Ontario to bypass public hearings on FOI overhaul that will hide premier’s phone logs
Weeks after tabling the budget, the government has decided to speed its central financial plan and two other pieces of legislation past the traditional process.
#Canada #Politics #Fordgovernment #FreedomofInformation https://globalnews.ca/news/11806020/ontario-budget-bill-bypass-committee-foi-changes/Ontario to bypass public hearings on FOI overhaul that will hide premier’s phone logs
Weeks after tabling the budget, the government has decided to speed its central financial plan and two other pieces of legislation past the traditional process.
#Canada #Politics #Fordgovernment #FreedomofInformation https://globalnews.ca/news/11806020/ontario-budget-bill-bypass-committee-foi-changes/Ontario to bypass public hearings on FOI overhaul that will hide premier’s phone logs
Weeks after tabling the budget, the government has decided to speed its central financial plan and two other pieces of legislation past the traditional process.
#Canada #Politics #Fordgovernment #FreedomofInformation https://globalnews.ca/news/11806020/ontario-budget-bill-bypass-committee-foi-changes/Ontario plans massive jail expansion, internal government documents show
Ontario plans to add nearly 6,000 jail beds by 2050, documents obtained by University of Ottawa researchers through freedom-of-information laws show.
#Politics #Fordgovernment #OntarioCorrections #OntarioJails https://globalnews.ca/news/11800638/ontario-jail-expansion-plans/> Congress Wants To Put The Law Behind A Paywall. Again.
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/06/congress-wants-to-put-the-law-behind-a-paywall-again/
A bunch of senator #assholes is trying this stunt again that has been turned out by courts, including SCOTUS. Of course, one of those assholes is Texas' own Sen. Cornyn.
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Congress Wants To Put The Law Behind A Paywall. Again.
Every relevant court that has looked at this question — including the Supreme Court — has agreed: no one can own the law. When private standards get incorporated into binding legal requirements, th…
TechdirtB.C. government’s U.S. coffee truck promotion cost taxpayers $165 a cup
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation submitted a Freedom of Information request to find out how much the two-day initiative in June 2025 in Seattle cost B.C. taxpayers.
#Economy #Politics #BCgovernment #BCGovernmentSpending https://globalnews.ca/news/11768488/bc-us-coffee-truck-promotion-cost-taxpayers/B.C. government’s U.S. coffee truck promotion cost taxpayers $165 a cup
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation submitted a Freedom of Information request to find out how much the two-day initiative in June 2025 in Seattle cost B.C. taxpayers.
#Economy #Politics #BCgovernment #BCGovernmentSpending https://globalnews.ca/news/11768488/bc-us-coffee-truck-promotion-cost-taxpayers/B.C. government’s U.S. coffee truck promotion cost taxpayers $165 a cup
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation submitted a Freedom of Information request to find out how much the two-day initiative in June 2025 in Seattle cost B.C. taxpayers.
#Economy #Politics #BCgovernment #BCGovernmentSpending https://globalnews.ca/news/11768488/bc-us-coffee-truck-promotion-cost-taxpayers/