Category: Uncategorized
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Transition
As autumn turns to winter, and the current year gives way to the new, there is no better time to think about transition.
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Can a requestor refuse to provide their name?
What should an institution do when a requestor has not provided their name, and refuses to do so when asked? Does the institution still have an obligation to process the FOI request, even without knowing who the request is coming from?
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Multi-Factor Authentication is now supported
I am pleased to announce that the FOI Assist software now supports Multi-Factor Authenticaion (MFA). This has been a highly requested feature in 2022, as institutions prioritize IT security and demonstrate increasing sophistication in their use of cloud-based services.
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Informal Requests
Institutions have an obligation to provide records in response to FOI requests; however, this does not prevent institutions from providing records or information without using the official FOI process.
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Canada’s biggest newspapers set their sights on Freedom of Information
It now looks like last week’s cover article in The Globe and Mail was just an opening salvo.
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“Access Delayed, Access Denied”
Freedom of Information (FOI) was the subject of a cover story in the Globe and Mail this morning. Under the cover heading “Access Delayed, Access Denied”, a reference to the famous legal maxim “Justice Delayed is Justice Denied”, Globe journalists and FOI veterans Tom Cardoso and Robyn Doolittle report on the delays currently plaguing Canada’s…
