Lecture / Seminar Family-Friendly Wheelchair Accessible
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(902) 679 8604
Access to Information: The Promise and the Reality – Canada in Global Perspective Toby Mendel, Executive Director, Centre for Law and Deomocracy.
Louis Brandeis, later a US Supreme Court judge, wrote over a century ago, in 1913: “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” The right to access information held by public authorities, or access to information (ATI), has been heralded as a key underpinning of democracy and tool to deliver a range of important social values, including combatting corruption. Despite that today, with ATI laws in place in all 14 Canadian jurisdictions, few users are likely to hold quite such a positive outlook on these systems. Still, with over 200,000 requests for information lodged annually with federal agencies, at a cost of $5 apiece, something must be working.
Every week, we invite ALL members and members of our local community to join us for a free, casual ALLways Learning Series (formerly Lunchtime Learning Series). We cover topics both big and small in scope, from local to international, and from arts to sciences. We aim to offer lively talks, from engaging speakers, that anyone in the audience can enjoy. No registration is required.
[email protected]
(902) 679 8604
Access to Information: The Promise and the Reality – Canada in Global Perspective Toby Mendel, Executive Director, Centre for Law and Deomocracy.
Louis Brandeis, later a US Supreme Court judge, wrote over a century ago, in 1913: “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” The right to access information held by public authorities, or access to information (ATI), has been heralded as a key underpinning of democracy and tool to deliver a range of important social values, including combatting corruption. Despite that today, with ATI laws in place in all 14 Canadian jurisdictions, few users are likely to hold quite such a positive outlook on these systems. Still, with over 200,000 requests for information lodged annually with federal agencies, at a cost of $5 apiece, something must be working.
Every week, we invite ALL members and members of our local community to join us for a free, casual ALLways Learning Series (formerly Lunchtime Learning Series). We cover topics both big and small in scope, from local to international, and from arts to sciences. We aim to offer lively talks, from engaging speakers, that anyone in the audience can enjoy. No registration is required.
Pricing & Tickets
Pricing: Free
32 University Avenue
Wolfville, Nova Scotia
[email protected]
902-585-5242
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