Sentences with phrase «access to government information»

So, if you, like me, oppose further restrictions on public access to government information, make your voice heard by filing a comment.

Put together by «a small band of law librarians who believe in improved open access to government information» the petition currently has 330 signatures.

Read on here if you want to help draw attention to stories that support access to government information.

This would be a major step backwards for public access to government information.

[3] The present appeal centers on a limitation of the right of access to government information in Ontario.

The Court declared that the applicant has indeed been denied equal access to government information and services and that the situation «is representative of a system wide failure by many -LSB-...] government departments and agencies to make their websites accessible».

If the Court did not create a significant and «freestanding» new tool for seeking access to government information today, at the very least it recognized a right that could be used to shape existing statutory access regimes.

This proposed the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information, a non-statutory code regulated by the Parliamentary Ombudsman.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is committed to compliance with the E-Government Act to promote the use of the Internet and other information technologies, to provide increased opportunities for citizen access to Government information and services, and for other purposes.

The university then refused the privacy commissioner's request to review that information which, under Alberta access to government information law, must be disclosed to the commissioner despite «any privilege of the law of evidence» being asserted.

All Canadian access to information statutes balance access to government information with the protection of other interests that would be adversely affected by otherwise unbridled disclosure of such information.

Such kerfuffles over access to government information aren't new, and they aren't isolated.

This includes enhanced access to government information, restoring relevance to Question Period, electoral reform, and an end to the «first past the post» voting system, the unmuzzling of government scientists, return of the long form census, an equal number of men and women in Cabinet, and the formation of a Youth Advisory Counsel so that young people can provide advice to the PM on issues that concern them.

The Supreme Court of Canada recognizes that the Charter gives the public a limited right of access to government information.

For example, in cases dealing with criminal procedure, civil rights, First Amendment, due process, privacy and attorneys, decisions would be considered liberal when they come down on the side of a criminal defendant, a civil rights claimant, a person seeking access to government information, or anyone identified as an underdog.

As an avid writer and researcher, Susan's interests center on access to government information, both as a matter of policy and as a matter of human / computer interaction.

DOJ's proposal reflects a dangerous trend among government officials to restrict public access to government information.

Ms Jodhan sought a declaration under section 18.1 of the Federal Courts Act that the standards implemented by the federal government for providing visually impaired Canadians with access to government information and services on the Internet, and the way in which those standards are implemented, denied her equal access to government information and services, and thereby violated her rights under section 15 (1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms... [more]

The Ontario Court of Appeal leaves untouched a lower court judgment that suggests privileges recognized at common law and rooted in the public interest (such as settlement privilege) can trump a statutory right of access to government information.

The Court unanimously held that the Ontario Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act does not violate section 2 (b) of the Charter for its failure to offer a «public interest override» of the law enforcement and solicitor - client privilege exemptions to the public right of access to government information.

This leaves the Court's broadest finding — its finding that section 2 (b) supports a right of access to government information.

Ms Jodhan sought a declaration under section 18.1 of the Federal Courts Act that the standards implemented by the federal government for providing visually impaired Canadians with access to government information and services on the Internet, and the way in which those standards are implemented, denied her equal access to government information and services, and thereby violated her rights under section 15 (1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Disagreement over recent changes to a program designed to provide public access to federal court documents has developed into a feud of sorts between two advocates for free and open access to government information — and implicated in it is a cast of characters that includes the man who created the original version of Facebook, -LSB-...]

An open and democratic society requires public access to government information to enable public debate on the conduct of government institutions.

«Access to government information and proceedings is critical

On June 17th, the Supreme Court of Canada issued a significant judgement on access to government information.