Canada Federal review of Access to Information law to take another year amid impatience
Canada paid nearly $200M to visa company previously based in a tax haven and linked to China
Canada has awarded at least $183 million to VFS Global, a company previously based in Mauritius and backed by a large Chinese state-owned investment fund.He said he was alarmed at handing over his most sensitive information to VFS Global, a massive visa outsourcing corporation. Until 2019, the company operated out of Mauritius, a known tax haven, and is also backed by a Chinese state-controlled investment fund.
Canada has awarded at least $183 million to VFS Global, a company previously based in Mauritius and backed by a large Chinese state-owned investment fund.He said he was alarmed at handing over his most sensitive information to VFS Global, a massive visa outsourcing corporation. Until 2019, the company operated out of Mauritius, a known tax haven, and is also backed by a Chinese state-controlled investment fund. law enforcement records or information . information concerning bank supervision. geological and geophysical information . The FOIA applies only to federal agencies and does not create a right of access to records held by Congress, the courts, or by state or local government agencies.
An Act to extend the present laws of Canada that provide access to information under the control of the Government of Canada and to provide for the 2 (1) The purpose of this Act is to enhance the accountability and transparency of federal institutions in order to promote an open and democratic
OTTAWA — It will likely be another year before a federal review of the government's key transparency law is complete.
© Provided by The Canadian Press Newly released terms of reference for the government study of the Access to Information Act say a report will be submitted to the Treasury Board president by Jan. 31 of next year.
The review, announced last June, has prompted skepticism from open-government advocates who point to a pile of reports done over the years on reforming the access law.
The law, introduced in 1983, allows people who pay $5 to ask for a range of federal documents, but it has been widely criticized as antiquated and poorly administered.
Ken Rubin, a longtime user of the access law, says putting the government in charge of reviewing its own secrecy and delay problems was never a good idea.
He says the Liberals should either present a new transparency bill before the next general election or let Parliament and the public figure out how to improve access to federal records.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 21, 2021.
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Secretive CSIS technology that could reveal 'lifestyle choices' needs a warrant, says court .
Canada's spy agency needs a warrant when using a secretive type of technology that could help them "learn about an individual's private activities and personal choices" as part of its foreign intelligence gathering mandate, according to a recent Federal Court decision. Details of what exactly that technology is and how it's used were redacted in the June 2020 court ruling, which was posted online today. The Federal Court's findings would only say it concerns technology that allows the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) to collect certain information from mobile devices.
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