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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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- Palace to craft own FOI bill - BusinessWorld Online
- Nigeria passes Freedom of Information Bill - Journ...
- Access 'eroding' under growing list of exemptions,...
- Freedom of info far from free - Winnipeg Free Press
- Freedom of Information promise from Enda Kenny - P...
- Arkansas’ FOIA called one of best - Sentinel-Record
- Freedom of Information Day event set for March - F...
- Mills' FOI to find leaker | News | NT News | Darwi...
- Nigeria : House of Representatives Pass 'Freedom o...
- Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) Officer -...
- Good, But Not Sufficient.
- Officials investigate leak of FOI request to IT su...
- Pickles: councils should allow meetings to be reco...
- RIP, Steve Horn
- A council that cannot come to terms with freedom o...
- Vanguard Mobile Nigeria - We ‘ll pass FOI bill th...
- A Short History of Secrecy - By Margaret MacMillan...
- Institute creates online guide to FOIA - The Southern
- Freedom of information on the agenda at public mee...
- thestar.com iPhone : Looking for the gravy
- Texas Lawmakers Urged to Sign Open Government Pledge
- Charging for access to cabinet decrees "a choice":...
- Open government: mobile mashup tech helps citizens...
- Toronto Sun - The appalling secrecy of Barrie's co...
- Mayor’s travel expenses made public for first time
- Expanding Privacy Rationales under the Federal Fre...
- Tell the government what you want from the Public ...
- Data-privacy measure
- FOI papers 'prove' Keneally tried to stop power in...
- Province will think carefully before changing FOI ...
- Egyptian activist creates image issues for Google ...
- Time to lift veil on MNAs' expenses?
- 'FOI law needed now more than ever'
- Mallick: Canadian democracy, Soviet-style - Toront...
- NS auditor would examine further complaints
- Meanwhile, in caffeinated-beverage-related politic...
- Where's the accountability? (Duff Conacher)
- Coffee Party aims to jolt politicians into account...
- UConn claims donor lists are trade secrets as it f...
- Secret Society: School boards keep bills under wraps
- Harper keeps Canada in dark at his own peril
- Victoria must not copy B.C. Ferries' FOI scheme
- UConn fights to keep donors private - Middletown P...
- National Sunshine Week kicks off March 13 - Report...
- Professors fight back in information war - Toronto...
- PMO says it isn't snooping for info about academic...
- David Higgerson - FOI Friday: CCTV in high schools...
- 'Forge Freedom of Information, ICT into tools agai...
- Editorial: There's no excuse for secrecy on toxic ...
- Campaign welcomes FOI changes in the Protection of...
- FOI not a priority? - The Journal Group Online
- Freedoms bill extends FoI
- Privacy commissioner criticizes city again
- C-FAX 1070 - News - NDP WANTS TO HOLD OFF PROPOSED...
- 02/10/11 - CREW's letter to the OCE
- $150,000 Authorized for Open Meetings Legal Advice
- Open Knowledge Foundation Open Data Advocate
- Palace wants FOI study first | ABS-CBN News | Late...
- Supreme Court to rule on whistleblower rights agai...
- Opposition Demands Details of US-Canada Border Dea...
- Federal Court Says Metadata is Public…
- Morning Smoke: Judge: FOIA Responses Must Be Searc...
- Government transparency doesn't matter without acc...
- Regina February Luncheon: Unlocking government - H...
- Training course on FOI decisions 19 May 2011
- How to find Freedom of Information records deleted...
- Conservatives keep cost of crime measures a secret
- How to make an access to information request - Mon...
- What Do You Want to Get Out of TransparencyCamp?
- Ribadu Promises To Pass FOI Bill : Omo Naija Magazine
- CBC refuses to release costs - Toronto Sun
- FOI Commission hands down final dismissals in Brid...
- BC Ferries "transparency" comes with an expiry date
- What are they hiding? - Winnipeg Sun
- [PDF] Threat To Free Information And Freedom Of In...
- Quote of the day
- Harrow to make all data public in FOI revolution |...
- Nottingham could be only council not to release sp...
- The FOIA blog: NY Times Editorial on Corporations ...
- Personal Privacy and the Right to Know - New York ...
- Public salaries not so public - Montreal Gazette
- February 2011 Issue of Governance and Recordkeepin...
- Bonig: Key to transparency in governance | Adelaid...
- Secret Society: Behind closed doors
- timestranscript.com - Naturalization database sear...
- m.guardian.co.uk - WikiLeaks cables are not the en...
- Can open government succeed with politics in the w...
- Textbook ‘Non-Transparency’ in San Antonio
- February: Keep electronic communications open
- The power of public data - Hamilton Spectator
- Cayman 27 : ICO investigates FOI
- How to make an access to information request
- CCTV in Chard - Freedom of Information request tur...
- Pilbara Echo :: A Part of Your Community now in Ka...
- (Secret) US cables reveal: ACTA was far too secret
- Darrell Issa Transparency Probe Faces Democratic O...
- Austin Mayor Takes Positive Step for Transparency
- Open Government Now
- Who will know if you make an FOI request? — FOI Man
- B.C. government to begin posting Freedom of Inform...
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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,