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Twitter chat: Everything you wanted to know about Bill C-58

Join us on Twitter for a wide ranging chat on Bill C-58 and access to information reform. Continue Reading Twitter chat: Everything you wanted to know about Bill C-58
Understanding Canada’s new shield law for confidential sources

Here’s what you need to know about Canada’s new shield law for confidential sources. Continue Reading Understanding Canada’s new shield law for confidential sources
Scrap ATI reform bill and start over, coalition tells Ottawa

Bill C-58 is being criticized for not addressing serious issues in the Access to Information Act. Continue Reading Scrap ATI reform bill and start over, coalition tells Ottawa
Federal government gets an F grade in new FOI audit

Only a quarter of all federal requests included in the audit were returned within the 30 day limit. Continue Reading Federal government gets an F grade in new FOI audit
ATI makes for better policy

By Ato Baako for Canadian Journalists for Free Expression Canada’s abysmal Access to Information (ATI) system is slowly being reformed by the federal government, even though a full review of the ATI…
Changes to Saskatchewan FOI laws are good news for journalists

This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign. By Evan Radford Maclean’s writer and editor Nancy Macdonald wanted to dig deeper into carding after hearing how common it is from her Indigenous…
Freedom of information in Hamilton misses the mark

Freedom of Information (FOI) is great in concept, but without strong enforcement mechanisms, it remains only a concept in municipalities where the local government chooses to openly flout its intent.
Why Saskatchewan is Canada’s black hole of policing information

Regina has one of the most opaque police forces in Canada, according to Newspaper Canada’s annual Freedom of Information Audit.

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