Dean Beeby

The Atlantic’s David Frum featured as keynote speaker for 2026 World Press Freedom Canada luncheon - World Press Freedom Canada The theme of the Press Freedom Day Awards Luncheon is Courage of Conviction World Press Freedom Canada (WPFC) is pleased to announce David Frum will be the keynote speaker at this year’s annual World ...

The Atlantic’s David Frum featured as keynote speaker for 2026 World Press Freedom Canada luncheon, April 29, National Arts Centre, Ottawa. worldpressfreedomcanada.ca/the-atlantic... #cdnmedia #wpfc

Vaughn Palmer: NDP set to weaken B.C.'s FOI law and keep public in the dark Vaughn Palmer: New bill would give public servants more power to refuse to supply requested information

NDP set to weaken B.C.'s FOI law and keep public in the dark. By Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun vancouversun.com/opinion/colu... #cdnfoi #bcfoi #bcpoli

Improving digital service delivery with FOIPPA amendments Quicker, streamlined processes improve the FOI applicant experience

B.C. gov't touts amendments to province's FOI regime. news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202... #cdnfoi #bcfoi #bcpoli

Crown corp. alerted minister's office about U.S. artillery ammunition sale connected to Israel | CBC News A Crown corporation alerted Canada's international trade minister about the sale of artillery ammunition to the U.S., some of which was destined for Israel, CBC News has learned.

Crown corp. alerted minister's office about U.S. artillery ammunition sale connected to Israel. Internal 2025 letter obtained under access-to-info. By @CBCRaffy
cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

RCMP’s much-needed reserve program grappling with numerous challenges: report Challenges with recruitment, training, resources and overall management are hindering the RCMP’s reserve program, even as reservists are being called on more than ever, says an internal evaluation rep...

Challenges with recruitment, training, resources and overall management are hindering the RCMP’s reserve program, even as reservists are being called on more than ever, says an internal evaluation report. Our story: tinyurl.com/4pd9sjmd #rcmp
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Another Cdn complicit in the Epstein files?

Listen to "Access to Information in Canada is marred by Delays, Redactions, and Rising Costs" by Story Studio Network via #spreaker www.spreaker.com/episode/acce... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

Surviving mass murder and more Lisa Banfield's memoir about the 2020 Portapique killings is about lifelong suffering

New from me, on substack: Lifelong suffering of the survivor of Nova Scotia's mass murder.
deanbeeby.substack.com/p/surviving-...
#rcmp #portapique

More than 600 RCMP officers faced gender-based violence disciplinary charges since 2014, CBC analysis finds | CBC News A CBC investigation of RCMP disciplinary records reveals hundreds of cases of alleged gender-based violence by members. Through a series of access requests, CBC received more than 10 years of discipli...

>600 RCMP faced gender-based violence discipline charges since 2014: CBC analysis.
"The dataset, obtained through access to information requests, details nearly 9,000 disciplinary charges involving members ..." By JulieIreton et al
cbc.ca/news/investi... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #rcmp

Substack Bets On Canada as Next Expansion Market (Exclusive) “We’re moving quickly,” Farrah Storr, head of international at Substack, tells THR after hiring Mark Swierszcz as its new Canadian head of partnerships, with more country hires in the works worldwide.

Substack bets on Canada as next expansion market hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus... #cdnmedia #cdnpoli

Ottawa set to reduce warrantless powers for law enforcement in refined border-security bill Public Safety Minister working on tightening proposed provisions to get support for bill

Ottawa to reduce warrantless powers for law enforcement in border-security bill.
"Records obtained thru access to info ... show that CSIS worked with the federal Public Safety Department on drafting sections of Bill C-2 ..." By Marie Woolf
theglobeandmail.com/politics/art... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

Opinion: We need a national Sunshine list, publicizing salaries of individual federal workers Viewing federal salaries as personal information effectively uses privacy to shield details of taxpayer-funded spending

Opinion: We need a national Sunshine list, publicizing salaries of individual federal workers. By Matt Malone
theglobeandmail.com/business/com... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

Death of premature Alberta baby with measles was not made public for months, documents show Alberta has the highest rate of cases per capita of any province or territory, and has been under scrutiny for its response

Death of premature Alberta baby with measles was not made public for months, freedom-of-info documents show. By
Alanna Smith
theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... #cdnfoi #altafoi #altapoli

Horns locked over dismal state of access to info Privy Council Office and info commissioner increasingly at odds

New substack from me: Clashes between Cda's info commissioner and the Liberal gov't
deanbeeby.substack.com/p/horns-lock... #cdnfpoi #cdnpoli

Waited eight months for this helpful response to my access-to-info request. #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

Report warns federal gun buyback gives ammunition to extremists Public service journalism

Report, obtained under access-to-info, warns federal gun buyback gives ammunition to extremists. By Matt Malone and Zak Vescera
theijf.org/article/gun-... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

RCMP quietly gave awards to officers in N.S. mass murders Mounties came under fire from inquiry for multiple failures during 2020 rampage

New from me on substack: RCMP quietly gave awards to officers in N.S. mass murders. Mounties came under fire from inquiry for multiple failures during 2020 rampage.
deanbeeby.substack.com/p/rcmp-quiet... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #rcmp

Openness advocates unimpressed by early proposals for Access to Information reforms Advocates of more federal transparency are concerned a federal review of the Access to Information regime will not fix long-standing problems, and that it could even make things worse.

Openness advocates unimpressed by early proposals for Access to Information reforms. By @jimbronskill.bsky.social www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/27/n... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

Who decides what journalists can see? - World Press Freedom Canada When police arrested photojournalist Amber Bracken while she was documenting a protest in northern British Columbia, they didn’t just detain a reporter — they set the stage for a major test of press f...

New issue of Dispatches from World Press Freedom Canada.
worldpressfreedomcanada.ca/who-decides-... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #cdnmedia

List of suspected Nazi war criminals welcomed in Canada should stay secret, information watchdog rules Commissioner accepts argument that releasing names could damage relations with a foreign power

List of suspected Nazi war criminals welcomed in Canada should stay secret, information watchdog rules
By Marie Woolf
theglobeandmail.com/politics/art... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

Former passenger-vehicle ferry fined for 2024 fuel spill in Charlottetown Harbour, documents show | CBC News It's been two years since the former ferry docked in Charlottetown Harbour while en route to India to be scrapped. During refuelling, diesel spilled into the harbour — and access to information docume...

Ship owner fined for 2024 fuel spill in Charlottetown Harbour, documents show. Access-to-info request shows 1,500 litres of fuel 'potentially released.' By CBC's Stacey Janzer
cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

screen shot of trumpcensorship.com dashboard including timeline, map, and bar charts in red, white, and blue

‼️ Today @americansunlight.org launches TrumpCensorship.com, a public dataset visualizing 200+ censorship actions by the Trump Admin against journalists, researchers & citizens since his 2nd term began.

From our weekly "Last Week in Censorship" monitoring → one interactive archive you can't ignore.

Washington Post demands government return materials seized from reporter The Post demanded in a court filing Wednesday that federal law enforcement officials return electronic devices the government seized from a staff reporter’s home.

Washington Post demands government return materials seized from reporter wapo.st/4jUxQEe #Media

Cyberspy agency breached law by directing actions at Canadian:… National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

Cyberspy agency breached law by directing actions at Cdn. "The watchdog's full review - with several redactions - was released to The Canadian Press ... in response to an Access to Info request." By Jim Bronskill
nationalnewswatch.com/2026/01/21/c... #nationlnewswatch #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #cse

Here's (some) of what the City of Ottawa paid for an investigation into a councillor’s use of emoji and memes. Based on a freedom-of-info request. By Ben Andrews.
msn.com/en-ca/news/c... #cdnfoi #ontfoi #ontpoli

How do I look up court cases in my province or territory? For our Secret Canada project, we’ve assembled a guide on what kinds of judicial documents you can access, and how the process works

How do I look up court cases in my province or territory? A useful how-to compendium from the Globe and Mail.
theglobeandmail.com/business/art... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #media

Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy | Centre for Free Expression The Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy is awarded annually to call public attention to governments, government departments and agencies that distinguish themselves...

Nominations now being accepted until Feb. 15 for the annual Code of Silence Awards, a joint effort by the CAJ and CFE - deets and form here:
cfe.torontomu.ca/awards/code-... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

Journalists confront new reality in reporting after FBI raid Many saw the FBI search of a Washington Post reporter’s home as a jarring new step aimed at limiting their ability to gather information.

U.S. journalists confront new reality in reporting after FBI raid, including reduced use of facial recognition. Cdn journos take note. wapo.st/45bxva4 #cdnmedia

Court documents shed light on relationship of mother, stepfather of missing N.S. children | CBC News Jack and Lilly Sullivan disappeared from their home in rural Nova Scotia more than eight months ago.

This is an egregious case of CBC burying the lead, re intimate partner violence: cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Globe and Mail got it right:
theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... #cdnmedia #vaw

Ontario school board cites safety exemption in withholding records on a $34K art collection | CBC News A London, Ont., school board is using one of Ontario's most powerful secrecy provisions to avoid disclosing records about a modest art collection.

Ontario school board invokes secrecy provision to withhold freedom-of-info records on $34K fine art collection. By CBC's
Colin Butler
cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnfoi #ontfoi #ontpoli