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Dean Beeby
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Independent Canadian author and journalist, specialist in freedom-of-information laws, Ottawa-based. deanbeeby.ca | deanbeeby.substack.com. Author of 'Murder in Renfrew County' (2024, Lorimer); 'Mass Murder, Police Mayhem' (2023, Formac).
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God Save the King ... from nosy reporters like me. Obtained under the Access to Blank Pages Act.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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On June 30, 2025, the federal gov't announced the removal of 53 barriers to internal trade within Cda, after a review. Speaking of barriers, here are the results of that review report, obtained under access-to-information. canada.ca/en/intergove...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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ICYMI - Queen Camilla was sworn to cabinet as a Canadian privy councillor on May 26, 2025. This helpful memo to PM Carney, obtained thru access-to-info, explains why. #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #BROKEN
November 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Protected state secret: Canada's gift to the King and Queen. Move along, nothing to see here. #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #broken
November 5, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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A May 26, 2025, briefing note to the president of the Treasury Board - obtained under access-to-info -outlines details of a legislated review of the Access to Information Act. Here are two key pages - see whether you can spot any problem here. #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #broken
September 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Info commissioner tells Commons committee tt federal government's "performance deficiencies" + "persistent culture of secrecy" lead to repeated violations of the Access to Information Act.
oic-ci.gc.ca/en/resources... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #broken
September 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Insights on PM Carney's decision to call a federal election for April 28, courtesy of access-to-info. #cdnfoi #cdnpoli
September 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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The Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) since 2019 has paid the salaries of reporters in Canada's "underserved" communities. An evaluation last year said the LJI was not transparent enough. Under access-to-info I asked Cdn Heritage what they've done to fix tt. #cdnfoi #cdnpoli
July 24, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Finance Cda delivered this response to my access-to-info request 4 months past the legal deadline. Somewhere under that grey wash, it outlines a strategy for the release of Budget 2025, which was never released. #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #broken
July 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Sure, CRA censored my access-to-info request, but at least they chose a lovely shade of Fuschia pink. #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #cra
July 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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New substack from me: RCMP investigative note-taking falls short - audit
deanbeeby.substack.com/p/take-note-... #rcmp #portapique #cdnpoli
July 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Info commissioner's annual report to Parliament, released this week, warns that planned workforce reductions could damage access-to-info rights. This has been happening in the U.S. because of the DOGE cuts. #cdnfoi #cdnpoli
June 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Cda Post is struggling, after a damning consultant's report and another looming strike. To learn more, I filed an access-to-info request, to Finance Canada. Someone censored my mail! #cdnfoi #cdnpoli
May 20, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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Trying to drill down into the Liberal elxn platform today, and big chunks - such as the 'Fiscal and Costing Plan' - come back "Page Not Found." That's no way to run a campaign.
liberal.ca/platform/ #cdnpoli #elxn45
April 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Four months after I asked ...
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April 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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History buffs: I've reposted my 2-parter about a secret trust fund tt big business set up for a Cdn prime minister. "The fabulously wealthy typically want to insinuate themselves into government, believing that business acumen is a sufficient qualification for public affairs."
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April 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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To serve and protect Canadians ... from bad news. #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #broken
April 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Congrats to the five finalists for the Canadian Association of Journalists' award for Freedom of Information Journalism. And thx to Ken & Debbie Rubin for their sponsorship.
caj.ca/canadian-ass... #cdnfoi #cdnpoli
April 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Privy Council Office took more than 6 months to respond to my request under the Access to Information Act. Well worth the wait, don't you think? #cdnfoi #cdnpoli
March 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Unknown number of Canadians executed in China, Globe and Mail reports today. This Dec. 18, 2024 briefing note for Trudeau says there were five death-penalty cases involving Cdns in China at that date.
theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
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March 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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I waited 150 days for this little gem (the other 12 pages look the same). #cdnfoi #cdnpoli
And no effective way to appeal this.
#broken
March 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Where it began: Nov. 6, 2024 briefing note for Prime Minister Trudeau
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March 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Kudos to Privy Council Office for safeguarding this state secret about automatic tax filing, a full description of which CRA has posted on the web. Access-to-info is broken. #cdnfoi #cdnpoli #cra #broken
www.canada.ca/en/revenue-a...
February 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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I waited 300 days for this response today from Privy Council Office, which came with a cover letter: "You will note that certain information has been withheld from disclosure."
Noted.
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February 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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In Mexico's Mayan peninsula for a needed break from the news. Then saw this image of an eagle devouring a human heart, alas.
February 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM