"Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay." -- Benjamin Disraeli
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Right to Know Coalition of Nova Scotia (RTKNS) is a non-profit organization. Through advocacy and education, RTKNS encourages the use and development of freedom-of-information legislation to foster a better informed and more politically active electorate in Nova Scotia and to improve the quality of public and private decision making in the province.
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Your FOI Experience:
Have you ever filed a FOI request? What has been your experience? Has the information you sought been forthcoming, or did you find the bureaucracy working against you? How do you think the Act can further be strengthened, so that it serves its purpose better? Let Us Know!
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- Closed-door sessions to select mass transit have d...
- Behind closed doors - University of Windsor
- Tax records should be off limits, Mulroney lawyer ...
- Time for the government to dispel the information fog
- AG uncovers problems at Information office
- Defence Department flouting information policy, Gl...
- Review questions cabinet secrecy rule (Aus)
- It's time to stand against the government's secrecy
- Seekers of information win one against Liberal gov...
- HeraldNet: Secrecy a threat to public records (US)
- "Without publicity there can be no public support,...
- The decision-making processWindsor StarThursday, J...
- Noble Wins Freedom of Information Victory York Uni...
- Secrecy does not become usually respected Sea Gran...
- RTKNS Use of Google AnalyticsAt the bottom of the ...
- 'Culture of silence' in schools: report; Mother sa...
- Secrecy has no place in transit decisions
- Politicians don blindfolds to attack ‘secrecy’ (UK)
- Enough with Roanoke City council secrecy : The mor...
- “Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for soc...
- `Wall of secrecy' alleged over air safety reports
- In our view: MSSU must shed cloak of secrecy
- College donor privacy vs FOI (US)
- The time for Harvard University Police Department ...
- Open records board recommended (Iowa)
- Secrecy prevailed among School Board before firing...
- Secrecy Quote
- Shhh! We have a winner (TheChronicleHerald.ca)
- NDP MLA slams government for secrecy (globeandmail...
- Quote: "...in a garden of secrecy all that grows i...
- TI Malaysia welcomes new Government guidelines on ...
- Anti-corruption group seeks transparent resolution...
- Discussions are open to citizensBefore last year's...
- New Government Openness Law Not All That Open
- Following Commission recommendation, Yale Police D...
- Recent US District Court of Columbia decisions by ...
- FOIA reform: Bloggers are journalists, too By Na...
- Digby Harbour Port Association to end secrecy
- Rudd falls flat over FOI
- Edwards Says Transparency Will Restore Trust
- How does your city score? Experts rate cities on o...
- Development authority consultation sessions planned
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Links
- Accountability Initiative (India)
- The Art of Access
- Centre for Law and Democracy
- Canadian Government Expenses (Bine Consulting)
- Open Parliament
- Know How They Vote (NS Legislature)
- Canadian Association of Professional Access and Privacy Administrators
- Find Your Nova Scotia MLA
- RTKNS Photo Albums
- NS Provincial Government Food Safety Reports
- NS Select Committee on Participation in the Democratic Process
- NS Democracy 250
- House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI)
- Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC)
- Independent Diplomat
- National Whistleblowers Center
- right2info.org : The Right to Information: Good Law and Practice
- National Freedom of Information Blog
- Apathy is Boring
- Empire Center for New York State Policy
- Maine Freedom of Information Coalition (MFOIC)
Fellow Bloggers
- iSolon.org
- Michael Geist
- BBC Open Secrets
- Open and Shut (Australia)
- Waye Mason - Citadel Schools
- JournaListed - Heather Brooke
- David T.S. Fraser - PrivacyLawyer
- Open Knowledge Foundation (UK)
- Freedom of Information News
- Heather Brooke - Your Right to Know (UK)
- Open Secrets: A BBC blog about freedom of information by Martin Rosenbaum
"Without the FOI, the establishment would have been able to hide even more than it does now. Instead of making it harder for people to get information from public bodies on how they are run, it should be made easier."-- Norwich North UK MP Ian Gibson (Oct 2006) on raising FOI fees
If the public is "to participate more [in government] than just via the ballot box, then they need proper access to information"-- Joanne Caddy, (Nov 2001), "Why citizens are central to good governance", OECD Observer,