Freedom Of Information

• Freedom of information? Activist questions redacted traffic study for Vancouver development

  A Vancouver community activist says she can't understand why the city would redact virtually every page of traffic studies she requested under freedom of information laws.

  Politics

  Sep 18
  
• ‘No transparency’: Premier Doug Ford faces questions over use of personal phone

  Doug Ford made accessibility part of his brand, handing his personal number to voters and CEOs. Now, questions are being raised about him using the device for government work.

  Politics

  Aug 15
  
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• Commissioner calls on Nova Scotia government to overhaul outdated access laws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.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2022
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• Documents raise questions about review of 2021’s White Rock Lake wildfire

  After a freedom of information request failed to turn up any debriefs of the White Rock Lake fire, a local politician is calling for a public review of the destructive blaze.

  Fire

  Aug 26, 2022
• How a woman found she was a person of interest in Nova Scotia government files

  Nicole Gnazdowsky was labeled a 'person of interest' in a security file after she ran into ex-premier Iain Rankin at a park in 2021. Files show Rankin said her tone was aggressive.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2022
• ‘Flabbergasted’: B.C. denies family authorization to give Jaxon’s care info to media

  The health authority's silence has compounded the Abbotsford family's grief and trauma, said Jaxon's mother, who wants the media to press for answers on what happened to her son. 

  Politics

  Jun 2, 2022
• Toronto planned encampment clearing operation for months, built profiles of residents

  City documents show staff planned to post trespass notices at the encampments that would be enforceable within 72 hours.

  Canada

  May 1, 2022
• N.S. rejects findings calling for release of documents on youth jail riot

  Information and privacy commissioner wrote that the department was refusing to release information about the risk of violence in the facility.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2022
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• ‘Concerning’: FOI into B.C. woman’s potential fatal mauling returns 270 blank pages

  Ping 'Amy' Guo was found dead on a Pitt Meadows farm on Aug. 15. At the time, concerns were raised she may have been killed by an animal.

  Environment

  Mar 4, 2022
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• B.C. government under pressure over proposal to charge for freedom of information requests

  Citizens' Services minister Lisa Beare suggested on Monday the fee would be $25 per non-personal request.

  Politics

  Oct 19, 2021