Since 2017, privacy commissioner Catherine Tully has said that Nova Scotia’s access-to-information laws “are not always up to the task” of defending citizens’ democratic rights. Continue reading
Without that information, it’s impossible to tell how much of the ferry’s annual subsidy — it’s projected to receive $10.9 million for 2018 — is paid to Bay Ferries for simply being in charge of the service. Continue reading
Nova Scotia’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner and Auditor General released reports on Tuesday that examined a series of privacy breaches Continue reading
The fees would provide the public with a complete picture of how much it costs taxpayers to fund the CAT service. Continue reading
Catherine Tully took the province to task for its failure to update the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIPOP) Act. Continue reading
In response to the report, the province’s health department has revealed a new policy regarding the use of personal email for government business. Continue reading
The Municipality of the County of Kings was harshly reprimanded for its failure to respond to 12 access-to-information requests within the legally required time period. Continue reading
Nova Scotia’s freedom of information law is becoming “an exercise in frustration,” the privacy commissioner said after the government partially rejected her recommendations on a report on a man’s jailhouse death. Continue reading
Tully said that during her investigation she was blocked by a deputy minister from the premier’s office as she attempted to interview Glavine’s former executive assistant. Continue reading
Privacy commissioner Catherine Tully found that the Nova Scotia government did not even attempt to search for government records in response to the Global News request. Continue reading