Canadian FOI Resource Website by Stanley Tromp

FOI news articles by the author

WORLD FOI CHART

Excel spreadsheet file, 3.5 MB, September 2008

User’s Guide to the Chart

Index of world FOI rulings, for legal guidance

Speech on The Public’s Right to Know, 2012

Audio / Text

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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

Reviews of the report

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, Ottawa, 2009

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

to World Standards

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

and Protection of Privacy Act

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 other FOI Resources

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

FOI tips for Canadian student journalists

Journalism Review Index

A note on the Author

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.