RESOURCES 

Read the COG April 8 news release and media coverage on Bills 16 & 18

Read the Fall 2007 Campaign Update

Read Colin Gabelmann's speech at the 2007 BC Information Summit
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COG Response to Bill 25
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Detailed Analysis of Bill 25
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Analysis of all Amendments to FOIPP Act since 2001
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Top Ten FOI News Stories of 2006
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ACCESS DENIED: Analysis of BC Government’s response to FOI requests, 2000 – 2005
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How Does BC Rank on Openness and Accountability? by Keith Reynolds
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Gordon Campbell's letter supporting the first Campaign for Open Government
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Summary of Recommendations from the 2004 Special Committee to Review the FOIPPA
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The online newspaper, The Tyee, has numerous articles on Freedom of Information in BC. The Tyee has allowed the Campaign for Open Government to host these articles as a resource for visitors to our website who would like to learn more about FOI in BC. Thanks Tyee!

Shhhh! It's 'Right to Know Week'
BC Libs so quiet about their own proclamation, you'd hardly know.
By: Russ Francis
Date: September 28, 2006

The Freedom of Info Maze
Public has right to government records, but just try to get them.
By: Russ Francis
Date: July 5, 2006

Government Secrecy Bills Pulled
Bills 23 and 30 deferred indefinitely.
By: Stanley Tromp
Date: May 11, 2006

What Libs Don't Want Us To Know
Bill 23 would limit truth-finding public inquiries.
By: Stanley Tromp
Date: May 10, 2006

Foiling Freedom of Information
Gordon Campbell promised the FOI process would be easier, cheaper and solidly funded. The opposite has happened.
By: Russ Francis
Date: April 28, 2005 

'Open, Transparent, and Accountable'
That’s the government B.C. Liberals promised. By most measures, they haven’t delivered.
By: Russ Francis
Date: April 27, 2005  

Public Spending Behind Closed Doors
Private contracts involving public money are insulating government business from needed public scrutiny.
By: Scott Deveau
Date: February 11, 2005

How BC's Government Tracks, Stalls Muckrakers
A deeper look at how Liberals track FOI-filing reporters reveals the methods, the spins, and how the reporter herself ended up on the list.
By: Ann Rees
Date: April 3, 2004

 


 

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The Friends of FOI are growing! Here are just some of the BC opinion leaders who recently became Friends of FOI:

- Libby Davies Member of Parliament, Vancouver East
- David Flaherty First Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia
- Peter Ladner Vancouver City Councillor
- Troy Lanigan Canadian Taxpayers Federation
- Stephen Owen Member of Parliament, Vancouver Quadra
- Shane Simpson Member of the Legislative Assembley, Vancouver Hastings

To read the Declaration by the Friends of FOI, learn who all the Friends are, and how to become a Friend click here.