Category Library and Archives Canada

Metadata as Method: Adversarial OSINT and the Canadian Transparency Regime

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Metadata as Method: Adversarial OSINT and the Canadian Transparency Regime Introduction: The Unseen Feedback Loop In Canada’s freedom-of-information arena, an unexpected feedback loop has emerged. Citizens file Access to Information (ATIP) requests seeking government records, but evidence shows that federal…

Weaponized Clarification: How LAC Obstructed a Privacy Act Request Through Contradiction, Misquoting Law, and Strategic Delay

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Weaponized Clarification: How LAC Obstructed a Privacy Act Request Through Contradiction, Misquoting Law, and Strategic Delay I. Introduction: A Clerical Farce with National Implications There is a specific kind of Canadian scandal—quiet, paper-based, deniable. It does not involve suitcases of…