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Time to end information hide-and-seek games: Public deserves more prompt government disclosure of basic data
No one should be told to file a Freedom of Information request simply to learn who works for them. Government must give members of the public access to up-to-date and useful information on who is there to serve them and quit obfuscating and abusing access to information laws, Ben Parfitt writes.
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Waning transparency in Canada: Is access to information broken?
At the federal, provincial and even the local level, there was a time when governments in Canada seemed to think transparency about their operations was…
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The sound of silence
Weeks stretch to months, months to years as BC government clamps down on information When debate on the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy…
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The Revolving Door: Troubling questions raised as BC’s chief forester prepares to work for global wood pellet giant, Drax
At mid-afternoon on Monday (April 4), senior staff at British Columbia’s Ministry of Forests were told that one of their highest-ranking members—the province’s chief forester,…
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Freedom of information review: how to fix a broken system
A lot of people don’t trust their governments these days. One of the things that undermines trust in government is when people don’t think government…
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As deadline looms, what’s BC government’s plan for 15,000 businesses who will soon be violating provincial water laws?
In just days from now, March 1 to be exact, the BC government is going to find itself in difficult straits. That’s the day that…
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For climate’s sake, Canada Pension Plan needs to take a serious look at its investments
The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) manages the pensions of 20 million Canadians. In a recent Corporate Mapping Project report, we found that the CPP has…
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11 steps toward a more just society for Budgets ‘22 and beyond
As a fourth wave of COVID-19 ramps up, the impact of the pandemic on the economy, policymaking and budgets has not gone away. More broadly,…
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In a flawed survey, BC seeks input on changes to freedom of information and privacy
It is again time to review British Columbia’s Freedom of Information and Privacy Act. Every six years the legislature reviews the Act and the process…
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Priming the pump
Scientist warns cumulative effect of thousands of fracked gas wells means powerful earthquakes ahead for northeast BC Massive amounts of water pumped with brute force…
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Social impact bonds are a wolf in sheep’s clothing
Earlier this year, Vancouver city council considered a motion encouraging the city to look into the issue of “social impact bonds” (and more broadly “social…
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Trees to pellets? Scarred by two previous resource industry boom and busts, pivotal decisions lie ahead for community of Fort Nelson
The residents of Fort Nelson know better than most rural British Columbians about the harsh economic realities of resource dependency. It is now 13 years…
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