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ATI workshop 13 Oct.2011Jeff Sallot

Carleton University School of Journalism and Communication

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Secrecy is for losers. Daniel Patrick Moynihan

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Who uses ATI?

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Canada is falling behind

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Principles

Records should be open by right

Exceptions must really be exceptional

Censorship is reviewable by an independent party

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The court says:

The overarching purpose of access to informationlegislation is to facilitate democracy

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Who can file?

Citizens

Legal residents

Canadian businesses

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Routine information

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The clock ticks for 30 days

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Im from the government and Im here to help you.

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Crowns

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Paperwork

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Whats the address?

http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/atip-aiprp/apps/coords/index-eng.asp - list of accesscoordinators

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Fees

Cheaper than a pumpkin latte

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Your privacy right

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Take an all-government approach

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Open sources

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Follow the money

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Learn the lingo

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Corrections

Part III Estimates -- http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2011-2012/index-eng.asp

http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2011-2012/inst/pen/st-ts01-eng.asp --

correction services Part III

http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2011-2012/index-eng.asphttp://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2011-2012/index-eng.asphttp://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2011-2012/inst/pen/st-ts01-eng.asphttp://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2011-2012/inst/pen/st-ts01-eng.asphttp://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2011-2012/inst/pen/st-ts01-eng.asphttp://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2011-2012/inst/pen/st-ts01-eng.asphttp://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2011-2012/inst/pen/st-ts01-eng.asphttp://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2011-2012/inst/pen/st-ts01-eng.asphttp://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2011-2012/inst/pen/st-ts01-eng.asphttp://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2011-2012/inst/pen/st-ts01-eng.asphttp://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2011-2012/inst/pen/st-ts01-eng.asphttp://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2011-2012/inst/pen/st-ts01-eng.asphttp://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2011-2012/inst/pen/st-ts01-eng.asphttp://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2011-2012/index-eng.asphttp://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2011-2012/index-eng.asphttp://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2011-2012/index-eng.asphttp://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2011-2012/index-eng.asphttp://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2011-2012/index-eng.asphttp://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2011-2012/index-eng.asphttp://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2011-2012/index-eng.asp

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Border Services

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/reports-rapports/ae-ve/2009/assia-aeasr-eng.html -- borderservices evaluation report

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/reports-rapports/ae-ve/2009/assia-aeasr-eng.htmlhttp://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/reports-rapports/ae-ve/2009/assia-aeasr-eng.htmlhttp://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/reports-rapports/ae-ve/2009/assia-aeasr-eng.htmlhttp://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/reports-rapports/ae-ve/2009/assia-aeasr-eng.htmlhttp://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/reports-rapports/ae-ve/2009/assia-aeasr-eng.htmlhttp://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/reports-rapports/ae-ve/2009/assia-aeasr-eng.htmlhttp://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/reports-rapports/ae-ve/2009/assia-aeasr-eng.htmlhttp://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/reports-rapports/ae-ve/2009/assia-aeasr-eng.htmlhttp://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/reports-rapports/ae-ve/2009/assia-aeasr-eng.htmlhttp://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/reports-rapports/ae-ve/2009/assia-aeasr-eng.htmlhttp://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/reports-rapports/ae-ve/2009/assia-aeasr-eng.htmlhttp://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/reports-rapports/ae-ve/2009/assia-aeasr-eng.htmlhttp://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/reports-rapports/ae-ve/2009/assia-aeasr-eng.htmlhttp://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/reports-rapports/ae-ve/2009/assia-aeasr-eng.htmlhttp://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/reports-rapports/ae-ve/2009/assia-aeasr-eng.htmlhttp://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/reports-rapports/ae-ve/2009/assia-aeasr-eng.html

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Meetings

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Mandatory exemptions

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Discretionary exemptions

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Injury Test

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Severance

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All governments lie. -I.F. Stone

Writing it down doesnt make it true

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Work your beat

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Proactive disclosures

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Use your contacts

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Plant seeds

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Drill down

http://www.infosource.gc.ca/emp/emp04-eng.asp#chapters - InfoSource list of institutions

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Reading rooms

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Move fast to preserve your scoop

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Triple A requests

Any and all

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Penalties

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Dont be coy