Many governments, in some cases with the acquiescence of information commissions, seemed to take advantage of COVID-19 to limit access to information. According to Toby Mendel, Executive Director at the Centre for Law and Democracy, “The need for accountability through openness, as well as the imperative need to get relevant information to the public, is greater now than ever.” … [Read more...] about Inventory of legal measures that alter or suspend right to information (RTI) obligations due to COVID-19
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Library of Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Measures
Governments across Canada and around the world have been imposing a plethora of measures in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. While those measures are important for public health, many of them have profound implications for privacy, fundamental freedoms, and the ability to gain access to information and hold those same governments to account. University of Ottawa law … [Read more...] about Library of Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Measures
