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Federal, provincial governments reducing public access to information

Critics say reforms show governments embracing secrecy

Dean Beeby
Dean Beeby

13 Apr 2026 • 4 min read

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Governments across Canada have made or are proposing changes to transparency laws that critics say limit the public's right to know. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press)

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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