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Ontario passes law shielding provincial ministers’ records from information requests

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario voted on Thursday to exempt records held by ministers from freedom of information (FOI) requests. The amendment is said to have violated the rig...

'For the People' means citizens and media have access to government records

The Ottawa Citizen's Letter to the Editor, Saturday, May 16

Right to Know – A New Campaign From Guido Fawkes

Your responses are flying in for Right to Know. Right to Know is a new campaign to stop Labour’s clampdown on Freedom of Information requests. Labour is considering lowering the co...

Right to Know: Whitehall Becomes Even More Secretive Under Labour

According to new figures for 2025 released by the Cabinet Office, Whitehall departments are becoming more secretive year-on-year. The right to Freedom of Information is under threa...

The Foilies: Recognizing the worst failures of government transparency 

Introducing Right to Know – A New Campaign From Guido Fawkes

Today we’re launching Right to Know. Right to Know is a new campaign to stop Labour’s clampdown on Freedom of Information requests. Labour is considering lowering the cost ceiling...

Your Right to Know: How to jump-start your records requests

Your Right to Know: How to solve high record costs and long delays

FOIA & Federal Contractors: How to Protect Sensitive Information

Federal contractors often face unique challenges when their work intersects with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). While FOIA primarily governs federal agencies, contractors c...

LETTER: The importance of open government

Access to public records is key.

The Ford government has passed a spring budget that includes provisions to let the premier and his…

Ford government passes budget that lets premier and ministers keep office records secretThe Ford government has passed a spring budget that includes provisions to let the premier a...

Ontario’s more restrictive transparency law nixes request for health minister records

TORONTO — Ontario’s new and more restrictive freedom-of-information laws have quashed another request, this time for documents that may have given a glimpse into potential hospital...

Albanese’s department among those blocking 80% of FoI requests, scathing report finds

Report finds culture of ‘resistance and delay’ in the Australian parliament with more than 60% of requests having longer response times than mandated 30-day deadlineFollow our Aust...

Flu briefings given to Ontario health minister hidden in transparency clampdown

Sweeping changes to Ontario's freedom of information laws were brought in as part of the Ford government's budget this year and are now being enacted.

‘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.

Freedom of Information – Exemption 5 protects draft PTAB written decision

The 4th Circuit affirms withholding of draft PTAB written decisions under FOIA exemption 5 as predecisional and deliberative in EDVA. The post Freedom of Information – Exemption 5...

Christa Westerberg: How to make a Wisconsin open records request: Free tools and tips

Wisconsin’s Open Records law, by design, makes it easy to get records, to fulfill its important objective of informing the electorate. Don’t hesitate to exercise your right to use...

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New rules confirm public has a right to see how UK government uses AI

Government departments and other public bodies in the UK must consider requests to release information about AI-produced content, regulators have confirmed. The move follows a succ...

VLSI Tells Fed. Circ. To Allow Whistleblower Report After FOIA

VLSI Technology LLC urged the Federal Circuit Tuesday to unseal at least part of an anonymous whistleblower report that allegedly shows a connection between Intel Corp. and Patent...

Ontario to bypass public hearings on FOI overhaul that will hide premier’s phone logs

Weeks after tabling the budget, the government has decided to speed its central financial plan and two other pieces of legislation past the traditional process.