Tag: FOI
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The Public Interest Override Doesn’t Apply to Excluded Records
A recent decision of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario has attracted significant media attention. A requestor was seeking access to the monthly number of internal disciplinary measures applied to members of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Services Board.
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Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario limiting appeals
Tom Cardoso and Robyn Doolittle of The Globe and Mail are reporting this week that the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPCO) is now imposing limits on the number of concurrent appeals from individual appellants. The story relates the experience of Jason Plotz, a “frequent filer of freedom of information requests” who was informed…
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FOI Tactics for Thriving
It was a pleasure to speak at the Freedom of Information Police Network (FOIPN) Fall Conference this week in Oakville. Thank you to the FOIPN conference committee for putting on such a wonderful event!
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Accept Freedom of Information Requests Online with FOI Assist
Would your institution like to accept freedom of information requests online? The FOI Assist software now makes it easy to do. Read today’s FOI Assist Knowledge Base article to learn more.
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Alternative Fee Systems for Publicly Available Information
A recent decision from the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario makes it clear that in some cases, institutions can replace the standard FOI fee structure with a different fee structure better suited to the type of records requested.
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“Fixing a Broken Access to Information System” on The Agenda
TVO’s The Agenda hosted Brooks Fallis, physician; Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Patricia Kosseim; and Robyn Doolittle and Tom Cardoso, the investigative reporters behind The Globe and Mail’s Freedom of Information series Secret Canada yesterday to discuss the state of Canada’s Freedom of Information (FOI) system.
