Freedom Of Information And Protection Of Privacy Act

• Commissioner calls on Nova Scotia government to overhaul outdated access laws

  Nova Scotia's information and privacy commissioner says access and privacy laws in need of a complete overhaul. The legislation hasn't been updated in almost 30 years.

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  Oct 28, 2022
  
• ASIRT launches 2nd investigation into Lethbridge police’s surveillance of MLA Shannon Phillips

  MLA Shannon Phillips said she was the subject of Lethbridge police database searches, which ASIRT said were conducted between January and November in 2018.

  Politics

  Feb 9, 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
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• Nova Scotia unlikely to launch online freedom of information platform ahead of 1,000-day mark

  Dec. 29, will mark 1,000 days without Nova Scotians being able to file a freedom of information requests online. The province says it now hopes to have its platform up this winter.

  Politics

  Dec 14, 2020
• N.S. information commissioner says office legally hamstrung, short on resources

  Tricia Ralph's first annual report as commissioner highlighted a litany of continuing issues in Nova Scotia's privacy and information legislation.

  Politics

  Jul 15, 2020
• Nova Scotians have been unable to file freedom of information requests online for 800 days

  Officials say that the online system is still set to go live this year, adding the launch has been affected by COVID-19.

  Politics

  Jun 12, 2020
• After more than 650 days, province says Nova Scotians will be able to file FOI requests online again

  The tool was yanked down 651 days ago after a data breach on the website exposed 7,000 documents containing personal information such as social insurance numbers and child custody documents.

  Politics

  Jan 15, 2020
• N.S. House of Assembly to televise all standing committees for increased transparency

  "The work of the legislature affects all Nova Scotians, and televising committee meetings will make it easier for them to stay informed," Speaker of the House Kevin Murphy said.

  Politics

  Sep 25, 2019
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• Nova Scotia refuses to release management fees for CAT ferry

  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.

  Politics

  Jan 17, 2019
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• Inside Halifax’s muddled roll out of its designated smoking areas

  Halifax's scramble to get ready for legal cannabis was far more haphazard than previously known -- with documents indicating that the roll out was plagued by uncertainty.

  Cannabis

  Dec 10, 2018