Freedom of Information Archives

Ian Mulgrew: FOI a sham when it comes to anti-drunk-driving law

Apr 8 2016

Freedom of Information in this province is becoming a farce when a request for material on anti-impaired driving measures produces little more than “Good morning” salutations. About a year ago the B.C. government introduced changes to the controversial Immediate Roadside Prohibition scheme that allows the superintendent of motor vehicles to rely on its own “technical […]

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Government spin and censorship

Jan 20 2016

We’ve alluded several times on our blog to the fact that we take heat for what we do. We are outspoken, critical of government, and skeptical about much of the Government propaganda related to impaired driving. What we haven’t told you has been the extent to which we have had to defend our positions. This

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Deleted emails and the BC Government

Oct 29 2015

This week BC’s Information and Privacy Commissioner released a scathing report about a widespread problem with BC Government employees deleting emails, rather than responding to Freedom of Information Act requests for which those emails would be considered responsive. It makes no sense for a police officer, who would have active and ongoing investigations covered in

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Perseverance and success

Nov 1 2012

At the end of each month we typically look back to tally our successes and failures and think about what we can do better and how our efforts can be more effective for our clients. One thing that came up in our office discussions yesterday was the very tangible link we see between our perseverance

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Calibration

Jun 7 2012

One day a report will be released on the Port Moody ASD calibration debacle. We assume it will come on a busy news day, or a Friday so it gets little attention from the media. What astounds us is that we figured out the problem in a matter of minutes and then confirmed our findings

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FOI Results Published Online

May 1 2012

When the Spencer decision was rendered, we wanted to see if anything changed to address the concerns raised by the Court. We noticed temporary staffing changes at the OSMV, but no change to the general way IRP hearings, and in particular hearings for refusals were being handled and decided. We made two Freedom of Information

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We Have Some Questions

Mar 30 2012

Compelling government offices to disclose documents is part of our regular course of business. After all, we are criminal lawyers. So Freedom of Information requests are nothing new to us. Back in 2000, when Ujjal Dosanjh was Premier, we obtained information about how many new cars were failing Aircare. It turns out, cars 10 years

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