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"Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful."
- Samuel Johnson
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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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- Ministers must 'wise up not clam up' after WikiLea...
- MLAs dragging heels on expenses disclosure, de Jon...
- Daniel Ellsberg and Julian Assange Talk WikiLeaks
- ICW demands PSSI publicize results of audit - Jaka...
- A&M revisits ruling after outcry - Houston Chronicle
- FOI-Lish | Richmond Times-Dispatch
- Commissioner finishes FOI 'dashcam' report, but it...
- Setting government data free with ScraperWiki
- Will ‘Sanity Prevail’ at Texas A&M Systems ?
- Ontario privacy watchdog to appeal email ruling
- CBC keeps chats with minister under wraps [1/1] BR...
- freedom of information - San Francisco Examiner
- FOIA response regarding Lakewood sportsplex filled...
- Native communities struggle with governance, accou...
- Nathalie Des Rosiers: On guard for Canadians' free...
- We Have a Right to Know. Is Our New Law Helping Us...
- George Jonas: Direct democracy is a threat to poli...
- FOIA counselor's office finishing 'tremendously bu...
- Dying for data: the Indian activist killed for ask...
- Brass Crosby: The Julian Assange of 1771 | Doug Sa...
- U.S. Time Capsule Opens, Online - Tech Insider
- Biggest FOIA Story 2010
- Beaumont City Council presses pause on plan to fil...
- An accountable world with WikiLeaks - Global Nation
- EDITORIAL - Threat to the press, democracy in Caym...
- Salary follies at BC Ferries irk taxpayers - The V...
- Citizen Data Journalism | Smart Data Collective
- We Have a Right to Know. Is Our New Law Helping Us...
- Mississippi open meeting laws lack bite, official ...
- Rebounding from a bouncing - Winnipeg Free Press
- Awareness changes the public discussion of governm...
- Province names new freedom of information officer ...
- ICO targets University for FOI procedures - IT Pro
- ICO pushes for FoI compliance
- Quote of the day
- Wikileaks cables show nations concerned about ACTA...
- BC Ferries shoots itself in the foot with Freedom ...
- North Pole abuzz with controversy - Niagara Review
- House Rules Transparency Victory
- N.M. launches prototype of open government website
- UK Media Law for Journalists - the Freedom of Info...
- Rather than keeping secrets, today we circulate them
- Personal Emails in a Goverment System: Subject to ...
- FoI requests halved, but costs double over 4 years...
- Times Sues Police Dept. Over Access to Information...
- Personal e-mails stored on government servers exem...
- Samara | What was the best moment in Canadian demo...
- FOI: Some end-of-year reflections - BBC
- Why FOIA Requests Are Made
- @INFORRM - EU Law, Freedom of Information and Dat...
- Government secrecy provided fertile ground for Wik...
- Mont. Supreme Court considers access restrictions ...
- Freedom of Information Act - Hurdles to overcome -...
- Why Virginia should keep its Freedom of Informatio...
- Town Hall's refresher course - News.com.au
- David Higgerson - FOI: When the reason for refusal...
- Information freedom tied to politics, culture, eco...
- Judicial Ruling on Public Information Could Set a ...
- SSRN-Friends or Foes? Creative Commons, Freedom of...
- UPDATED Rights & Democracy Watch: In camera meetin...
- Editorial: A Tough Year for Open Government
- Vancouver Sun loses fee fight with BC Ferries - Th...
- Privacy V/s Public Interest - Outlook India
- Vancouver city council passes motion calling for ....
- Nova Scotia health privacy bill passes despite med...
- BC Ferries waives some Freedom of Information fees...
- Case Report – Personal e-mails not subject to FOI ...
- Two more Tory staffers tried to block access to in...
- The Press Association: Rise predicted in informati...
- eGov monitor - A Policy Dialogue Platform | Promot...
- BBC - Open Secrets: Cabinet Manual gets it wrong o...
- Royal Family and FOI- the state of play
- Health info act operates on presumption of secrecy...
- How GCHQ keeps tabs on FOI requestors • The Register
- Leaks and Open Government
- The Senate Should Change its Rules for Easy Transp...
- Ombudsman calls foul over 'secret' stadium talks
- Freedom of information: A basic right
- quote of the day
- Beeb ordered to release TV licensing contract ... ...
- Freedom of Information Council shouldn't be on the...
- AFN resolutionnecessary step
- UN Human Rights chief 'concerned' about pressure o...
- Freedom of Information 4HFX: Flash back to 2007 wi...
- Apr 2010: Culture of Deceit: The most secretive go...
- Suzanne Legault, Information Commissioner of Canada
- Jennifer Stoddart On the eruption of government se...
- Call for freedom of speech - The Sun
- Currie says P.E.I. government much to secretive - ...
- A guide to getting public records - Press & Sun-Bu...
- The Sun News On-line | It’s abuse of information f...
- Government proposes blanket ban on release of info...
- Globalization of the scoop
- The FOI Advocate: EFF compares documents from simi...
- The FOIA blog: Friday's Mega FOIA News Roundup
- Reaction to WikiLeaks better than information - Th...
- Public Should Know Details about El Paso Corruptio...
- The Courier, Russellville, Ark.- Leaders, citizens...
- WikiLeaks says has no link to cyber attacks - Reuters
- Resident accuses FOIL violations - The Journal Reg...
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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,