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  • Changes to FOI law a chance for the BC legislature to improve trust in government

    Every six years the BC legislature reviews the provisions of the province’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and makes recommendations for changes. …

  • Will proposed new Senators be an aristocracy of the distinguished?

    Ruth Ellen Brosseau is a Member of Parliament against the odds. A single mother and the assistant manager of a pub, she was elected in…

  • Relief, cautious optimism and disappointments – lessons from the 2015 federal election

    By Seth Klein and Shannon Daub It’s only been a few days since Canadians turfed the Harper Conservatives from office. But it feels like a…

  • Why my dad and I will vote for health

    As a family physician, the most important way I can help (and not harm) my patients, is to vote for healthcare in this election.

  • The “new vision” is not so new: Let’s act on it

    David Suzuki recently asserted that we have failed “to imagine a better way” than our current economic paradigm. I agree: We have to start identifying…

  • Who’s not coming to school this September?

    Today is the first day of school and newspapers, Twitter feeds and Facebook pages are filled with photos of backpack-carrying children and well wishes from their community…

  • The diminishing of access to government information – and some things to do about it

    Freedom of Information legislation (FOI), or Access to Information (ATI) as it is known at the federal level in Canada, was a pretty important addition…

  • Beyond speed: Who is talking about access to e-government this election?

    The problem of equitable access to high speed Internet in Canada entered the election campaign on Wednesday, August 26, when Stephen Harper promised that a…

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