Oversight

• HRM has insufficient oversight of its cybersecurity risks, AG report says

  A report by the Halifax Regional Municipality Auditor General has put forward 16 recommendations for the municipality to implement in addressing its cybersecurity risks.

  Tech

  Aug 16, 2023
  
• Delay, delay, delay: MPs seek fix to Canada’s broken Access-to-Information system

  Government departments must respond to ATI requests in 30 days. But last week, the Privy Council Office responded to a Global News request 907 days after the request was filed.

  Politics

  Dec 11, 2022
  
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• TikTok calls on parents to set up account and link with teens: ‘The digital space is your new normal’

  TikTok encourages caregivers to set up accounts to link with teens for more oversight and control.

  Features

  Nov 2, 2021
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• Court reminds Nova Scotia it is bound by rule of law in decision on ombudsman’s document request

  A court decision has slammed the government after Nova Scotia's ombudsman took the province to court following the health department's refusal to hand over requested documents.

  Politics

  Jun 13, 2019
• Retired GE plant workers skeptical about review of occupational illness claims

  The province has announced a review of the way that claims of occupational illness are dealt with by the WSIB

  Health

  Apr 13, 2018
• Independent monitoring in store for Canada Border Services Agency

  There have been calls for stronger independent monitoring of the border agency.

  Canada

  May 18, 2017
• Senior Care Advocates Call For Much-Needed Changes To Ontario’s Long-Term Care Home System

  According to a report from the Ontario Long-Term Care Association, long-term care homes in the province have lower staffing levels than in other jurisdictions.

  Health

  Oct 26, 2016
• Senate starts legal action against former senators who owe over $500,000

  The Senate has taken the first steps towards beginning legal action against former senators who owe over $500,000 in expenses.

  Politics

  Apr 22, 2016
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• Ex-watchdog, Tory MP criticizes Conservatives’ proposed anti-terror legislation

  The Harper government has been getting an earful of criticism about bill C-51, its so-called anti-terror legislation, including from a high profile Conservative.

  Canada

  Mar 15, 2015