OP-ED: Journalists’ fine usage of Nova Scotia freedom-of-information law shows the need for reform. By Stanley Tromp.
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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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N.S. premier using false information to justify failure to update province's FOI legislation. Thank you CP's Emily Baron Cadloff for injecting some perspective and context into these misleading claims. nationalnewswatch.com/2025/12/23/n... #cdnfoi #nsfoi #nspoli

If you blinked, you missed this Nova Scotia 'transparency' legislation being passed. law-democracy.org/nova-scotia-... #cdnfoi #nsfoi #nspoli

Nova Scotia gov't under Tim Houston introduces reforms to freedom-of-info law today - but still no order-making power given to info commissioner, as Houston promised Nova Scotians way back in 2021. #cdnfoi #nsfoi #nspoli
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She only learned her privacy had been breached by filing a freedom-of-information request. By
@MichaelTGorman
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Nova Scotia information commissioner says government bill threatens right to access records.
By CP Hfx's Michael Tutton
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'Control-mania': N.S. premier accused of executive overreach with new bill. By CP's Michael MacDonald.
"We're seeing a significant scaling back of the access to information regime in Nova Scotia"
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N.S. omnibus bill restricts freedom-of-info law. Depts can reject requests if "responding ... would unreasonably interfere with the operations of the public body," for example, or requests are "not made in good faith" (!)
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