FOI

BOTTERELL – NDP has dismantled Freedom of Information piece by piece

March 6, 2026 // 2 Comments

By ROB BOTTERELL MLA, Saanich North and the Islands BRITISH COLUMBIA’s Freedom of Information system was once considered one of the strongest in the world. It was built [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – We shouldn’t have to pay for politicians to give us FOI records

April 8, 2023 // 4 Comments

IT’S NOT EASY getting information out of City Hall. Nor is it fast, or cheap. That is, if you’re applying for access to records under the Freedom of Information and [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – FOI debate becomes an indictment of 2021 wildfire response

November 27, 2021 // 1 Comment

THE CONTROL FREAKS in the Horgan government unceremoniously shut down the second session of the 42nd Parliament on Thursday but not before Interior Liberal MLAs put up a good [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Horgan’s plan to charge for FOI requests should be scrapped

October 26, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. GETTING INFORMATION out of the provincial government will become more expensive if John Horgan and his New Democrats get their way. And [Continue]