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20250412 Access and Privacy Online
Show Notes for Saturday April 12.
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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Canadian Stories
- Canada updates travel guidance for U.S., warning of heightened scrutiny at the border
- What are your rights at the U.S. border? Can phones or laptops be searched?
- Ontario man charged in alleged theft of Texas Republican Party data
- Peel’s supervised consumption site will close as several others across the province transition to HART hubs
- First court saga between Grand Erie District School Board and longtime trustee Carol Ann Sloat reaches an end
- https://fipa.bc.ca/first-court-saga-between-grand-erie-district-school-board-and-longtime-trustee-carol-ann-sloat-reaches-an-end/
- The Hamilton Spectator – https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/first-court-saga-between-grand-erie-district-school-board-and-longtime-trustee-carol-ann-sloat/article_f12d7695-683b-5f26-bb8d-18b780a25e0c.html
- 17 government inspectors, 170 companies and more than 9,000 potential infractions: inside B.C.’s oversight of the oil and gas sector
- https://fipa.bc.ca/17-government-inspectors-170-companies-and-more-than-9000-potential-infractions-inside-b-c-s-oversight-of-the-oil-and-gas-sector/
- The Investigative Journalism Foundation – https://theijf.org/bcer-company-inspections-numbers
- The Narwhal – https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-energy-regulator-oversight-numbers-2025/
- Wheatland County establishes Artificial Intelligence policy
- How Transport Canada’s Education on Residential Schools Went So Wrong
US Stories
- ‘Judge awards $6.6 million to whistleblowers who reported Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to FBI
- Texas AG Ken Paxton launches Senate primary challenge against Republican Sen. John Cornyn
US Trump Stories
- ‘Trump abruptly fires the 4-star general who headed the National Security Agency
- Chemical industry seeks exemptions from US pollution rules as part of Trump administration offer
- Appeals court restores DOGE access to sensitive information at US agencies
- US energy department invites AI data center development at Los Alamos and other federal lands
- China hit brakes on TikTok deal after Trump announced wide-ranging tariffs, AP source says
- Trump ordered to pay legal bill of UK firm he sued over Russia dossier
- As a future of US foreign aid cuts comes into focus, so do efforts to respond
Accountability in Democracies
- ‘3 sneaky ways you could be influenced this election
- ‘Quebec government tables bill to combat election disinformation and interference
- 2025 Election Questionnaires
- 2025 Federal Election
- https://fipa.bc.ca/2025-federal-election/
- 2025 Election Questionnaire ON
- Your Political Privacy
- Your Political Privacy Campaign
Show Notes for Saturday April 12.
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
Canadian Stories
- Canada updates travel guidance for U.S., warning of heightened scrutiny at the border
- What are your rights at the U.S. border? Can phones or laptops be searched?
- Ontario man charged in alleged theft of Texas Republican Party data
- Peel’s supervised consumption site will close as several others across the province transition to HART hubs
- First court saga between Grand Erie District School Board and longtime trustee Carol Ann Sloat reaches an end
- https://fipa.bc.ca/first-court-saga-between-grand-erie-district-school-board-and-longtime-trustee-carol-ann-sloat-reaches-an-end/
- The Hamilton Spectator – https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/first-court-saga-between-grand-erie-district-school-board-and-longtime-trustee-carol-ann-sloat/article_f12d7695-683b-5f26-bb8d-18b780a25e0c.html
- 17 government inspectors, 170 companies and more than 9,000 potential infractions: inside B.C.’s oversight of the oil and gas sector
- https://fipa.bc.ca/17-government-inspectors-170-companies-and-more-than-9000-potential-infractions-inside-b-c-s-oversight-of-the-oil-and-gas-sector/
- The Investigative Journalism Foundation – https://theijf.org/bcer-company-inspections-numbers
- The Narwhal – https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-energy-regulator-oversight-numbers-2025/
- Wheatland County establishes Artificial Intelligence policy
- How Transport Canada’s Education on Residential Schools Went So Wrong
US Stories
- ‘Judge awards $6.6 million to whistleblowers who reported Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to FBI
- Texas AG Ken Paxton launches Senate primary challenge against Republican Sen. John Cornyn
US Trump Stories
- ‘Trump abruptly fires the 4-star general who headed the National Security Agency
- Chemical industry seeks exemptions from US pollution rules as part of Trump administration offer
- Appeals court restores DOGE access to sensitive information at US agencies
- US energy department invites AI data center development at Los Alamos and other federal lands
- China hit brakes on TikTok deal after Trump announced wide-ranging tariffs, AP source says
- Trump ordered to pay legal bill of UK firm he sued over Russia dossier
- As a future of US foreign aid cuts comes into focus, so do efforts to respond
Accountability in Democracies
- ‘3 sneaky ways you could be influenced this election
- ‘Quebec government tables bill to combat election disinformation and interference
- 2025 Election Questionnaires
- 2025 Federal Election
- https://fipa.bc.ca/2025-federal-election/
- 2025 Election Questionnaire ON
- Your Political Privacy
- Your Political Privacy Campaign