Canadian FOI Resource Website

 

 

Fallen Behind: Canada’s Access to

Information Act in the World Context

 

Report by Stanley Tromp, September 2008

PDF, 392 pages. 2.35 MB

 

Executive summary, 4 pages:  English  /  Francais

 

La loi sur l'accès à l'information n'est pas au niveau international

 

Reviews of the report

 

 

WORLD FOI CHART

 

 

Excel spreadsheet file, 3.5 MB

By Stanley Tromp, September 2008

 

User’s Guide to the Chart

 

Index of world FOI rulings, for legal guidance

 

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Links to other FOI Resources

 

Governmental Secrecy in Canada: A Postscript - PDF / MS Word

 

Tromp testimony to House committee, on ATIA reform, 2009  /  Report

 

Best British Columbia FOI news stories – 2008  and  2009

 

Links to U.S. President Barack Obama’s orders on FOI - January 21, 2009

 

Resolution of FOI – “Crown Copyright” issue

 

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Several FOI news stories by Stanley Tromp

 

Rulings on B.C. FOI requests filed by Stanley Tromp

 

My articles on B.C. FOI problems

 

FOI tips for Canadian student journalists

 

A note on the Author

 

Email to: stanleytromp@gmail.com

 

 

The Report and Chart were made possible by the generous support of the B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy

Association (FIPA, Vancouver), The Canadian Newspaper Association (CNA), The Canadian

Association of Journalists (CAJ), The Canadian Community Newspaper Association (CCNA), David F.

Sutherland Law Corp. (Vancouver), and Gerald Fahey, Barrister and Solicitor (Vancouver).

The views expressed in these projects and on this website are those of the author and

do not necessarily reflect those of the sponsors.

 

 

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