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Show Notes for Saturday March 22.
Also available through: PodBean, Apple iTunes, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, ListenNotes, Podchaser, Boomplay.
Writing: Shaun Fisk | Production: Patrick Farnsworth | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder
Send comments to: FIPAOnline @ fipa.bc.ca
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Nova Scotia Legislation
- Critics say Nova Scotia bill violates labour rights, threatens right to information
- Nova Scotia NDP urging public to weigh in on the government’s ‘overreaching’ bills
Canadian Access and Privacy
- ‘A little sneaky’: ABC campaign signs popping up for Vancouver byelection, but not all are welcome
- B.C. legislation would give cabinet sweeping powers amid U.S. tariff threats
- University of Winnipeg’s finances in dire straits
- Laurentian Valley man pleads guilty of repeatedly entering neighbour’s garage to steal beer
- Lack of consent stalls plans for North America’s first whale sanctuary in Nova Scotia
US Trump Impacts
- Top House Democrats seek DOGE details, questioning if it operates ‘outside the bounds’ of US law
- Judges don’t intervene after the Trump administration says it’s stopped destroying USAID records
- Federal judge considers blocking DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans
- Trump fires 2 Democrats on the Federal Trade Commission, seeking more control over regulators
- Trump administration threatens to pull New York transit funds as it questions anti-crime efforts
- Trump fires 2 Democrats on the Federal Trade Commission, seeking more control over regulators
- IRS agents who investigated Hunter Biden given promotions at the Treasury Department
Access and Sanctions
- US attorneys for a Russian woman seeking to recover a megayacht target Antigua
- US federal judge allows attorneys to subpoena financial records in Antigua yacht case
- Antigua’s leader rejects allegations that his government withheld details of yacht sale and proceeds
US Privacy Differences
- US government court filings keep Prince Harry’s immigration forms secret
- Court puts a temporary hold on releasing records related to the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife
- Gene Hackman’s estate asks court to block release of death investigation records
Other US News
- CBS’ ’60 Minutes’ is unflinching in its White House coverage in the shadow of Trump’s $20B lawsuit
- Technician says Florida thrill ride operator ignored his safety concerns before teen’s fatal fall
- Close calls at Washington DC airport raise questions about why changes weren’t made before crash
International News
- Ivory Coast is losing US aid as al-Qaida and other extremist groups are approaching
- Can technology help more survivors of sexual assault in South Sudan?
Accountability in Democracies
- Alberta proposes oil-site trespass bill to keep federal workers from grabbing data
- Poilievre vows to kill industrial carbon pricing in ‘desperate’ move against Liberal surge
- Doug Ford’s PC Party has very unethical, undemocratic F fail record for past few years, and worst-ever F grade in Report Card
- 2025 Election Questionnaires
- 2025 Election Questionnaire ON
- Your Political Privacy
- Your Political Privacy Campaign
Show Notes for Saturday March 22.
Also available through: PodBean, Apple iTunes, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, ListenNotes, Podchaser, Boomplay.
Writing: Shaun Fisk | Production: Patrick Farnsworth | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder
Send comments to: FIPAOnline @ fipa.bc.ca
You can support these efforts by subscribing or donating.
Full Show Links
Nova Scotia Legislation
- Critics say Nova Scotia bill violates labour rights, threatens right to information
- Nova Scotia NDP urging public to weigh in on the government’s ‘overreaching’ bills
Canadian Access and Privacy
- ‘A little sneaky’: ABC campaign signs popping up for Vancouver byelection, but not all are welcome
- B.C. legislation would give cabinet sweeping powers amid U.S. tariff threats
- University of Winnipeg’s finances in dire straits
- Laurentian Valley man pleads guilty of repeatedly entering neighbour’s garage to steal beer
- Lack of consent stalls plans for North America’s first whale sanctuary in Nova Scotia
US Trump Impacts
- Top House Democrats seek DOGE details, questioning if it operates ‘outside the bounds’ of US law
- Judges don’t intervene after the Trump administration says it’s stopped destroying USAID records
- Federal judge considers blocking DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans
- Trump fires 2 Democrats on the Federal Trade Commission, seeking more control over regulators
- Trump administration threatens to pull New York transit funds as it questions anti-crime efforts
- Trump fires 2 Democrats on the Federal Trade Commission, seeking more control over regulators
- IRS agents who investigated Hunter Biden given promotions at the Treasury Department
Access and Sanctions
- US attorneys for a Russian woman seeking to recover a megayacht target Antigua
- US federal judge allows attorneys to subpoena financial records in Antigua yacht case
- Antigua’s leader rejects allegations that his government withheld details of yacht sale and proceeds
US Privacy Differences
- US government court filings keep Prince Harry’s immigration forms secret
- Court puts a temporary hold on releasing records related to the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife
- Gene Hackman’s estate asks court to block release of death investigation records
Other US News
- CBS’ ’60 Minutes’ is unflinching in its White House coverage in the shadow of Trump’s $20B lawsuit
- Technician says Florida thrill ride operator ignored his safety concerns before teen’s fatal fall
- Close calls at Washington DC airport raise questions about why changes weren’t made before crash
International News
- Ivory Coast is losing US aid as al-Qaida and other extremist groups are approaching
- Can technology help more survivors of sexual assault in South Sudan?
Accountability in Democracies
- Alberta proposes oil-site trespass bill to keep federal workers from grabbing data
- Poilievre vows to kill industrial carbon pricing in ‘desperate’ move against Liberal surge
- Doug Ford’s PC Party has very unethical, undemocratic F fail record for past few years, and worst-ever F grade in Report Card
- 2025 Election Questionnaires
- 2025 Election Questionnaire ON
- Your Political Privacy
- Your Political Privacy Campaign