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Filing an FOI request is not defamation
“The overarching purpose of access to information legislation, then, is to facilitate democracy. It does so in two related ways. It helps to ensure first, that citizens have the information required to participate meaningfully in the democratic process, and secondly, that politicians and bureaucrats remain accountable to the citizenry .” Dagg v Canada (Minister of…
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The Affected Person Process
The affected person process is one of the most important and visible ways that FIPPA and MFIPPA balance the public’s right of access against the rights of individuals and organizations to prevent the disclosure of their personal and confidential information. Other names for the process include the “notice to affected person” process, “third party notice”…
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Here’s what an FOI app can do for you
When I tell FOI professionals that I am working on FOI software, I often get questions such as “what can it do?” or “how can software help?” These are great questions — and most of us are too busy responding to requests and processing files to think of exactly how an app might be able…
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FOI Assist Tech Demo #1: Interim Fee Estimate Tool
I am delighted to announce the release of the first FOI Assist technology demo: the Interim Fee Estimate Tool.
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An Introduction to Freedom of Information
Up to this point I’ve written many articles on the “finer points” of responding to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. But today I would like to present an article addressed to all of those people who are just starting out as an FOI professional – who might appreciate
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FOI In The News: Government rejects Senate changes to ATIA; “culture of secrecy” and more
The Senate proposed giving the Federal Privacy Commissioner the ability to have access decisions certified by the Federal Court of Canada (thereby becoming legally enforceable) if the government ignores the initial decision or refuses to comply. The Senate also proposed banning the use of “code words” to describe individuals or government entities as a means…
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