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
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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
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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
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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
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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 Act is not slated until 2018. A healthy ATI system is essential to ensuring that citizens can participate meaningfully in the democratic process,…
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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 friends in her hometown, Winnipeg. The term ‘carding’ comes from Toronto, where police would stop people and write down their information on cards,…
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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.
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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.