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The BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association held a birthday party
today for its longest-running FOI request, which turns seven this month.

FIPA has been trying since 2004 to get an uncensored copy of the BC government’s
$300 million Workplace Services Agreement with IBM, but the government continues
to fight against its release.

FIPA and Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham have repeatedly called for
government contracts to be posted online but the government has consistently
failed to do so. So FIPA is doing the government’s job (we hope temporarily)
by posting the incomplete version we have beaten out of the government on our
website.

SEE THE BIRTHDAY CAKE FOR THE IBM FOI REQUEST HERE


FULL NEWS RELEASE: Click Here

MEDIA COVERAGE:
Global Television Click Here
Canadian Press/Huffington Post Click Here

REDACTED IBM CONTRACT (WARNING: VERY LARGE FILE) Click Here