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Sunday, November 29, 2009
Snaptu: Transparency, not targets, will make a better NHS
It is hard to say exactly what the perfect hospital would look like, but most people have an idea of what makes a decent one. Safe and clean would be...
Will there be FOI prosecutions at CRU? :: Climate Today
Will there be FOI prosecutions at CRU? :: Climate Today: "Let's discuss Will there be FOI prosecutions at CRU? by Bishop Hill. This certainly seems to be a possibility based on the story in the Telegraph. Tags: Climate. • Visit full article filed in Blog category. « Previous Post ...
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Saturday, November 28, 2009
Open Your Eyes News » Privacy law helps the Canadian government hide
Open Your Eyes News » Privacy law helps the Canadian government hide: "Times Colonist – When reporters were briefed a couple of weeks ago on how the Olympic torch relay would go down, they were told no identities of the runners would be supplied, because of “privacy law.” Apparently the people who eagerly ..."
No role for politicians in FOI process
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MP tries in vain to uncover mystery behind secret Public Works inquiry
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Friday, November 27, 2009
Privacy law helps the government hide (TimesColonist via the privacylawyer.ca)
Privacy law helps the government hide
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| Times Colonist |
Thursday, November 26, 2009
When reporters were briefed a couple of weeks ago on how the Olympic torch relay would go down, they were told no identities of the runners would be supplied, because of "privacy law."
Apparently the people who eagerly volunteered to wear bright white suits while carrying burning torches in front of TV cameras and thousands of people wanted their privacy, along with all the fame and glory.
They wanted no such thing, of course. They were only too happy to joyously volunteer their names on their own. The edict was simply the decision of torch functionaries eager to exercise some of their authority. It was a good example of how privacy law has vastly enhanced officials' first inclination to say "no" to every request.
Apparently the people who eagerly volunteered to wear bright white suits while carrying burning torches in front of TV cameras and thousands of people wanted their privacy, along with all the fame and glory.
They wanted no such thing, of course. They were only too happy to joyously volunteer their names on their own. The edict was simply the decision of torch functionaries eager to exercise some of their authority. It was a good example of how privacy law has vastly enhanced officials' first inclination to say "no" to every request.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
The FOI Advocate: Celebrating Unsung Heroes in the Fight for Open ...
The FOI Advocate: Celebrating Unsung Heroes in the Fight for Open ...: "The official blog of the National Freedom of Information Coalition and the FOI ADVOCATE, in which we bring news of freedom of information developments far and wide... NFOIC is a coalition of state groups dedicated to open government, ...
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The FOI Advocate - http://foiadvocate.blogspot.com/"
White House Visitors Logs: Who Came To See President Obama?
White House Visitors Logs: Who Came To See President Obama?: "
15 as part of its new transparency policy. It's an earlier release than expected ... This new document release is in response to Freedom of Information Act ...
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Secrecy scandal as Scottish Government Ministers fight disclosure ...
Secrecy scandal as Scottish Government Ministers fight disclosure ...: "Scottish Ministers will fight to prevent public knowing why lawyers are exempt from FOI legislation. While the legal advice apparently ordering Scottish Ministers to allow the Law Society of Scotland to keep its exemption from FOI ...
A Diary of Injustice in Scotland - http://petercherbi.wordpress.com/"
A Diary of Injustice in Scotland - http://petercherbi.wordpress.com/"
Muddying the waters over torture
Muddying the waters over torture: "
What makes this convoluted reporting system seem worse is our official taste for secrecy. Canadian officials in Kandahar, acting as always on orders from ...
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What makes this convoluted reporting system seem worse is our official taste for secrecy. Canadian officials in Kandahar, acting as always on orders from ...
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Extend FOI to financial bodies says Labour
Extend FOI to financial bodies says Labour: "
She also said the National Pensions Reserve Fund Commission and the State Claims Agency should be covered by FOI legislation. The number of people making ...
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| Insideireland.ie |
She also said the National Pensions Reserve Fund Commission and the State Claims Agency should be covered by FOI legislation. The number of people making ...
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Records on kidnapping exempt from foi Act
Records on kidnapping exempt from foi Act: "GOVERNMENT RECORDS relating to the kidnapping and release of Goal aid worker Sharon Commins in Darfur are to be exempt from the Freedom of Information Act ...
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Secret files to be opened earlier under new laws
Secret files to be opened earlier under new laws: "Unlike landmark FOI reforms in Queensland earlier this year, the commonwealth package will retrospectively amend the laws protecting official documents and ...
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FOI FYI » Blog Archive » Minnesota library pressured to ditch ...
FOI FYI » Blog Archive » Minnesota library pressured to ditch ...: "Government repository libraries have a different mission than newspapers, but it still makes you ponder this intersection of FOI and ethics. What do you think? This entry was posted by David Cuillier on Wednesday, November 25th, ...
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Health service tops FoI queries
Health service tops FoI queries: "MORE than one third of Freedom of Information (FoI) requests submitted to the Government last year were queries relating to the health service, ...
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Snaptu: Digitization of Older Canadian Parliamentary Publications
At lunch, I attended a round table organized by the National Capital Association of Law Libraries that took place at the University of Ottawa.
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Four questions
Four questions: "
How widespread is the culture of secrecy? Mr. Colvin said that “There was a phone message from the [Foreign Affairs] assistant deputy minister suggesting ...
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| Globe and Mail |
How widespread is the culture of secrecy? Mr. Colvin said that “There was a phone message from the [Foreign Affairs] assistant deputy minister suggesting ...
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Princess Politics: FOI
Princess Politics: FOI: ""Attempts to give the royal household complete exemption from the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act are facing strong opposition, with MPs, campaigners and members of the public criticising the proposal," reports Ekklesia staff. ...
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Princess Politics - http://princesswantsout.blogspot.com/"
Jersey FOI law to end secrecy culture
Jersey FOI law to end secrecy culture: "
Introducing a Freedom of Information (FOI) law in Jersey will help end a secrecy culture, one of the politicians supporting the law has said. ...
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| International Finance Centre |
Introducing a Freedom of Information (FOI) law in Jersey will help end a secrecy culture, one of the politicians supporting the law has said. ...
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Skakun pleads "not guilty" to FOI charge
Skakun pleads "not guilty" to FOI charge: "City councillor Brian Skakun pleaded not guilty in provincial court Tuesday to contravening privacy legislation by allegedly leaking city personnel ...
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UK Freedom of Information Blog: SIC survey finds public confused ...
UK Freedom of Information Blog: SIC survey finds public confused ...: "Research published today by the Scottish Information Commissioner has revealed that, while the Scottish public's general awareness of freedom of information (FOI) remains high, their understanding of what the FOI right means in practice ...
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UK Freedom of Information Blog - http://foia.blogspot.com/"
Mint went into damage control over missing gold
Mint went into damage control over missing gold: "The mint doesn't just make coins for Canada, it has international clients, ... He questioned why so much of the access-to-information request would have to ...
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BBC Open Secrets Hacked climate emails and FOI
BBC Open Secrets Hacked climate emails and FOI: "A blog about freedom of information, written by the BBC's Martin Rosenbaum.
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CRU raw data loss not an accident
CRU raw data loss not an accident: "
Under UK Freedom of Information Act, once FOI requests have been made for information, public authorities are not permitted to "alter, deface, block, erase, ...
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| Examiner.com |
Under UK Freedom of Information Act, once FOI requests have been made for information, public authorities are not permitted to "alter, deface, block, erase, ...
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Ministers thought hard about Tourism BC decision, produced no records - TheTyee.ca
Ministers thought hard about Tourism BC decision, produced no records - TheTyee.ca: "
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Ministers thought hard about Tourism BC decision, produced no records TheTyee.ca ... revealed that his party's freedom of information request for all records related to the decision generated a response saying no such documents exist. ... |
Annual meeting could help parks commission win back public's trust, report ... - Niagara Falls Review
Annual meeting could help parks commission win back public's trust, report ... - Niagara Falls Review: "
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Annual meeting could help parks commission win back public's trust, report ... Niagara Falls Review But Ontario's Ministry of Tourism released the reports last week in response to a Freedom of Information request. Williams said the reports give the ... |
People's understanding of their FOI rights has fallen
People's understanding of their FOI rights has fallen: "
The majority of people in Scotland remain unaware they have legal rights under Freedom of Information (FOI) rules, the latest research has shown. ...
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The majority of people in Scotland remain unaware they have legal rights under Freedom of Information (FOI) rules, the latest research has shown. ...
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FOI FYI » Blog Archive » Sunshine Week to feature local FOI heroes
FOI FYI » Blog Archive » Sunshine Week to feature local FOI heroes: "Sunshine Week to feature local FOI heroes. Do you have citizens in your community who fight for open records or meetings? If so, they have a shot to get some national recognition during Sunshine Week (March 14-20, 2010). ...
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FOI FYI - http://blogs.spjnetwork.org/foi/"
Republic | Blog » Blog Archive » Stop the royal FOI ban – ask your ...
Republic | Blog » Blog Archive » Stop the royal FOI ban – ask your ...: "As you may know, the government recently announced plans to remove the 'public interest test' on FOI requests relating to the monarchy. This will effectively mean a blanket ban on access to royal documents. For background information on ...
Republic | Blog - http://www.republic.org.uk/blog/"
Republic | Blog - http://www.republic.org.uk/blog/"
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Supporter of RTKCNS: Linden MacIntyre Wins the 2009 Scotiabank Giller Prize
Linden MacIntyre Wins the 2009 Scotiabank Giller Prize
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- Canada’s Premier Prize for Fiction Names a Winner -
Toronto, ON (November 10, 2009) – Linden MacIntyre has been named the 2009 winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel The Bishop’s Man, published by Random House Canada.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Groups encourage Campbell to bring BC Ferries back under FOI act ...
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Vancouver councillor seeking email retention policy - CTV British Columbia
Vancouver councillor seeking email retention policy - CTV British Columbia: "
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Vancouver councillor seeking email retention policy CTV British Columbia Klassen, a former communications strategist for the NPA, told ctvbc.ca that he filed a Freedom of Information request last winter to get email ... |
Officials learning about FOIA updates
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Case Report – IPC blesses manual processing of FOI request despite ...
Case Report – IPC blesses manual processing of FOI request despite ...: "The responding municipality's FOI officer directed officials to conduct searches for responsive records and to print and forward responsive records The ...
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Westbrook town clerk's visitors' log faces FOI review
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Senate bill on right to information
Senate bill on right to information: "Should Congress fail to pass the Freedom of Information Act by then, years of effort that went into the crafting of a progressive and responsive FOI Act ...
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Owls and Roosters: Secrecy trumps transparency as Wall gov't ...
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MP claims FOI requested documents 'lost'
MP claims FOI requested documents 'lost': "He applied for details through a Freedom of Information (FOI) application. "They say they no longer exist. What happened to them?" he asked. ...
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Open and Shut: Tasmania FOI envy- in Michigan
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NIPSS Participants Call for Passage of FoI Bill
NIPSS Participants Call for Passage of FoI Bill: "Citing the case of India where a similar bill as the FoI has been passed, the course participants noted that since “the level of accountability and ...
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Say what you mean
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State agency's decision a victory for openness in government
State agency's decision a victory for openness in government: "“It's important to note that our state open-records laws are more robust than federal FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) law,” Welsh said. ...
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Freedom of Information laws a waste of resources, says Cowen
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By Patricia McDonagh TAOISEACH Brian Cowen claimed yesterday the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act was being abused by long-winded requests. ...See all stories on this topic
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Transport Minister John Baird says he didn't pander to airlines with passenger ... - Nanaimo Daily News
Transport Minister John Baird says he didn't pander to airlines with passenger ... - Nanaimo Daily News: "
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Editorial: Open e-mails
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But all an FOI request is is a tool. The documents, e-mails, memos and other correspondences among and by our town officials do not belong to the officials. ...See all stories on this topic
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The minister is protected, but from what?
The minister is protected, but from what?: "An FOI commissioner is to be appointed to become an independent champion of freedom of information and a separate Office of the Information Commissioner ...
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Hollywood: Never Mind the Transparency, Here's the ACTA
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Bond kept on hot seat over pay at BC Ferries
Bond kept on hot seat over pay at BC Ferries: ""It was this premier that gave BC Ferries a green light to excessively spend and to operate in secret by exempting them from FOI," NDP critic Gary Coons ...
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Legislating In Secret Irks GOP, But Insiders Say It's SOP
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Why Yes Minister is as true as ever
Why Yes Minister is as true as ever: "
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Secrecy is the key: secrecy, which required concealment, deception and dissimulation. It is not helpful to take a moral view about this, because it is in ...
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Sunday, November 15, 2009
Your Right To Know » Blog Archive » Public locked out FOI wont ...
Your Right To Know » Blog Archive » Public locked out FOI wont ...: "Maybe we need to push some FOI requests to the prison service on the operation of private prisons if only to provide concrete examples of needless secrecy ...
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The FOI Advocate: South Carolina Local Governments Post Check ...
The FOI Advocate: South Carolina Local Governments Post Check ...: "The official blog of the National Freedom of Information Coalition and the FOI ADVOCATE, in which we bring news of freedom of information developments far and wide... NFOIC is a coalition of state groups dedicated to open government, ...
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Ghana: Rejoinder: Coalition on Right To Information Reacts To Public Agenda's ...
Ghana: Rejoinder: Coalition on Right To Information Reacts To Public Agenda's ...: "... which appeared on the front cover page of the Public Agenda edition of Monday November 2, 2009 under the title, 'FOI BILL IN PARLIAMENT. ...
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BBC - Open Secrets: Immigration risks and FOI
BBC - Open Secrets: Immigration risks and FOI: "A blog about freedom of information, written by the BBC's Martin Rosenbaum.
Whatanews4u.Sports - http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/"
Whatanews4u.Sports - http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/"
Tories accuse government of breaking FoI laws (Epolitix via Yahoo ...
Tories accuse government of breaking FoI laws (Epolitix via Yahoo ...: "The Conservatives have accused the government of deliberately breaking its own Freedom of Information law over requests concerning immigration policy.
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government - http://government.marrakech-marrakech.net/"
No accountability behind board's booty haul
No accountability behind board's booty haul: "It all goes back to 2003, when the Campbell government turned BC Ferries into a quasi-private company shielded from the FOI act. The government at that time ...
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Selangor to have Freedom of Information Enactment
Selangor to have Freedom of Information Enactment: "Apart from exposing the wrongdoings, he disclosed that the move is also to highlight the need for a Freedom of Information (FOI) Enactment, which will be ...
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Feds Charge $522,000 For One FOIA Request
Feds Charge $522,000 For One FOIA Request: "
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The Treasury Department wants more than $500,000 to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request, a fee an attorney on the case suggested Tuesday might be one of the largest bills of its kind.
“I have not seen one that has been larger,” said Noah Wood, a Missouri attorney suing the government to comply with his nearly 4-year-old FOIA request.
The Treasury Department, Wood said, is “downright telling us where we can stick it.”
Wood wants the government to produce documents he hopes shows where are perhaps millions of dollars of once-frozen assets of a former Libyan-backed company in the United States, which Wood says owes his law firm legal fees. Toward that end, he is suing the government (.pdf) to comply with the FOIA request and to reduce the bill.
Still, the government wants Wood to pay “approximately $522,886″ for the records. The original tab was $26,000-plus, but after some revisions in what Wood was seeking, the government upped the ante – even though not all information being sought would be forthcoming, according to the bill. (.pdf)
The monstrous tab, according to a Treasury Department internal audit, (.pdf) is about as much as the $527,000 the agency charged last year to process thousands of FOIA requests – recouping what the audit said was about 4.5 percent of its actual costs.
What’s more, Wood said a former Treasury Department official working with him notified the agency to the “exact” whereabouts of the information.
“We basically told them the exact file cabinet it was in,” Wood said in a telephone interview.
The government said it was charging the “commercial” rate of 20 cents per page plus staff costs, and said the fees could go higher. Media and non-profits usually are not charged.
The FBI, which is also part of a similar Freedom of Information Act request from Wood to acquire the same information on the Libyan-backed company — People’s Committee for Students of Libyan Arab Jamahariya — said it would charge $242.20 for 2,523 pages of documents, according to Wood’s lawsuit. The documents, however, have not been forthcoming.
The assets of the company, which subsidized Libyans’ educations in the United States, were frozen in 1986. The freeze was lifted in 2004, leaving Wood to trace the money trail.
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Sunday, November 08, 2009
Obama's Open Government Directive Nears Release
Obama's Open Government Directive Nears Release: "By J. Nicholas Hoover President Obama's Open Government Directive will released by the ... and promising to accelerate Freedom of Information Act requests. ...
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UK Freedom of Information Blog: Extension of FOI Act to ACPO
UK Freedom of Information Blog: Extension of FOI Act to ACPO: "In a debate on the Policing and Crime Bill, Home Office minister Lord West of Spithead, confirmed that a Section 5 Order extending the FOI Act to the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) would be introduced early in the 2009-10 ...
UK Freedom of Information Blog - http://foia.blogspot.com/"
UK Freedom of Information Blog - http://foia.blogspot.com/"
Artist, Open Government, and Civil Liberties Groups Join Calls for ...
Artist, Open Government, and Civil Liberties Groups Join Calls for ...: "The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests file by PK, EFF, ... urging him to keep his promise of making government more open, transparent, ...
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FleetStreetBlues: FOI Friday
FleetStreetBlues: FOI Friday: "This week's roundup of stories gleaned from FOI requests includes a 99-year-old burglary suspect (in the Bristol Evening Post), Calderdale Council caught out in a blatant lie over the cost of some publicity bookmarks (the Halifax ...
FleetStreetBlues - http://fleetstreetblues.blogspot.com/"
FleetStreetBlues - http://fleetstreetblues.blogspot.com/"
Raitt accused of expense abuse
Raitt accused of expense abuse: "It has been accused of secrecy and a lack of both accountability and oversight. It has had to fend off allegations of an arrogant, insular culture, ...
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Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Privacy Act shields AECL salaries
Privacy Act shields AECL salaries: "Canada's nuclear company is increasingly under the microscope as the federal government inches forward on a controversial restructuring plan, ...
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Monday, November 02, 2009
Open and Shut: "There should be a law against it"
Open and Shut: "There should be a law against it": "This blog takes an interest in all issues associated with Freedom of Information (FOI) and privacy legislation in Australia. It also includes comment about open transparent and accountable government and privacy issues generally drawing ...
Open and Shut - http://foi-privacy.blogspot.com/"
Open and Shut - http://foi-privacy.blogspot.com/"
Sunday, November 01, 2009
B93 News: FOI Request for Hospitals
B93 News: FOI Request for Hospitals: "FOI Request for Hospitals. The Ontario Hospital Association wants the province's 155 hospitals to be subject to freedom of information laws. It's asking the government to make the change. CEO Tom Closson says recent controversies ...
B93 News - http://b93news.blogspot.com/"
B93 News - http://b93news.blogspot.com/"
City auditor's independence questioned
City auditor's independence questioned: "Earlier this month, a Free Press access-to-information request revealed the city spent ... and Auditor General of Canada reports to the House of Commons. ...
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Talk About Local » What should government do to help hyperlocal ...
Talk About Local » What should government do to help hyperlocal ...: "Make information free by default (rather than FOI by request) and then keep out of the way and let hyperlocal blogs and twitter deliver. Put out geocoded data easy to use. Free up data and FOI. Fund Geo-location tools / standards for ...
Talk About Local - http://talkaboutlocal.org/"
Talk About Local - http://talkaboutlocal.org/"
FOI Friday: Ten things we've learnt thanks to the Freedom of ...
FOI Friday: Ten things we've learnt thanks to the Freedom of ...: "A brilliant story to kick-off this week's FOI round-up from the Newcastle Evening Chronicle. On one hand, the Government spends money trying to keep us off sunbeds. On the other hand, local councils still have sunbeds in leisure centres ...
David Higgerson - http://davidhiggerson.wordpress.com/"
David Higgerson - http://davidhiggerson.wordpress.com/"
Tories blasted for secrecy on stimulus cash
Tories blasted for secrecy on stimulus cash: "... sent almost 33 per cent more money to colleges and universities in Conservative ridings across Canada and as much as 102 per cent more in Ontario.
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Montreal's Scandals in Mayoral Race Revive Sin City Moniker
Montreal's Scandals in Mayoral Race Revive Sin City Moniker: "Harel's Vision Montreal party based its platform on ridding city hall of its “culture of secrecy and collusion” and restoring trust in the municipal ...
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Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (Re), 2009 CanLII 58551 (BC I.P.C.)
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (Re), 2009 CanLII 58551 (BC I.P.C.): "referees — information — third — unreasonable invasion — supplied in confidence"
Look Who's Been Lobbying The White House -Forbes.com Mobile Edition
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