#cdnfoi — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #cdnfoi, aggregated by home.social.
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Canada's dairy sector is lobbying hard in USMCA talks. The federal government didn’t want you to know. Matt Malone used access-to-info to get at the truth.
https://theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-trade-dairy-sector-usmca-access-information/ #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #usmca -
CBC won't disclose Eurovision costs as internal memo says Ottawa can't order it to take part. Memo obtained under access-to-info. By Anja Karadeglija https://nationalnewswatch.com/2026/07/28/cbc-wont-disclose-eurovision-costs-as-memo-says-ottawa-cant-order-it-to-take-part #cdnfoi #cdnpoli
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Agency flags 'high-risk' Cdn crypto shops helping to launder funds for organized crime & Iran-linked groups. Document obtained under access-to-info. By Emma McIntosh & Sheila Wang
https://thestar.com/news/investigations/fintrac-flags-high-risk-canadian-crypto-shops-knowingly-helping-to-launder-funds-for-organized-crime-and-iran-linked-groups/article_022b408a-8f4f-4de9-9a99-5777be4d46de.html #cdnfoi #cdnpoli -
New substack from me: Indigenous groups call for community awards in Order of Canada; only individuals are currently eligible for Canada's top civilian honour
https://deanbeeby.substack.com/p/indigenous-groups-call-for-community #cdnfoi #cdnpoli -
Luxury tax on planes, cars yielded over $900M. Now it's been scaled back. (Story based in part on an access-to-info request.) By CP's Christopher Reynolds.
https://nationalnewswatch.com/2026/06/19/luxury-tax-on-planes-cars-yielded-over-900m-now-its-been-scaled-back #cdnfoi #cdnpoli -
Treasury Board Secretariat sent out invitations today to "expert stakeholders" to join "virtual roundtables" examining possible reform of the Access to Information Act. (The last such roundtables, in 2021-22, were a box-ticking sham.)
https://forms-formulaires.alpha.canada.ca/en/id/cmq0xdrau01ev01yukhu1321t #cdnfoi #cdnpoli -
Health Canada (HC) said this controversial pesticide is safe. Behind the scenes, the agency has ramped up its monitoring. Story based on Dec. 18 HC email obtained under access-to-info. By TorStar's Frédérik Plante & Emma McIntosh
https://thestar.com/news/investigations/health-canada-said-this-controversial-pesticide-is-safe-behind-the-scenes-the-agency-has-ramped-up-its-monitoring/article_6dd0a066-3353-4766-b2c3-dc6f368f6b98.html #cdnfoi #cdnpoli -
The Gordie Howe International Bridge is 'essentially complete.' The fight over it is not. Access-to-info document shows decades-long fight to build rival Windsor-Detroit crossing. By CBC's Colin Butler.
http://cbc.ca/news/canada/gordie-howe-bridge-legal-challenge-opening-9.7216907 #cdnfoi #cdnpoli -
Internal documents cast doubt on claims most Cdn veterans improve under rehab program. Records were obtained under access to info by TorStar's Frédérik Plante.
https://thestar.com/news/investigations/internal-documents-cast-doubt-on-officials-claims-that-most-canadian-veterans-are-improving-under-controversial-rehab-program/article_e2f2be1b-9fbf-48f5-b2d4-aa25ce2ccff9.html #cdnfoi #cdnpoli -
Reporter Robert Fife talks about his long career.
"The demise of newspapers, weak access to information laws, excessive government secrecy and the substitution of talking points for facts has made our role much more challenging."
https://theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-robert-fife-gives-a-candid-account-of-some-of-the-biggest-stories-and/ #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #cdnmedia -
New substack from me: Spy agency workers say open-office environment makes them lose focus.
https://deanbeeby.substack.com/p/spy-agency-workers-complain-about #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #CSE -
New from me: Longer wait times, abandoned calls at RCMP emegrency call centres. #cdnfoi #rcmp #cdnpoli
https://open.substack.com/pub/deanbeeby/p/longer-wait-times-abandoned-calls
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New from me: Cuba asks Canada for debt relief
https://deanbeeby.substack.com/p/cuba-asks-canada-for-debt-relief #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #edc #cuba -
New from me:
https://deanbeeby.substack.com/p/treasury-board-no-access-to-info
"Treasury Board no access-to-info leader -
Agency a poor example for rest of government" #cdnfoi #cdnpoli -
New from me: An error-prone 'transparency' - pro-actively posted federal documents can badly mislead
https://open.substack.com/pub/deanbeeby/p/an-error-prone-transparency #cdnfoi #cdnpoli -
New from me: Traffic jam on RCMP car lots https://open.substack.com/pub/deanbeeby/p/traffic-jam-on-rcmp-car-lots #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #portapique #RCMP
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New from me: Anand's misleading plan to combat misinformation https://open.substack.com/pub/deanbeeby/p/anands-misleading-plan-to-combat #cdnfoi #cdnpoli
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New from me: A tribute to Canada's first information commissioner, Inger Hansen. https://open.substack.com/pub/deanbeeby/p/a-tribute-to-canadas-first-information #cdnfoi #cdnpoli
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New from me: Finding Ed Broadbent https://open.substack.com/pub/deanbeeby/p/finding-ed-broadbent #cdnfoi
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New from me: Ged Baldwin's 50-year-old crusade for freedom of information legislation in Canada https://open.substack.com/pub/deanbeeby/p/ged-baldwins-50-year-old-crusade #cdnfoi #cdnpoli
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New from me: RCMP misses key deadline for response to Nova Scotia's mass casualty of 2020 https://open.substack.com/pub/deanbeeby/p/rcmp-misses-key-deadline-for-response #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #rcmp #portapique
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Alberta ministries undertook a co-ordinated effort to shut down The Narwhal’s FOI requests. On #WorldPressFreedomDay, @mikedesouza writes, this secrecy is a reminder of where Canada falls short when it comes to the public’s right to know. #cdnfoi #abvotes https://t.co/yP4QIZc5jf
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The Narwhal has uncovered the existence of an email that could reveal how Ontario chose the areas where it dropped Greenbelt protections. The Ford government’s refusal to release it violates the public’s right to know, @balkissoon writes. #onpoli #cdnfoi https://t.co/8TeQUtNXSq
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“I kept re-reading the emails and the docs, jumping back and forth between them, and I’m pretty sure I was mumbling to myself ‘holy shit.’ ”
In our latest newsletter, @writermjs shares the details behind his latest investigations. #cdnfoi #cdnpoli https://t.co/lbAPN2Wg41