Welcome to the FIPA Library

We have been gathering information for the last ten years and have made much of it available on-line for your convenience.

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 A_colossal_waste_of_court_time-V_Palmer-Dec_3_09.doc                                         
 BC's_directives_to_scientists_under_fire-Dec_6_07.doc                                        
 BC_Government_anything_but_open-Feb_14_07.doc                                                
 BC_toughens_privacy_law_Oct_7_2004.doc                                                       
 Big_brother_comes_to_Canada_July_16_04.doc                                                   
 CRTC_TO_HEAR_ARGUMENTS_OVER_BANNING_JUNK_VOICE_MAIL_Sept_24 04.doc                           
 Campbell_FOI_U-turn-Mar_15_06.doc                                                            
 Can_Access_to_Information_be_fixed-Jan_14_2011.doc                                           
 Commissioner_faults_govt_FOI_performance.pdf                                                 
 Devastating_consequences_of_bravery_Nov_2005.doc                                             
 E-health_at_mercy_of_privacy_diagnosis_(AU_June_04).doc                                      
 Ecologist_in_turtle_row_settles_with_ministry-Nov_8_05.doc                                   
 Editorial_The_Province_May_2005.doc                                                          
 Enviro_groups_FOI_complaint-Jan_2008.doc                                                     
 FBI_wants_Canada_to_make_Internet_&_phone_tapping_easier_April_27_04.doc                     
 FIPA_in_the_News_Jan-Mar_2011.pdf                                                            
 FIPA_in_the_news_April-Aug_2011.pdf                                                          
 FIPA_in_the_news_Aug-Sept_2011.pdf                                                           
 FIPA_in_the_news_Oct-Dec_2011.pdf                                                            
 FOI_group_gives_BC_an_'F'_May_2005.doc                                                       
 FOI_legislation_has_failed-Oct_6_07.doc                                                      
 FOI_under_attack_Oct-27-05.doc                                                               
 Feds_look_to_curb_Information_Commissioner's_investigative_powers--July_10_04.doc            
 Giant_database_a_risk_to_privacy-Feb_21_10.doc                                               
 Government_2.0_is_Big_Brother-approved_-_Apr_14_2011.pdf                                     
 Government_Misusing_Crown_Copyright-May_12_08.doc                                            
 Information_Commissioner_laments_distrust_of_access_law_June_2005.doc                        
 Information_please--S.Tromp_Oct_4_04.doc                                                     
 Letter_from_Carlson_to_Speaker-Jan_22_2010.PDF                                               
 Letter_from_Carlson_to_Speaker-Jan_22_2010.doc                                               
 Liberals_find_public_too_nosy_Dec-2-05.doc                                                   
 Liberals_shuffle_bureaucracy_to_meet_FOI_criticism-Jan_16_09.doc                             
 Mounties_drop_probe_into_federal_Tory_aide_cited_for_censoring_documents_August_15,_2011.pdf 
 National_FOI_audit_2005.doc                                                                  
 New_technology_may_chip_away_at_privacy_Apr_6_04.doc                                         
 Outsider_looking_in_on_govt_Dec-7-05.doc                                                     
 Outsourcing_spree_amps_up_privacy_concerns_in_BC_Dec_21_04.doc                               
 Privacy_Commissioner_to_audit_flow_of_Canadians'_personal_info_to_US.doc                     
 Privacy_Highlights_2005-Oct-06.htm                                                           
 Privacy_Highlights_2005-Sept-08.htm                                                          
 Privacy_Highlights_2005-Sept-15.htm                                                          
 Privacy_Highlights_2005-Sept-22.htm                                                          
 Privacy_Highlights_2005-Sept-30.htm                                                          
 Privacy_News/                                                                                
 Privacy_advocates_blast_govt_over_loophole_in_FOI_law--Oct_25_11.pdf                         
 Privacy_commissioner_delays_report-Sept_23_04.doc                                            
 Privacy_mess_a_symptom_of_Liberals'_woes-Nov_30_09.doc                                       
 Private_no_more_Dec_16_04.doc                                                                
 Protect_life_over_personal_privacy-Oct_31_08.doc                                             
 Public's_right_to_know_eviscerated-April_10_2010.pdf                                         
 Pushing_the_limits_of_state_surveillance--Aug_15_11.pdf                                      
 Review_of_state_secrets_law_'up_in_air'_Jan_2005.doc                                         
 Scathing_report_details_botched_e-health_plans-Feb_18_10.doc                                 
 Sebastien_Togneri_Fights_Back--Sept_21_11.pdf                                                
 Secret_police_Feb_4_04.doc                                                                   
 Star_wins_landmark_FOI_case-Jan_14_09.doc                                                    
 Supreme_Court_ponders_access_to_information-Dec_9_08.doc                                     
 The_public's_right_to_'no'_May_2004.doc                                                      
 Times-Colonist_Oct-Nov_07.doc                                                                
 US_firm's_sale_of_Canadians'_personal_information_sparks_complaint_Nov_7_04.doc              
 Vancouver_man_wins_TELUS_battle_Nov_20_04.doc                                                
 Vaughn_Palmer_FOI_story-Apr_29_06.doc                                                        
 Vaughn_Palmer_FOI_story-Feb-8_07.doc                                                         
 Veterans_Affairs_critic’s_medical_information_given_to_minister-Sept_21_2010.doc             
 Waive_FOI_law_for_us,_say_police.doc                                                         
 Whistleblower_protection_more_image_than_substance_Oct_21_04.doc