Access to Information

Topic: Access to Information


Inside a former TC Energy exec’s claim he got pro-pipeline messaging ‘stuck on government letterhead’

The call starts as a run-of-the-mill internal corporate presentation.  With a cheerful preamble, Liam Iliffe, a  B.C.-based political staffer turned industry executive, introduces  himself to his colleagues at TC Energy,  a major North American energy company that builds and operates crude  oil and natural gas pipelines and other energy infrastructure. He  summarizes his background working […]

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Port Moody declared Bear Smart Community after 2-decade endeavor

After a more than 20-year effort, Port Moody has been officially declared a Bear Smart Community, one of only 11 cities to have been given the hard-won provincial designation. Mayor Meghan Lahti, Couns. Haven Lurbiecki and Kyla Knowles, MLA Rick Glumac, city staff, wildlife advocates, and B.C. conservation officers gathered in Port Moody’s Pioneer Park […]

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Washington high court to decide if Seattle officers who attended Jan. 6 rally can remain anonymous

The Washington Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that will determine whether the names of four Seattle police officers who attended events in the nation’s capital on the day of the insurrection are protected under the state’s public records law and whether an investigation into their activities should be made public.  The officers […]

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A timeline of events in the Ontario Science Centre closure, announced Friday

The Ontario Science Centre at its current east Toronto location will permanently close at the end of the day Friday, due to structural concerns with the roof, the provincial government announced. Here is a timeline of events that came before the closure announcement, based in part on information in a report from the Ontario auditor […]

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Foreign aid can help strengthen the economies of donor countries by boosting business

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ Authors: Marie-Ann Betschinger, Associate Professor of Strategy, HEC Montréal; and Olivier Bertrand, Full professor of strategy, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da […]

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Saskatchewan ignoring requests from privacy commissioner to release documents: report

Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner says provincial ministries and agencies ignored dozens of his requests over the last year to release public information. A report from Ron Kruzeniski, released Thursday, said there were 84 times from April 2023 to March 2024 when those bodies partially or fully brushed off his recommendations to have documents made public.  The […]

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Controversial ‘energy war room’ shut down: money and mandate to go elsewhere

The Alberta government has dissolved the Canadian Energy Centre, also known as the “energy war room,” and has reintegrated its mandate into the Intergovernmental Relations department. The NDP is now calling for an investigation into this reorganization.  The CEC was created in 2019 by the UCP government to address misinformation about Alberta’s energy industry. It […]

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Los Angeles will pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit against journalist over undercover police photos

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles has agreed to pay $300,000 to cover the legal fees of a local journalist and a technology watchdog group that had been sued by the city last year for publishing photos of names and photographs of hundreds of undercover officers obtained through a public records request, the journalist’s attorney […]

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Ontario awarded nearly $1M in contracts for business case on moving science centre

Ontario awarded nearly $1 million in contracts to various companies to write a business case on moving the Ontario Science Centre to Ontario Place on Toronto’s waterfront, The Canadian Press has learned. The $925,075 in contracts, an amount disclosed through a freedom-of-information request, is a fraction of the province’s overall $215-billion budget.  However, it is […]

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New records system will modernize police force: chief

The police force’s new records management system should be installed by December, according to Saint John police Chief Robert Bruce.The new cloud-based records management system, developed in partnership with Ottawa-based Versaterm Public Safety, is now scheduled to go into training in October and November, according to an update on the force’s 2021-2026 strategic plan presented […]

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Pair of Wilmot councillors demanding transparency from the Region of Waterloo on land grab

Two Wilmot Township councillors have broken their silence on the controversial Region of Waterloo land acquisition plan citing a lack of respect. Harvir Sidhu and Kris Wilkinson invited members of the media and concerned citizens to a press conference on Stewart Snyder’s farm right in the heart of the 700-plus acres of land up for […]

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NDP says it’s considering options about support for much-criticized Senate porn bill

Federal New Democrats won’t say how they intend to vote on a bill that aims to keep minors from accessing sexually explicit material online, while the Conservatives say they’re prepared to work on amending the controversial legislation. The legislation would require websites like Pornhub to verify the age of their users, but privacy experts warn […]

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