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Where’s the transparency? A year of unfulfilled promises on freedom of information

FOI took a backseat in 2025, with lack of action federally and legal violations provincially

Dean Beeby
Dean Beeby

9 Jan 2026 • 4 min read

A large crowd of participants dressed as Waldo of Where's Waldo pose together at an event in Japan.
IJF contributing writer Dean Beeby calls 2025 a 'Where's Waldo?' year for freedom of information in Canada. (Shizuo Kambayashi/AP)

Dean Beeby
Dean Beeby

Dean Beeby is an independent investigative journalist, based in Ottawa. He is a specialist in freedom-of-information laws, has worked at the Canadian Press and at CBC's Parliamentary bureau, and is the author of several books

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