Category: Access to Information Request

Over Half of $7B in Subsidies to Support ‘Innovative Projects’ Won’t Be Recovered: Federal Records

June 26, 2023
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Over half of the billions paid out under a corporate subsidy program to support “innovative projects” in Canada will not be recovered, according to a written submission to the Senate national finance committee. In its submission on June 19, the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) told senators that more than half of the $7…

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Canada’s Access to Information System ‘Continues to Have Flaws’: Federal Report

June 21, 2023
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In an effort to prevent federal censorship of public records, the Commons access to information committee is requesting Ottawa to conduct a system overhaul so that Canadians can obtain the information they need to hold the government to account. As first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter, the committee says Canada’s access to information system “continues to…

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Information Commissioner’s Office Has Seen ‘Record Influx’ of Complaints Over Past Year, Committee Hears

May 12, 2023
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The Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada, responsible for assisting individuals who feel federal offices have not respected their rights granted under the Access to Information Act, has seen a “record influx” in the number of complaints filed since last year, a House of Commons committee has heard. Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard told the Commons…

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Treasury Board President Says Plan Coming to Improve Access to Information Act

April 18, 2023
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Treasury Board President Mona Fortier said Tuesday she will share a plan in the coming months for improving the Access to Information Act and how it is managed. “My current priority is to improve administration of the existing law. We strengthened the act less than four years ago,” Fortier told the Standing Committee on Access…

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