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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Carney government’s vanishing act: proposed reforms to access-to-information law would keep emails hidden. worldpressfreedomcanada.ca/the-carney-g... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Globe editorial: The wrong way to treat the right to know. "... the change in [FOI] legislation has thrown a blanket of secrecy over the inner workings of the Ford government." theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit... #cdnfoi #ontfoi #ontpoli

theglobeandmail.com

Globe editorial: The wrong way to treat the right to know

The Ford government is increasingly allergic to transparency

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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

New substack from me: Bravery medals coming soon for RCMP officers involved in Portapique, N.S., mass murder in 2020 deanbeeby.substack.com/p/bravery-me... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #rcmp #portapique

deanbeeby.substack.com

Bravery medals coming soon for RCMP officers in N.S. mass murder

Awards follow scathing report from Mass Casualty Commission on Mountie failings

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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

New substack from me: Official residence at 24 Sussex needs rehab, not a grand redesign deanbeeby.substack.com/p/24-sussex-... #cdnpoli

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24 Sussex needs rehab, not a grand redesign

Danger of transforming official residence into “designer fortress”

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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Longtime FOI advocate Stanley Tromp today released a rich database of 700 Nova Scotia news articles that are based on FOI releases in the province over the years. canadafoi.ca/nova-scotia-... #cdnfoi #nsfoi #nspoli

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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Readers of my substack knew about this RCMP policy change two months ago & could even download the access-to-info document. Subscribe! deanbeeby.substack.com/p/numbers-to... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #rcmp theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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Numbers to replace names on RCMP badges

New name-tag policy intended as a defence against doxxing

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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Almost $50K in hospitality costs to install new Governor General on June 8 in Ottawa - including a snack run to Costco. #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Court orders Ottawa to release details about resettlement of Nazi war criminals in Canada. The Rodal Report has been withheld despite many access-to-info requests. theglobeandmail.com/politics/art... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

theglobeandmail.com

Court orders Ottawa to release details about resettlement of Nazi war criminals in Canada

B’nai Brith challenged redactions in 40-year-old report concerning U.S. efforts to help Nazi collaborators gain entrance

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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Five American FOI users offer their tips for generating ideas, phrasing requests, launching appeals. Although geared to U.S., principles apply to Canadian context as well. rcfp.org/how-to-file-fo… #cdnfoi

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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

State secret: Carney's personal gift to the GG, details redacted in full under access-to-info as a cabinet confidence. #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Ottawa commissions project to track 'news deserts' in Canada. Story based on access-to-info memo. By CP's Anja Karadeglija. nationalnewswatch.com/2026/08/08/o... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

nationalnewswatch.com

Ottawa commissions project to track 'news deserts' in Canada

National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Internal DFO memo warns Trump-backed bill threatens right whale survival. By CP's Sarah Smellie. "The memo was sent to senior officials in ... May and released to The Canadian Press through an access to information request." nationalnewswatch.com/2026/08/06/i... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

nationalnewswatch.com

Internal DFO memo warns Trump-backed bill threatens right whale…

National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A new substack from me: A modest proposal for 24 Sussex Drive. deanbeeby.substack.com/p/a-modest-p... #cdnpoli

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A modest proposal for 24 Sussex Drive

Fixing the problem no one is talking about

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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Some Canadians tell Carney that Ottawa's spelling protocol should lean British. Story based on records obtained under access-to-information. By @jimbronskill.bsky.social l nationalnewswatch.com/2026/08/03/s... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

nationalnewswatch.com

Some Canadians tell Carney Ottawa's spelling protocol should lean…

National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Billionaire has the ear of the prime minister. Some of the discussion points censored. #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

CBC won't disclose Eurovision costs as internal memo says Ottawa can't order it to take part. Memo obtained under access-to-info. By Anja Karadeglija nationalnewswatch.com/2026/07/28/c... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

nationalnewswatch.com

CBC won't disclose Eurovision costs as memo says Ottawa can't order…

National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Ken Whyte substack relies on briefing note obtained under Access to Information Act. open.substack.com/pub/shush/p/a-… #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Non-response to access-to-info request, because "expected to be injurious to the conduct of international affairs, the defence of Canada or any state allied or associated with Canada or the detection, prevention or suppression of subversive or hostile activities" (Section 15.1) #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

In March, the federal cabinet permitted emergency use of toxic strychnine to kill gophers in Alta/Sask, despite environmental harms. Here's what an access-to-info request for Carney's briefing on the issue produced, including a "Background" section. #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #broken

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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

‘I am frustrated’: Emails show Blanche’s role in Trump’s retribution campaign. Trove of emails were obtained by a gov't watchdog through a request under the US Freedom of Information Act. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/u... #foia

nytimes.com

‘I Am Frustrated’: Emails Show Blanche’s Role in Trump’s Retribution Campaign

The cooperation of Todd Blanche will be a flashpoint in his confirmation hearing to be attorney general on Wednesday.

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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

New Canadaland podcast on Canada's failing access to information regime: Noor Azrieh interviews Ken Rubin, Matt Malone and yours truly. canadaland.com/podcast/190-... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

canadaland.com

#190 Mark Carney's System of Secrecy

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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Canadians' privacy rights won't mean much if access rights count for nothing. Another trenchant analysis by legal scholar and transparency advocate Matt Malone. cigionline.org/articles/can... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

cigionline.org

Canadians' Privacy Rights Won't Mean Much if Access Rights Count for Nothing

The review would route 75,000 annual requests for personal information through an access system already drowning in complaints and delays.

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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Trucking companies deemed unsafe permitted to employ temporary foreign workers. Analysis based in part on data obtained through freedom-of-information requests. By Sara Mojtehedzadeh & Mahima Singh theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

theglobeandmail.com

Trucking companies deemed unsafe permitted to employ temporary foreign workers

A company linked to a recent fatal collision in Manitoba is among those that got the rubber stamp to hire migrants, a Globe analysis has found

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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Cda's data-centre capacity could soar to 20 GW in planned projects: access-to-info document. By CP's Anja Karadeglija nationalnewswatch.com/2026/07/08/d... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli

nationalnewswatch.com

Data centre capacity could soar to 20 GW in planned projects:…

National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

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Dean Beeby @deanbeeby.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Missing context re: current effort to film Shackleton's ship Quest, sunk off Nfld: the crew in 1922 despised the vessel, which never reached the Antarctic mainland & did almost no exploring. Shackleton died before the venture got underway. deanbeeby.substack.com/p/shackleton...

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Shackleton's last ship was a dud for polar exploration

The 1921-22 crew of Quest, located in the Labrador Sea this week, reviled the vessel

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