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What every citizen of BC should know about the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act is that at the end, it has a section that essentially argues that *any* and *all* government information *must* be disclosed if it is in the public interest.

“Division 4 -- Public Interest Paramount”

It has just one Section:

*Information must be disclosed if in the public interest*

25 (1)Whether or not a request for access is made, the head of a public body must, without delay, disclose to the public, to an affected group of people or to an applicant, information

(a)about a risk of significant harm to the environment or to the health or safety of the public or a group of people, or

(b)the disclosure of which is, for any other reason, clearly in the public interest.

(2)Subsection (1) applies despite any other provision of this Act.
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bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/documen

www.bclaws.gov.bc.caFreedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Just sent a truly epic email to the Freedom of Information office at the BC Ministry requesting that they release a bunch of information that they refused/redacted in my 2000 page Island Railway related information disclosure.

It was 1160 words with 11 attachments. 😂

Feeling my citizen-power rn

Though i don't envy the FOI analyst opening that up just before lunch on a Friday in June. 😇

(blog post about the FOI request: (chrisalemany.ca/2025/06/16/2-y)
#BCPoli #BCGov #IslandRail #FOIPPA #FOI

OOOHH!!!! 🚨
Just got an email from the BC Government! My FOI request that I submitted almost exactly two years ago in 2023 has finally completed!

Looks like there is ALOT of redacted/partial disclosures

I'm going to keep a lid on what this is all about other than to say, it's about trains and climate change! lol (which is convenient, given my earlier post this morning)

Time for some light reading!
(edit: Holy.... it's 1600+ pages!!!)

#FOI#BCPoli#CanPoli

A democratic system of government ?

"The Australian government is refusing freedom of information requests at a rate not seen for a decade, data shows, prompting concerns for transparency and accountability."

"Transparency International Australia chief executive officer, Clancy Moore, said the FoI system was an essential tool in ensuring accountability and integrity, but refusal rates suggested “important information about the functioning of government is being kept from everyday Australians”.
>>
theguardian.com/australia-news
#transparency #FOI #accountability #governance #BehindClosedDoors #democracy #CivicEngagement

The Guardian · Surge in refusals for freedom of information undermines trust in Australian government, watchdog warnsBy Christopher Knaus

Several people have suggested writing to our PM in Welsh after he insisted everyone who wants to come to the UK speaks and writes English at a higher level than most people born here. But also that everyone must speak English, ignoring our other native languages.

Welsh is protected in law!

One person replied that the letters would probably get binned.
In which case follow up with a Freedom of Information request.

Brutaliser les autres s'impose avec le monothéisme : "Je pense qu'il y a vraiment une spécificité à la Bible […] qui est, justement, cette idée que la révélation de la vérité passe par la souffrance du faible."

Puis la Renaissance permet de mieux culpabiliser la victime : Avec la modernité, "c'est la personne qui ne fait rien qui est vue comme responsable du surgissement de la promiscuité sexuelle."

Matthieu Poupart : radiofrance.fr/franceculture/p

La morale catholique favorise-t-elle les violences sexuelles ?
France Culture · La morale catholique favorise-t-elle les violences sexuelles ?Alors que l’Église catholique poursuit son travail de réparation face aux violences sexuelles, Bétharram fait rejaillir les critiques sur ses pratiques, mais aussi sur les fondements moraux de son discours. Comment expliquer le décalage entre les textes religieux et les pratiques de l'institution ?
#honte#foi#croyances

I am considering launching a small claim suit in the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal against the Government of BC and demand compensation for time spent waiting for requests and responding to repeated extensions for my Freedom of Information request.

They are clearly flaunting the legislated FOI timelines by asking for extensions ad-nauseum.

There needs to be some consequence here. Complaining to the Ombudsperson is ineffective.