’
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Columns
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
Access to Information in the Time of COVID-19: Obstacles and Opportunities in Canadian Journalism
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Centre for Access to Information and Justice will be holding a webinar about navigating Canada’s federal ATI system in times of COVID-19 with panelists Dr. Elyse Amend and Margaret Thompson.
6 months ago
Slipshod practices might mean gaps in Canada’s COVID-19 record, info watchdog says
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News
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
8 months ago
Suspending freedom of information cannot be made permanent
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
2 years ago
The lost year of the FOI
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
2 years ago
Trudeau’s government continues to fall short on media’s access to information
Bill C-58 is in its final stages. What happens to the public’s right-to-know if it passes?
3 years ago
Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom honouree Ken Rubin highlights his top investigative probes
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
3 years ago
The best of the worst in government secrecy
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News
2018 Code of Silence winners announced.
3 years ago
ATIPs from A to Z
What does it take to publish investigative journalism using access to information and privacy requests?
FOI Friday: Q&A with Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard
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To mark Right to Know Day, the Canadian Association of Journalists’ Ottawa chapter and iPolitics are hosting a Q & A with Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard to discuss the federal access-to-information system.
Commissioner Maynard has been in charge of handling…
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