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British Columbia's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, July 3, 2020. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

Noteworthy November appeals decisions show two takes on the public-interest override

Robyn Doolittle

Nova Scotia gets a gold star for FOI response

Robyn Doolittle

A sticker for your thoughts?

Three FOI appeal decisions that will spook you this Halloween

Robyn Doolittle

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Alberta's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, June 30, 2020. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

Alberta chooses secrecy ... again

Robyn DoolittleOctober 17, 2023

Staff work in a cannabis grow room at Canopy Growth's Tweed facility in Smiths Falls, Ont., Aug. 23, 2018. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

Tips and techniques

How to use FOI to research a private company's ownership structure

Tom CardosoSeptember 25, 2023

An RCMP vehicle turns around at kilometre marker 40 near Houston, B.C., January 9, 2020. Jimmy Jeong/The Globe and Mail

Behind the scenes

How Ken Rubin turns FOI requests into news stories

Ken RubinAugust 14, 2023

Michael Harvey, Newfoundland and Labrador Information and Privacy Commissioner, is photographed in the Quidi Vidi area of St. John's. Alex Spracklin/The Globe and Mail

Three rare examples where FOI appeals commissions handed out consequences

Robyn DoolittleJuly 26, 2023

A person uses a cell phone in Ottawa, July 18, 2022. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

How an FOI request revealed the state of phone number fraud in Canada

Alexandra PosadzkiJuly 20, 2023

The exterior of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, is photographed on Jan 21 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

More hospitals added to Secret Canada’s search database

Robyn DoolittleJuly 19, 2023

A Toronto police vehicle is shown parked in Toronto on Jan. 3, 2023. Doug Ives/The Canadian Press

Behind the scenes

Inside a years-long FOI fight for 911 wait-time data

Molly HayesJuly 18, 2023

The ‘Blonde Dragon’ transit driver and other stories uncovered through FOI

Robyn DoolittleJuly 12, 2023

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is photographed in her office at the Ontario Legislature on June 19, 2017. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

Kathleen Wynne: Some secrecy must remain for government to function

Robyn DoolittleJuly 6, 2023

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