Tag / freedom of information
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FOI Friday: Q&A with Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard
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… -
Using freedom of information to assist whistleblowers and those under duress
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… -
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. -
FOI Friday with Justin Ling
Join the Canadian Association of Journalists’ Ottawa chapter to learn how to improve your use of the federal Access to Information Act. Justin Ling has recently returned to freelancing after breaking multiple stories with VICE News about the RCMP, CSIS… -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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… -
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… -
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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