Episode 173: Tom Cardoso on Access to Information and the Globe and Mail’s Secret Canada Initiative

July 10, 2023 00:45:37
Episode 173: Tom Cardoso on Access to Information and the Globe and Mail’s Secret Canada Initiative
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Episode 173: Tom Cardoso on Access to Information and the Globe and Mail’s Secret Canada Initiative

Jul 10 2023 | 00:45:37

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Show Notes

Canada’s Access to Information system is now widely viewed as a failure, marked by extensive delays and processes that can be difficult to navigate. While the reforms continue to lag within government, the Globe and Mail has undertaken a remarkable project that does the work governments should be doing. Secret Canada is part giant ATIP database, part investigative series in the Globe in Mail on freedom to information. Led by Tom Cardoso and Robin Doolittle, the project is an exceptional resource that opens the door to better government transparency and greater accessibility of the ATIP system. Cardoso joins the Law Bytes podcast to talk about the challenges with Canada’s access to information system and the Secret Canada project.

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