Transparency

• Info watchdog says improving transparency ‘not a priority’ for Trudeau government

  For a $5 fee, Canadians can use the access law to request federal records, from briefing notes and reports to emails and invoices.

  Politics

  Jun 13, 2023
  
• Delay, delay, delay: MPs seek fix to Canada’s broken Access-to-Information system

  Government departments must respond to ATI requests in 30 days. But last week, the Privy Council Office responded to a Global News request 907 days after the request was filed.

  Politics

  Dec 11, 2022
  
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• Edmonton police commission, city council criticized over private meeting

  The Edmonton Police Commission and city council are both facing criticism and questions, following a more than two-hour-long meeting behind closed doors Wednesday.

  Politics

  Feb 23, 2022
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• Alberta doctors call for more COVID-19 pandemic transparency

  Those who have spent more than two years on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta say getting information from the province is harder than ever.

  Health

  Jan 19, 2022
• Saint John mayor, Liberal leader want property tax assessment transparency

  Saint John Mayor Donna Reardon says she's not sure why her city is still lagging behind other major centres in New Brunswick on the value of property tax assessments.

  Economy

  Oct 26, 2021
• N.B. leaders rejoin all-party COVID-19 cabinet committee

  New Brunswick's opposition party leaders have agreed to rejoin an all-party COVID-19 cabinet committee. The committee was first formed by Premier Blaine Higgs in March 2020.

  Politics

  Oct 5, 2021
• NDP seeks probe into 2017 ‘illegal’ access-to-information interference by Trudeau cabinet minister

  Records obtained by Global News show political staff for former Immigration Minister John McCallum sought to unmask the identity of an access-to-information requester.

  Politics

  May 22, 2021
• Elections N.B. recommends removing government power to appoint returning officers

  New Brunswick's chief electoral officer's recommendation comes with nine others arising from last summer's snap election.

  Politics

  Jan 28, 2021
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• Cybersecurity expert believes Saint John should be more open about cyber attack

  The ransomware attack on Nov. 13, 2020, forced the disabling of the city's website, online payment systems and other network infrastructure.

  Crime

  Jan 12, 2021
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• 1,000 days and counting: Nova Scotia’s path to restoring online access to government transparency

  Nova Scotia’s FOIPOP Act allows journalists, academics, businesses, activists and any other Canadian to obtain government information that is normally withheld from the public.

  Politics

  Dec 29, 2020