Access To Information

• ‘Completely unacceptable’: Investigations finds DND ignored records requests

  Parliament's Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard ordered the release of records requested by Global News and urged Defence Minister David McGuinty to make changes at DND.

  Politics

  Apr 6
  
• Privacy watchdog concerned as Alberta government passes bill to end fall legislature sitting

  The bill is one of about a dozen pieces of new legislation awaiting royal assent after the fall legislature sitting wrapped up on Wednesday.

  Politics

  Dec 5, 2024
  
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• Foreign buyer ban was expected to impact 2% of home purchases, CMHC docs show

  Records from Canada's housing agency show bureaucrats expected a muted impact from the foreign buyer ban and prepped to receive 'tough questions' about it from the public.

  Politics

  Nov 9, 2023
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• Seven years after youth centre attacks, security fears of the time partially released

  After an access-to-information battle, the Nova Scotia government has released some details of the security fears staff identified after violence at a youth detention facility.

  Canada

  Oct 2, 2023
• Info watchdog says improving transparency ‘not a priority’ for Trudeau government

  For a $5 fee, Canadians can use the access law to request federal records, from briefing notes and reports to emails and invoices.

  Politics

  Jun 13, 2023
• ANALYSIS: Fund to fight gun crime a political opportunity for federal Liberals

  Guns and gun control are a political sweet spot for the Liberals, who get to talk up those issues every time an MP hands out money from a $250-million fund to fight gun crime.

  Politics

  Jan 19, 2023
• Quebec wants feds to focus on environment, for Alberta it’s the economy: PCO polling

  Global News has obtained a 1,000 pages of polling data commissioned by the Privy Council Office, data which reveals regional differences when it comes identifying top priorities.

  Politics

  Jan 2, 2023
• Delay, delay, delay: MPs seek fix to Canada’s broken Access-to-Information system

  Government departments must respond to ATI requests in 30 days. But last week, the Privy Council Office responded to a Global News request 907 days after the request was filed.

  Politics

  Dec 11, 2022
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• Commissioner calls on Nova Scotia government to overhaul outdated access laws

  Nova Scotia's information and privacy commissioner says access and privacy laws in need of a complete overhaul. The legislation hasn't been updated in almost 30 years.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2022
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• The Liberals know how to improve Canadians’ access to government information. Will they?

  Canada’s information watchdog warned citizens’ right to government documents may soon be 'beyond repair' unless Liberals make good on a 2015 pledge to fix the system.

  Canada

  Dec 31, 2021