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A group of Southern Alberta ranchers, including Laura Laing, right, and John Smith, filed a freedom of information request for records connected to the United Conservative government’s decision to rescind the province’s 1976 Coal Policy without consultation. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail

Alberta judge slams province on access: ‘This Court will not abet this conduct’

Robyn Doolittle

Appeals decisions over the years show that government contracts are not private

Robyn Doolittle

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Robyn and Tom hard at work filing FOIs. THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Behind the scenes

We're processing new FOIs — and shifting our methodology

Robyn DoolittleApril 7, 2025

Michael Harvey in the Quidi Vidi area of St. John's, Nfld. ALEX SPRACKLIN/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

B.C.’s new info commissioner on his FOI priorities

Tom CardosoMay 22, 2024

A Canada Border Services Agency patch is seen on an officer in Calgary. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press

Oops – CBSA has effectively lost 12,000 open access requests

Tom CardosoMay 7, 2024

The Canada flag catches the morning light on the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 16, 2024. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

Remembering CAIRS, the federal FOI database that was quietly shut down in 2008

Tom CardosoApril 17, 2024

A screenshot of an Investigative Reporters and Editors Association post announcing Secret Canada’s win.

Secret Canada wins prestigious FOI award

Tom CardosoApril 9, 2024

A cyclist makes their way along a roadway in a lane marked for bicycles in Ottawa. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

A disclosure order for name of cyclist involved in accident – and other notable March appeals

Robyn DoolittleApril 4, 2024

A copy of The Globe and Mail from June 10, 2023, sits on a doorstep. THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Secret Canada nominated for a National Newspaper Award

Robyn DoolittleMarch 20, 2024

Canadian $20 bills are pictured in Toronto on Sept. 9, 2022. The Canadian Press

Responses to FOIs for legal fees show divergent approaches to access obligations

Robyn DoolittleMarch 15, 2024

Screenshot of the Investigative Journalism Foundation's Open By Default database.

IJF launches FOI database that will save you a federal piggyback

Robyn DoolittleMarch 5, 2024

Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

A Newfoundland town’s attempt to block FOI law with a bylaw – and other recent notable appeals

Robyn DoolittleFebruary 28, 2024

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