This is your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, November 8th.
It’s a big week in Ottawa—Information and Privacy Commissioners from across Canada have issued a joint resolution calling on governments to protect democracy through stronger access and information management.
We’ll also look at how access-to-information laws continue to shed light on federal decision-making, from foreign aid to digital sovereignty.
Then, in our Local Journalism Initiative round-up, we have access, accountability, and transparency stories across the country, from New Brunswick hospitals and Quebec’s non-profit cybersecurity efforts to Ontario’s autism program and a GM plant controversy in St. Catharines.
And internationally, new stories on privacy breaches, ransomware, and AI oversight—including a global doping scandal, the shutdown of a U.S. tax-filing system, and new moves to confront risks from artificial intelligence.
Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/nm/20251108-access-and-privacy-online/
Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2025-season-episode-45
Protect your rights, Canadian MPs need to:
Stop Bill C-2 https://iclmg.ca/stop-bill-c-2/
Stop Bill C-4 Part 4 https://fipa.bc.ca/bill-c-4-2025/
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