Canadian FOI
Resource Website by Stanley Tromp
LINKS to FIPA and other freedom of information resources
FOI news articles by the
author
Excel spreadsheet file, 3.5 MB,
September 2008
Index of world FOI rulings, for legal guidance
Speech on The Public’s Right to Know, 2012
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FEDERAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION TOPICS
Fallen
Behind: Canada’s Access to
Information
Act in the World Context
September 2008, PDF, 392 pages. 2.35
MB
Executive summary, 4 pages: English / Francais
Governmental Secrecy in Canada, March 2010 – PDF
Author’s
testimony to Commons committee on ATIA reform, 2009 / Report
Speeches on ATIA reform, and Environmental FOI, Right to Know Week,
News stories produced by ATI Act requests
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BRITISH COLUMBIA FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION TOPICS
Speech to Vancouver Police Board,
July 20, 2011
BC
Ferries’ FOI Policy Undermines Transparency
Replying
to Readers, on BC Ferries’ FOI Policy
The Road Forward: Raising British Columbia’s
Freedom
of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
February 2010, PDF, 235 pages
List
of the report’s 67 recommendations for BC FOIPP Act reform
Best British
Columbia FOI news stories – Link 1 , Link
2
Resolution of B.C. FOI – “Crown Copyright” issue
Rulings on B.C. FOI requests filed by the author
My articles on B.C. FOI problems
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ALBERTA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
TOPICS
The Hallmarks of Fairness:
Improving Alberta’s Freedom of
Information
Report, 80 pages, June 2010
With 79 recommendations for reform
Alberta news stories made possible by FOIP
Act requests / Editorial
Author’s
speech to Alberta Legislative committee, Sept. 2, 2010
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Links to U.S. President Barack Obama’s orders
on FOI –
FOI tips for Canadian student journalists
Email to: stanleytromp@gmail.com
The World FOI Chart was 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 Corporation
(Vancouver), and Gerald Fahey,
Barrister and Solicitor (Vancouver). The views expressed on this website are those of
the author and not necessarily those of the sponsors.