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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

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

Secret Canada wins prestigious FOI award

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

Robyn Doolittle

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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

The Peace Tower on Parliament Hill is reflected in the windows of the Bank of Canada. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

Federal ‘piggyback’ requests skyrocket in 2022-23

Tom CardosoFebruary 21, 2024

The Supreme Court of Canada is shrouded in fog in Ottawa on Nov 4, 2022. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

‘A broader zone of protection’: The CBC’s lawyer on Supreme Court cabinet secrecy ruling

Tom CardosoFebruary 14, 2024

Peace Tower over West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Feb. 22, 2019. Photograph by Blair Gable/The Globe and Mail

Four charts that break down the latest federal access to information statistics

Tom CardosoFebruary 7, 2024

The Confederation Building reflects off the windows of a building in downtown Ottawa on April 7, 2020. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

Behind the scenes

What to know about ‘vexatious’ FOI requester provisions

Tom CardosoFebruary 1, 2024

Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

December appeal rulings deal with internal complaints, what's "reasonably" related

Robyn DoolittleJanuary 23, 2024

A hand painted sign about the Canada Emergency Business Account is seen in front window of a Toronto store in 2020. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

Two-year wait for pandemic small business loan records comes back entirely withheld

Chris HannayDecember 19, 2023

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