Access-to-info complaints rise 30 percent in federal cases
Canada information commissioner Suzanne Legault reports a 30 per cent rise in access-to-information complaints to 2,081 in 2013 14, driven partly by Lac Megantic disaster handling and broader increases in requests. She warns many agencies failed to meet basic obligations and urges timely fixes.
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Rogers reveals 175000 government data requests in 2013
Rogers Communications reports it received nearly 175000 customer information requests from government and police agencies in 2013. About half sought name and address to verify identity, with 74415 requests issued under warrants or court orders.
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Harper Obama oppose G7 talks with Putin in Brussels
Stephen Harper and Barack Obama united in opposing plans by several G7 leaders to meet Vladimir Putin during two days of closed door talks in Brussels. They urged a firm denouncement of Putin's actions in Ukraine while Berlin Paris and London prepared to engage him. The leaders warned that any talks should send a single message from the G7 and that Russia must end provocative actions and support for violence in eastern Ukraine. The summit also saw debate over a forthcoming Normandy D-Day commemoration and a pending France Russia shipbuilding deal worth about 1.6 billion dollars.
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