Transparency
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Info watchdog says improving transparency ‘not a priority’ for Trudeau governmentFor a $5 fee, Canadians can use the access law to request federal records, from briefing notes and reports to emails and invoices.PoliticsJun 13, 2023
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Delay, delay, delay: MPs seek fix to Canada’s broken Access-to-Information systemGovernment 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.PoliticsDec 11, 2022
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Edmonton police commission, city council criticized over private meetingThe Edmonton Police Commission and city council are both facing criticism and questions, following a more than two-hour-long meeting behind closed doors Wednesday.PoliticsFeb 23, 2022
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Alberta doctors call for more COVID-19 pandemic transparencyThose who have spent more than two years on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta say getting information from the province is harder than ever.HealthJan 19, 2022
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Saint John mayor, Liberal leader want property tax assessment transparencySaint John Mayor Donna Reardon says she's not sure why her city is still lagging behind other major centres in New Brunswick on the value of property tax assessments.EconomyOct 26, 2021
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N.B. leaders rejoin all-party COVID-19 cabinet committeeNew Brunswick's opposition party leaders have agreed to rejoin an all-party COVID-19 cabinet committee. The committee was first formed by Premier Blaine Higgs in March 2020.PoliticsOct 5, 2021
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NDP seeks probe into 2017 ‘illegal’ access-to-information interference by Trudeau cabinet ministerRecords obtained by Global News show political staff for former Immigration Minister John McCallum sought to unmask the identity of an access-to-information requester.PoliticsMay 22, 2021
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Elections N.B. recommends removing government power to appoint returning officersNew Brunswick's chief electoral officer's recommendation comes with nine others arising from last summer's snap election.PoliticsJan 28, 2021
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Cybersecurity expert believes Saint John should be more open about cyber attackThe ransomware attack on Nov. 13, 2020, forced the disabling of the city's website, online payment systems and other network infrastructure.CrimeJan 12, 2021
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1,000 days and counting: Nova Scotia’s path to restoring online access to government transparencyNova Scotia’s FOIPOP Act allows journalists, academics, businesses, activists and any other Canadian to obtain government information that is normally withheld from the public.PoliticsDec 29, 2020
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