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Show Notes for Saturday March 29.
Also available through: PodBean, Apple iTunes, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, ListenNotes, Podchaser, Boomplay.
Writing: Shaun Fisk | Production: Patrick Farnsworth | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder
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Nova Scotia Legislation
- In response to critics, Nova Scotia amends bills on interprovincial trade, info law
- N.S. legislature sitting marked by moves to consolidate power: political scientist
- Nova Scotia legislators vote unanimously to scrap electric car rebates for Tesla
Canadian Access and Privacy
- School workers’ new deal includes wins for wages, school safety
- Ganong Bros. says it’s investigating cybersecurity incident
- Internal report finds major flaws in program to recruit foreign nurses to Quebec
- Environment ministry downplayed concerns expressed by health officials around St. Catharines GM site, FOI documents reveal
- https://fipa.bc.ca/environment-ministry-downplayed-concerns-expressed-by-health-officials-around-st-catharines-gm-site-foi-documents-reveal/
- The Pointer – https://thepointer.com/article/2025-03-21/environment-ministry-downplays-concerns-expressed-by-health-officials-around-st-catharines-gm-site-foi-documents-reveal
- Pledge to ‘build, build, build’ includes 11 new schools
- Raven ReCentre and Community Services face off over contract changes
- Crowsnest Pass council defers land rezoning bylaw for multistorey apartment development amid public opposition
- Alberta proposes oil-site trespass bill to keep federal workers from grabbing data
- The feds raised doubts about a climate scientist’s LNG research. He says they sounded like fossil fuel lobbyists
- Trudeau was warned about Trump’s trade plans before phone call: briefing note
US DOGE
- Self-professed ‘DOGE person’ Frank Bisignano gets his confirmation hearing to lead Social Security
- Judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive information at US agencies
- DOGE blocked in court from Social Security systems with Americans’ personal information, for now
- Concerns about espionage rise as Trump and Musk fire thousands of federal workers
Other US News
- A dump of JFK-related records reveals past CIA secrets but also some personal data
- People named in JFK assassination documents are not happy their personal information was released
- 23andMe files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as co-founder and CEO Wojcicki resigns
- 23andMe files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as co-founder and CEO Wojcicki resigns
- Former NFL, Michigan assistant coach Matt Weiss charged with hacking for athletes’ intimate photos
- Former NFL and college assistant coach pleads not guilty to hacking for women’s images
- Ex-FBI agent who accused agency of political bias is charged with disclosing confidential records
International News
- Protesters block traffic in Hungary in opposition to new law banning LGBTQ+ Pride events
- Turkish court orders Erdogan rival jailed pending trial on corruption charges as protests grow
- Turkey detains journalists as protests grow over the jailing of key Erdogan rival
- Turkey’s opposition leader visits jailed Erdogan challenger Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu
Fraud Prevention and Cybersecurity
- March is Fraud Prevention Month
- https://fipa.bc.ca/march-is-fraud-prevention-month/
- The Wakaw Recorder – https://wakawrecorder.ca/
- Encrypted messaging apps promise privacy. Government transparency is often the price
- Trump officials texted attack plans to a group chat in a secure app that included a journalist
- Tax season is a prime time for scams. IRS uncertainty could add to the issues this year
- Finding health advice on social media is easier than knowing which claims to trust
Accountability in Democracies
- 2025 Election Questionnaires
- 2025 Election Questionnaire ON
- Your Political Privacy
- Your Political Privacy Campaign
Show Notes for Saturday March 29.
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
- In response to critics, Nova Scotia amends bills on interprovincial trade, info law
- N.S. legislature sitting marked by moves to consolidate power: political scientist
- Nova Scotia legislators vote unanimously to scrap electric car rebates for Tesla
Canadian Access and Privacy
- School workers’ new deal includes wins for wages, school safety
- Ganong Bros. says it’s investigating cybersecurity incident
- Internal report finds major flaws in program to recruit foreign nurses to Quebec
- Environment ministry downplayed concerns expressed by health officials around St. Catharines GM site, FOI documents reveal
- https://fipa.bc.ca/environment-ministry-downplayed-concerns-expressed-by-health-officials-around-st-catharines-gm-site-foi-documents-reveal/
- The Pointer – https://thepointer.com/article/2025-03-21/environment-ministry-downplays-concerns-expressed-by-health-officials-around-st-catharines-gm-site-foi-documents-reveal
- Pledge to ‘build, build, build’ includes 11 new schools
- Raven ReCentre and Community Services face off over contract changes
- Crowsnest Pass council defers land rezoning bylaw for multistorey apartment development amid public opposition
- Alberta proposes oil-site trespass bill to keep federal workers from grabbing data
- The feds raised doubts about a climate scientist’s LNG research. He says they sounded like fossil fuel lobbyists
- Trudeau was warned about Trump’s trade plans before phone call: briefing note
US DOGE
- Self-professed ‘DOGE person’ Frank Bisignano gets his confirmation hearing to lead Social Security
- Judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive information at US agencies
- DOGE blocked in court from Social Security systems with Americans’ personal information, for now
- Concerns about espionage rise as Trump and Musk fire thousands of federal workers
Other US News
- A dump of JFK-related records reveals past CIA secrets but also some personal data
- People named in JFK assassination documents are not happy their personal information was released
- 23andMe files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as co-founder and CEO Wojcicki resigns
- 23andMe files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as co-founder and CEO Wojcicki resigns
- Former NFL, Michigan assistant coach Matt Weiss charged with hacking for athletes’ intimate photos
- Former NFL and college assistant coach pleads not guilty to hacking for women’s images
- Ex-FBI agent who accused agency of political bias is charged with disclosing confidential records
International News
- Protesters block traffic in Hungary in opposition to new law banning LGBTQ+ Pride events
- Turkish court orders Erdogan rival jailed pending trial on corruption charges as protests grow
- Turkey detains journalists as protests grow over the jailing of key Erdogan rival
- Turkey’s opposition leader visits jailed Erdogan challenger Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu
Fraud Prevention and Cybersecurity
- March is Fraud Prevention Month
- https://fipa.bc.ca/march-is-fraud-prevention-month/
- The Wakaw Recorder – https://wakawrecorder.ca/
- Encrypted messaging apps promise privacy. Government transparency is often the price
- Trump officials texted attack plans to a group chat in a secure app that included a journalist
- Tax season is a prime time for scams. IRS uncertainty could add to the issues this year
- Finding health advice on social media is easier than knowing which claims to trust
Accountability in Democracies
- 2025 Election Questionnaires
- 2025 Election Questionnaire ON
- Your Political Privacy
- Your Political Privacy Campaign