Access To Information Act

• Charges approved against Canadian ISIS fighter detained in Syria, documents reveal

  Hundreds of pages of documents on Canadians detained in Syria were released to Global News under the Access to Information Act.

  Crime

  Jul 26, 2021
  
• DND conduct during Mark Norman case referred to attorney general last year by watchdog

  The Department of Defence confirmed it has already investigated allegations that information may have been obstructed during pre-trial hearings for the former vice-admiral.

  Canada

  Jul 22, 2020
  
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• Access to Information requests backlogged due to lack of resources: commissioner

  Caroline Maynard would like another 20 to 25 investigators to bolster her current roster of 62 people who look into complaints from dissatisfied information-seekers.

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2020
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• Canada, allies prepared to ‘impose costs’ on cyberattackers, advisers tell Trudeau

  The note, obtained by The Canadian Press through the Access to Information Act, was included in materials to help prepare Trudeau for his second mandate following the Liberal victory in the October election.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2020
• NOTEBOOK: Federal government takes a giant step forward on proactive disclosure

  The federal government's Open Government Portal now includes the notes prepared for each minister for daily question period in the House of Commons.

  Politics

  Jan 13, 2020
• Airport security agents’ union responds to Global News investigation about screening complaints

  Global News analyzed 211 complaints made against CATSA in Edmonton between 2016 and 2018 and found that 52 per cent of them related to long wait times and agent behaviour.

  Investigations

  Dec 16, 2019
• A Canadian arrested abroad has made ‘serious and credible’ allegations of torture, minister told

  The name of the Canadian who complained of torture and the country in question were blacked out in the report.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2019
• Canada’s information commissioner says funding instability causing backlog of requests

  The information commissioner is responsible for handling complaints from Canadians who have difficulty obtaining government records under the Access to Information Act due to delays or the refusal to release files.

  Canada

  May 1, 2019
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• Liberals flunk transparency test with Jaspal Atwal affair

  Justin Trudeau's continued stonewalling on the Jaspal Atwal affair casts doubt on the Liberal government's promises of transparency, Tasha Kheiriddin says.

  Commentary

  Mar 28, 2018
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• RCMP’s job is to enforce the law, but it’s falling short on access to information laws

  If we can’t trust the enforcers of the law to follow the law, then who can we trust?

  Commentary

  Jan 12, 2018