Access to Information Canada
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Canada’s information commissioner says funding instability causing backlog of requestsThe 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.CanadaMay 1, 2019
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Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says RCMP must do better to respond to request for recordsPrime Minister Justin Trudeau was also grilled in the House of Commons on a record that took more than two years to be released to Global News under access-to-information laws.PoliticsApr 10, 2019
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Access to information bill a step backwards, not forward: watchdogA government bill intended to increase transparency for Canadians would actually do the opposite, the federal information watchdog said Thursday.CanadaSep 28, 2017
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Info czar: ban federal instant messaging to keep agencies accountableLegault says a government proposal would "put the right of access at further risk" by allowing instant messages to be auto-deleted after only three days – making them unavailable to access requests.CanadaNov 28, 2013
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