[getsmart-l] Use of National Freedom of Information - Give you any ideas?

[John O'Gorman]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070922.wfoiottawa0922/BNStory/National/

Wrestling (Wresting?) sensitive information from Canadian governments can thrust journalists and other document-seekers into epic battles that rage for years.
Ken Rubin, an Ottawa resident and organic farmer, has been firing off access requests daily for more than 20 years. He regularly sells his findings to news media outlets across the country.

Focusing on health and safety issues, he has exposed meat-inspection reports from Agriculture Canada and embarrassing plane inspections filed to Transport Canada. Mr. Rubin believes his many court battles with Ottawa have been worth the effort.

“They're the ones that have special meaning for me,” he said, adding that the laws should be changed to force the release of all documents that deal with human safety.

There is a certain David versus Goliath aspect every time someone files an access request. For $5, Canadians have the right to obtain some of the most sensitive documents held by some of the most powerful people in the country.
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