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‘Flexing some legal muscle’: info watchdog takes Blair to court as DND eschews access law

The Department of National Defence is only the second governmental entity that Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard is taking to court to compel it to follow the law.

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BY NEIL MOSS
March 6, 2024

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Senate standoff sees Conservatives wield ‘exceptional and rarely used’ motion, putting two private members’ bills on ice

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

A junk food bill, a first responder bill, and a 'hoist motion' are all in play when the Red Chamber returns next year as the Conservatives and Independent Senators Group fling accusations of political games at each other in the meantime.

Senate standoff sees Conservatives wield ‘exceptional and rarely used’ motion, putting two private members’ bills on ice

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

A junk food bill, a first responder bill, and a 'hoist motion' are all in play when the Red Chamber returns next year as the Conservatives and Independent Senators Group fling accusations of political games at each other in the meantime.

House approves new funds, office handover rules ahead of next election

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Federal departments fix 61 errors related to Indigenous business contracts on public database

Trudeau, Huppé reinforce secrecy barriers

OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

Confronting ‘culture of secrecy’ at forefront of access to information fix, say advocates, as feds trumpet innovation remedies

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Liberals ‘foot dragging’ on access to information fix with mandatory parliamentary review two years late, say Conservatives

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

‘COVID is just purely an excuse’: Advocates call for auditor general review of access to information regime

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

RCMP and Global Affairs haven’t released previously completed ATIP requests since 2020

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Trudeau, Huppé reinforce secrecy barriers

OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

Meanwhile, the public remains deserted after 40 years of excessive secrecy under Canada's Access to Information Act and no one is really listening or willing to crack open the federal government's day-to-day operational records, writes Ken Rubin.

Trudeau, Huppé reinforce secrecy barriers

OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

Meanwhile, the public remains deserted after 40 years of excessive secrecy under Canada's Access to Information Act and no one is really listening or willing to crack open the federal government's day-to-day operational records, writes Ken Rubin.

Confronting ‘culture of secrecy’ at forefront of access to information fix, say advocates, as feds trumpet innovation remedies

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

After more than a dozen reviews of the access to information regime, the solutions to fixing the system are well-known, but opposition MPs, transparency advocates, and experts question if the government actually wants to do so.

Confronting ‘culture of secrecy’ at forefront of access to information fix, say advocates, as feds trumpet innovation remedies

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

After more than a dozen reviews of the access to information regime, the solutions to fixing the system are well-known, but opposition MPs, transparency advocates, and experts question if the government actually wants to do so.