access to information
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The Liberals know how to improve Canadians’ access to government information. Will they?Canada’s information watchdog warned citizens’ right to government documents may soon be 'beyond repair' unless Liberals make good on a 2015 pledge to fix the system.CanadaDec 31, 2021
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ANALYSIS: 3 pages, 520 days of delay, and Canada’s busted access-to-information systemJustin Trudeau came into office in 2015 promising to fix the federal government's access-to-information system. Six years later, it's arguably worse.PoliticsDec 1, 2021
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Why Canada took 18 months to get an orphan out of a Syrian detention campNewly released documents show the government spent months mulling over what to do about a Canadian orphan at an ISIS camp before sending officials to get her.CanadaSep 28, 2021
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Canada faces ‘unsophisticated’ attacks using everyday weapons, government threat report saysThe report warns of small-scale attacks using 'readily available objects (knives, hammers, vehicles, etc.), in a hasty or indiscriminate way, with little planning done beforehand.'CanadaSep 10, 2021
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NDP seeks probe into 2017 ‘illegal’ access-to-information interference by Trudeau cabinet ministerRecords obtained by Global News show political staff for former Immigration Minister John McCallum sought to unmask the identity of an access-to-information requester.PoliticsMay 22, 2021
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Alberta brings in Clare’s Law, which allows access to intimate partner’s criminal recordsAlberta is the second province to bring in a law that could help people at risk of domestic violence learn about their intimate partner's criminal record.CrimeMar 30, 2021
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Statistics Canada considered delaying 2021 census over pandemic concernsAn agency document noted the plan for the 2021 census was developed in a "normal operating context."CanadaMar 8, 2021
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N.S. relaunches FOIPOP site 1,024 days after pulling it down over data breachA saga that has lasted more than 1,000 days came to an end on Thursday when Nova Scotia relaunched its FOIPOP website, allowing for greater government transparency.PoliticsJan 21, 2021
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Trudeau defends Liberal’s record on federal transparency, calling it a ‘balance’Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says while he is committed to transparency in the federal government, being too forthcoming can hinder the government.PoliticsDec 17, 2020
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Liberals reveal their indifference to Canadians’ access to information rightsIf Canadians don’t care about this issue, Rob Breakenridge asks, then why did the Liberals make it a priority in their 2015 campaign?CommentaryOct 24, 2020
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