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Nova Scotia's freedom of information system understaffed, lacks power, watchdog says

There is a three- to four-year backlog at the commissioner’s office, which handles freedom of information request appeals and complaints ....

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Canada's immigration system is overwhelmed with information requests. Ottawa was warned – but did nothing

Each year, would-be immigrants file tens of thousands of access requests for the status of their applications. The result is a bogged-down public service, runaway costs and no fix in sight ....

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Opinion: Cabinet's privacy pendulum has swung too far in the wrong direction

Canada has the most restrictive cabinet-secrecy regime of any of our Westminster-style government counterparts ....

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Ottawa rejected watchdog request for more access to information funding

Information Commissioner tells The Globe and Mail that her office asked for more than $6-million to address complaints backlog in fall 2022 ....

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Ontario doctor fired after criticizing Doug Ford turns to FOIs for answers

Dr. Brooks Fallis, an outspoken critic of the Ontario government’s pandemic response, began filing requests after he was terminated from his job ....

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