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Paying more and waiting longer: the new reality of using Manitoba's FOI law. By Steve Lambert. stevelambertwpg.substack.com/p/paying-mor... #cdnfoi #mbafoi #mbapoli
Paying more and waiting longer
Manitoba’s freedom of information system is showing more signs of delays
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November 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Enjoyed this conversation with the Hill Times' Peter Mazereeuw on the new book about 24 Sussex Drive.
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The past and future of 24 Sussex Drive - The Hill Times
Peter Mazereeuw speaks with Dean Beeby about the new book he co-authored with Ian Bailey on the prime minister's official residence at 24 Sussex Drive, titled, 24 Sussex Drive: The Past and Future of ...
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October 30, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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Canada facing carbon tariff threat from European Union: access-to-info documents. By CBC's David Thurton.
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Canada facing carbon tariff threat from European Union: internal documents | CBC News
Canada is facing a carbon tariff threat from the European Union within months as the economic bloc fully implements its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
cbc.ca
October 28, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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The BC Conservatives promised in 2025 to eliminate FOI fees, but the commitment is found nowhere in the 2026 election platform.
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October 25, 2026 at 11:57 AM
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Ontario promised four hours of daily care in long-term care homes. Records show nearly 300 are failing. By Frédérik Plante. The records were obtained by the Toronto Star through a freedom-of-information request.
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Ontario promised four hours of daily care in long-term care homes, but records show nearly 300 are failing
Internal records show nearly 300 Ontario long-term care homes fail to meet the promised four hours of daily resident care.
thestar.com
October 27, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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As scandals mount, data shows drop in street-level experience among Montreal police. Story based on
"staffing statistics obtained by CBC News through an access-to-information request ..." By Benjamin Shingler.
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As scandals mount, data shows drop in street-level experience among Montreal police | CBC News
Newly obtained internal data reveals a drop in experience levels at Station 39, where a group of officers were suspended this summer for alleged hateful and discriminatory acts. Experts and former pol...
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October 27, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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Reports show staffing shortages, training lapses and care failures in N.L. group homes. By Ariana Kelland.
"CBC News has obtained, through access to information, provincial government annual compliance reports ..."
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Reports show staffing shortages, training lapses and care failures in N.L. group homes | CBC News
Group homes and residential care placements ensure children without a home have somewhere to live, and ideally, to thrive. A CBC News investigation has found that's not always the case.
cbc.ca
October 26, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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Ont Premier Doug Ford’s bike-lane battle in Tto sparked behind-the-scenes commotion, freedom-of-info records reveal. By David Rider. thestar.com/news/gta/dou... #cdnfoi #ontfoi #ontpoli
October 20, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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New podcast from the Centre for Free Expression: Is cabinet secrecy an ever-expanding black hole hiding information that properly should be public?
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Is Cabinet Secrecy an ever-expanding black hole hiding information that properly should be public?
YouTube video by Centre for Free Expression
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October 20, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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Fifty-six years ago, Pierre Trudeau invoked the War Measures Act. He was more hesitant than many think.
By PhD student Ryan Hamilton. Based on cabinet records from 1970 newly released after multiple access-to-info requests.
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Opinion: Fifty-six years ago, Pierre Trudeau invoked the War Measures Act. He was more hesitant than many think
Newly released documents show that during the FLQ crisis, the government’s decision-making doesn’t fit an easy narrative
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October 18, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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Meet the speakers for Show Up, Ontario: A Rally for Our Democracy.

Join us Thursday, November 5, from 12 to 1 PM at Queen’s Park. This event is free and open to everyone. Registration is optional and can be found here:
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October 16, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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Ontario government hid study on rates of problem gambling, internal FOI documents reveal. By Brendan Kennedy. thestar.com/news/investi... #cdnfoi #ontfoi #ontpoli
Ontario government hid study on rates of problem gambling, internal documents reveal
Records obtained by the Star through Freedom of Information legislation reveal that iGaming Ontario executives were concerned when researchers reported problem gambling rates significantly higher than...
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October 17, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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Trudeau government advised it would be expected to carry out ICC arrest warrants, including for Netanyahu. Based on 2024 document obtained under access-to-info. By CBC's Raffy Boudjikanian
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Trudeau government advised it would be expected to carry out ICC arrest warrants, including for Netanyahu | CBC News
An internal memo told Justin Trudeau's government that it was expected to pursue the arrests of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his then defence minister and Hamas leaders if the Internatio...
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October 16, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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Globe editorial: The right to know about Tumbler Ridge.
"Too often in Canada, the default assumption among officials is that the public has no right to know." theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #rcmp
Globe editorial: The right to know about Tumbler Ridge
Canadians are still waiting for answers, and officials in this country seem just fine with that
theglobeandmail.com
October 15, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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Brief by the Centre for Law and Democracy on proposed reform of NL's FOI legislation, already acknowledged to be the best in Cda. law-democracy.org/news/canada-... #cdnfoi #nlfoi #nlpoli
Canada: Submission on Newfoundland and Labrador's Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act - Centre for Law and Democracy
The Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) is a non-profit organisation working globally to promote foundational rights for democracies.
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October 13, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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Ottawa declassifies new details about CIA’s role in resettling Nazi war criminals in Canada. By Marie Woolf theglobeandmail.com/politics/art... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #rcmp
Ottawa declassifies new details about CIA’s role in resettling Nazi war criminals in Canada
Government lifts veil on sections of historian’s report kept secret for 40 years
theglobeandmail.com
October 9, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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Legal scholars Yan Campagnolo & Vincent Kazmierski argue that the exrtaordinary cabinet-secrecy provisions in the Access to Information Act offend the Constitution. Read their newly published paper here:
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Secret, Not Sacred: : Constitutional Limitations on the Protection of Cabinet Confidences Under the Access to Information Act
This article explores the impact of the Supreme Court of Canada’s recognition of the constitutional protection for access to government information and avenues for securing that protection more effect...
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October 9, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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The Carney government’s vanishing act: proposed reforms to access-to-information law would keep emails hidden.
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October 7, 2026 at 2:11 AM
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Globe editorial: The wrong way to treat the right to know.
"... the change in [FOI] legislation has thrown a blanket of secrecy over the inner workings of the Ford government."
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Globe editorial: The wrong way to treat the right to know
The Ford government is increasingly allergic to transparency
theglobeandmail.com
October 6, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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Canada's spy agency shakes up hiring process to 'meet operational needs': access-to-info documents. By CBC's Catharine Tunney.
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CSIS shakes up hiring process to 'meet operational needs': documents | CBC News
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service is shaking up its hiring process to meet operational needs, internal emails show — a signal the service continues to face recruitment issues.
cbc.ca
October 4, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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Internal documents, released thru access-to-info, detail Ottawa's economic worries over Alberta referendum. By CBC's David Thurton.
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Internal documents detail Ottawa's economic worries over Alberta referendum | CBC News
Internal federal documents offer insights into how Ottawa is assessing the economic fallout from the possibility of Alberta separating from Canada and becoming an independent state.
cbc.ca
October 3, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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Accounting of the Manitoba FOI law/system by the intrepid Steve Lambert, a skilled FOI user.
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On freedom of information, ongoing hurdles, and calls from the ombudsman for improvements
It has been almost a decade since the Manitoba government launched the last major review of its freedom of information law, and some of the substantial changes called for by the provincial ombudsman i...
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October 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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New substack from me: Bravery medals coming soon for RCMP officers involved in Portapique, N.S., mass murder in 2020
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Bravery medals coming soon for RCMP officers in N.S. mass murder
Awards follow scathing report from Mass Casualty Commission on Mountie failings
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October 1, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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OP-ED: Journalists’ fine usage of Nova Scotia freedom-of-information law shows the need for reform. By Stanley Tromp.
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OP-ED: Journalists’ fine usage of Nova Scotia freedom-of-information law shows the need for reform
Freedom of information laws ensure that you have the legal right to see official records.
saltwire.com
September 29, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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Longtime FOI advocate Stanley Tromp today released a rich database of 700 Nova Scotia news articles that are based on FOI releases in the province over the years.
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September 29, 2026 at 12:40 AM