Report 8 - Access to Information Review Task Force

HOW JOURNALISTS USE THE FEDERAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT

The News Stories Analyzed

1. The Toronto Star
September 18, 1985, p. A1
W. German spy defects as scandal hits Kohl's office

2. The Toronto Star
June 5, 1985, p. A17
Freedom of information bill included in 'sunshine reforms'

3. The Toronto Star
July 10, 1985, p. A20
'Compulsory treatment is the answer for some'

4. The Toronto Star
July 20, 1985, p. D3
Petrofina price was too high new study says

5. The Toronto Star
July 20, 1985, p. A6
Papers show Crosbie broke cabinet guidelines on conflict, Kaplan says

6. The Toronto Star
July 25, 1985, p. A8
Trudeau plans business tour of the Far East

7. The Toronto Star
August 6, 1985, p. A8
Tories have double standards on 'leaks', critics say PCs championed 'whistle blowers' in opposition but the case of Price, charged in leak of a secret paper, has them singing a different tune

8. The Toronto Star
August 29, 1985, p. E1
Tough trading rules needed to ensure fair takeovers

9. The Toronto Star
August 20, 1985, p. A1
Tab $105,000 to revamp 3 Metro MPs' offices

10. The Toronto Star
September 5, 1985, p. A16
Turning down CNCP's bid on short-sighted move: reader

11. The Toronto Star
September 11, 1985, p. E1
Release names in bank bailout critics demand

12. The Toronto Star
September 11, 1985, p. A11
8 separated siblings meet for first time

13. The Toronto Star
September 17, 1985, p. A1
Young drinking, smoking more, poll says

14. The Toronto Star
September 19, 1985, p. A12
Proposed new polling system in Ottawa is open to abuse

15. The Toronto Star
September 19, 1985, p. A5
Women will flood into high-tech jobs in 1990s, conference told

16. The Toronto Star
September 30, 1985, p. C1
Sex poll shows communication gap

17. The Toronto Star
October 1, 1985, p. A18
Let the public see the polls

18. The Toronto Star
October 6, 1985, p. F1
Can Mulroney break the habit of secrecy?

19. The Toronto Star
October 8, 1985, p. A9
Ottawa can charge for info: Court

20. The Toronto Star
October 10, 1985, p. A1
Ottawa misled by bank that failed, report says

21. The Toronto Star
October 11, 1985, p. A3
Canada allowed suspected Nazis to stay, probe told

22. The Toronto Star
December 3, 1985, p. A5
Tories lose two seats in P.E.I. by-elections

23. The Toronto Star
December 3, 1985, p. A3
Few supporting affirmative action on jobs, study says

24. The Toronto Star
December 7, 1985, p. C8
Ottawa may drop plan to centralize opinion polling

25. The Toronto Star
December 7, 1985, p. A4
Court gives Dye written outline on his access to cabinet papers

26. The Toronto Star
December 22, 1985, p. A13
PM's households cost a pretty penny

27. The Toronto Star
October 23, 1985, p. A3
Let victims of crime speak their minds before prisoners get parole, minister urges

28. The Toronto Star
December 24, 1985, p. A8
Ottawa grant to pay half of update at the Havilland, document shows

29. The Toronto Star
October 27, 1985, p. A4
Cabinet misled on jet's cost secret documents suggests

30. The Toronto Star
October 29, 1985, p. A1
Report says Canada poorly equipped to cope with after-effects of A-war

31. The Toronto Star
November 5, 1985, p. A1
Blais-Grenier's European trips cost $30,000 records show

32. The Toronto Star
November 6, 1985, p. A1
Move to charge Nazis would appear to pander to Jews, '62 memo says

33. The Toronto Star
November 11, 1985, p. A1
11 suspected Nazis were citizens of Canada in '56, paper reveals

34. The Toronto Star
November 11, 1985, p. A1
Little support shown for PM on free trade in secret federal poll

35. The Toronto Star
November 12, 1985, p. A21
Church groups 'alarmed' by increased exports of military equipment

36. The Toronto Star
November 12, 1985, p. A12
Poll reveals Tory "Dishonesty" on trade, MP says

37. The Toronto Star
December 26, 1985, p. A1
Ottawa's files missing on Nazi collaborators

38. The Toronto Star
November 12, 1985, p. A4
82% WANT Canada neutral on Middle East

39. The Toronto Star
November 12, 1985, p. A3
Nazis entered Canada easily document says

40. The Toronto Star
November 12, 1985, p. A1
Canadians see hunger, peace as top issues facing world

41. The Toronto Star
November 13, 1985, p. A3
PC pollster advised Star Wars rejection

42. The Toronto Star
November 27, 1985, p. A8
Wilson says he's 'very open' with public despite poll stance

43. The Toronto Star
November 27, 1985, p. A1
Crest is toothpaste $50,000 government poll finds

44. The Toronto Star
November 28, 1985,p. A3
Navy showed bad judgement in sinking trawler, probe finds

45. The Toronto Star
November 30, 1985, p. B5
Other major new laws in the works

46. The Toronto Star
November 30, 1985 A17
Compensate owner of fish boat sunk by navy, MP tells Ottawa

47. The Globe and Mail
December 24, 1985
Ottawa will advance Boeing much of its investment cash

48. The Globe And Mail
December 10, 1985
Ottawa planning to let phone bills increase steadily

49. The Globe and Mail
December 5, 2001, p. A3
Ruling by court expected tomorrow on Dye's bid to see Cabinet papers

50. The Globe and Mail
November 29, 1985, p. A1
Access-to-information survey gleans spotty federal answers

51. The Globe and Mail
November 23, 1985, p. C15
Star-Kist decertification decision reserved

52. The Globe and Mail
November 8, 1985, p. A5
Limo ride haunts Blais-Grenier

53. The Globe and Mail
November 1, 1985, p. A15
Research urged into environmental risks Politically controversial findings get scant support, scientists say

54. The Globe and Mail
October 9, 1985, p. A6
Free to advertise

55. The Globe and Mail
October 2, 1985,p A1
Let lawyers advertize, bar report says

56. The Globe and Mail
September 14, 1985, p. P7
Rights for the adopted

57. The Globe and Mail
August 10, 1985, p. B9
Terra shares surge in active trading

58. The Globe and Mail
July 24, 1985, p. P1
Files kept by security service on those seeking information

59. The Globe and Mail
July 1, 1985, p. P4
MP of many years to be honored

60. The Globe and Mail
June 14, 1985, p. P1
Stornoway renovation cost public $399,000

61. The Globe and Mail
May 18, 1985, p. P5
Fear of outcry prompted PCB cleanup

62. The Globe and Mail
May 6, 1985, p. P1
Manual outlines Mountie etiquette

63. The Globe and Mail
March 1, 1985
Investment dealers bank on hi-tech

64. The Globe and Mail
February 11, 1985
No action from VIA Rail studies that cost taxpayers $100,000

65. The Globe and Mail
January 29, 1985
VIP travel files ruled Cabinet secret

66. The Globe and Mail
January 12, 1985
The secret jet set

67. The Globe and Mail
January 1, 1985
Aide says PM planning to pay $2,431 food bill

68. The Toronto Star
April 11, 1990, p. A29
Premier Peterson's big test of courage

69. The Toronto Star
April 19, 1990, p. D12
Vanished dollar coin dies likely stolen, review finds

70. The Toronto Star
April 19, 1990, p. A2
Volunteers risk genetic damage in tests of antidote to nerve gas

71. The Toronto Star
April 25, 1990, p. A10
Watchdog says her time is up after criticizing PM's secrecy

72. The Toronto Star
April 26, 1990, p. N15
Volunteers make the world a better place Like North York's Pat O'Neill

73. The Toronto Star
April 28, 1990, p. M19
Environmental major concern to Eastern Europeans

74. The Toronto Star
May 2, 1990, p. A17
'Pressure' rushed ban on Hill demonstrators

75. The Toronto Star
May 2, 1990, p. A5
Federal bureaucrats felt pressured "from a very high level" to rush a regulation that led to the arrest of two Parliament Hill demonstrators in March, government documents show

76. The Toronto Star
May 5, 1990, p. A17
Keep Lepine's note secret, MD says

77. The Toronto Star
May 9, 1990, p. A2
Publishing suspects' names stops coverups, law forum told

78. The Toronto Star
May 12, 1990, p. C2
Changes to information access law may involve much higher user fees

79. The Toronto Star
May 19, 1990, p. A8
Government dedicated to secrecy, report says

80. The Toronto Star
May 22, 1990, p. A12
Guarantee the right to information, watchdog urges

81. The Toronto Star
May 24, 1990, p. A3
Army camp will house illegal refugees

82. The Toronto Star
May 25, 1990, p. A32
Hotels for illegal immigrants bleak

83. The Toronto Star
May 29, 1990, p. E1
Ottawa considers hiring huge squad of auditors to check on tax returns

84. The Toronto Star
June 2, 1990, p. D1
The Tiananmen file

85. The Toronto Star
June 2, 1990, p. B6
Cup security goes high tech

86. The Toronto Star
June 2, 1990, p. A9
MPs angry at choice for privacy watchdog

87. The Toronto Star
June 3, 1990, p. A11
Police not told of abuse at Uxbridge boys school - Police decided not to pursue allegations

88. The Toronto Star
June 4, 1990, p. A11
Deportation of investors stalled Ottawa says files too old for action

89. The Toronto Star
June 8, 1990, p. A5
Recorded vote forced on privacy watchdog

90. The Toronto Star
June 13, 1990, p. A4
Cabinet probed CN sale, files show

91. The Toronto Star
June 15, 1990, p. A14
Ottawa won't reveal how ad contract won

92. The Toronto Star
June 16, 1990, p. A3
Immigrant faces ouster for reneging on job pledge

93. The Toronto Star
June 20, 1990, p. D3
Stelco branch, Soviets to trade technology

94. The Toronto Star
June 22, 1990, p. F3
Magna's federal aid $104 million, files show

95. The Toronto Star
June 29, 1990, p. D6
GST reaction negative, government files show

96. The Toronto Star
July 4, 1990, p. A10
Files reveal U.S. sneaked Nazis into Canada

97. The Toronto Star
July 5, 1990, p. A11
Smell of cash no longer in the air in Ottawa

98. The Toronto Star
July 10, 1990, p. A11
Ottawa mum on aide's arrest

99. The Toronto Star
July 14, 1990, p. J6
The Royal Canadian Mint last year had its worst year since 1978 as net earnings dropped to $7,772,000 from $8,757,000 in 1988

100. The Toronto Star
October 12, 1990, p. B9
Milder vaccine lessens reactions in kids

101. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record
November 6, 1990, p. B5
Hiring urged to help "overworked" archivist

102. The Toronto Star
November 8, 1990, p. G1
Tobacco giants in secret lawsuit

103. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record
November 10, 1990, p. A6
The government needs polls to tell it the obvious

104. The Toronto Star
November 13, 1990, p. A4
Study faults PM's aide in airport row

105. The Toronto Star
December 5, 1990, p. B1
Poll backs sacrifices to compete abroad

106. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record
December 10, 1990, p. B10
Prisons vulnerable from air, report says

107. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record
December 12, 1990, p. A7
Wilson spends our money to see how Canadians despise the GST

108. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record
December 13, 1990, p. E9
Environmentalists powerless to stop logging in national park

109. The Toronto Star
December 15, 1990, p. G18
A 'fireman' for foreign news tells his tales from the front

110. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record
November 17, 1990, p. C7
Did Canadian bishops cave in at synod? Newfoundland sex abuse scandal is swept under carpet in Rome

111. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record
November 17, 1990, p. B6
Fruit, vegetable plants flunk tests

112. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record
November 24, 1990, p. B7
Canada faces boycott of forestry products

113. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record
December 29, 1990, p. B8
Ottawa bankrolls fur industry to fight animal-rights groups

114. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record
November 26, 1990, p. A1
$1-million bill: Bid to save Meech accord didn't come cheap

115. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record
November 26, 1990, p. A1
Premiers well-supplied with coffee and snacks

116. The Toronto Star
December 3, 1990, p. A10
General fired for personal use of forces' planes

117. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record
December 31, 1990, p. B7
Ottawa knew Canadians felt recession coming

118. The Globe and Mail
September 3, 1990
Queen's visit costly

119. The Globe and Mail
July 7, 1990
War crimes suspect in Canada 20 years after barring pledged

120. The Globe and Mail
January 4, 1985
Federal Government's files often difficult to open

121. The Globe and Mail
February 22, 1985
Press group split on complaint over fees for access to records

122. The Globe and Mail
February 25, 1985
New Official Secrets Act considered long-overdue

123. The Globe and Mail
May 4, 1985
Connected with Calgary Olympic office, Clark's brother gets federal legal work

124. The Globe and Mail
March 12, 1985
Researcher takes Ottawa to court over information

125. The Globe and Mail
January 10, 1985
PCs will not reveal why ministers flew on executive jets

126. The Vancouver Province
December 21, 1995, p. A30
New top soldier gets on side with troops

127. The Edmonton Journal
December 15, 1995, p. A7
'Questionable judgements' blamed for clerk's murder; Her killer 'should have been behind bars', report says

128. The Vancouver Sun
December 8, 1995, p. A3
Slain pair cheap, trial told

129. The Vancouver Sun
November 21, 1995, p. A1
Tax-funded sports groups warned about finances after audit; EXPENSES: Groups warned

130. The Edmonton Journal
November 16, 1995, p. D5
Feds once ready to protect CFL

131. The Calgary Herald
November 9, 1995, p. A15
Military investigating possible document coverup

132. The Edmonton Journal
October 20, 1995, p. A8
Superbase doesn't make economic sense, report says

133. The Vancouver Sun
September 26, 1995, p. A9
Ottawa anted $500,000 for Jets arena

134. The Edmonton Journal
September 15, 1995, p. B6
CPP in better shape than Ottawa claimed; Feared surge in disability claims reversed

135. The Edmonton Journal
September 1, 1995, p. A3
Blood officials destroyed crucial evidence, federal inquiry learns

136. The Calgary Herald
August 9, 1995, p. A3
Foreign spy agency considered

137. The Edmonton Journal
June 27, 1995, p. A3
Restraint-preaching bankers take 10% raises; no lid on inflation here

138. The Vancouver Sun
June 6, 1995, p. D4
Deadbeat countries pose problem

139. The Vancouver Sun
April 19, 1995, p. A5
Letter denying prostitution on ship not fake, forces say

140. The Calgary Herald
March 16, 1995, p. B8
Angry letters flood CRTC

141. The Vancouver Sun
March 7, 1995, p. D2
Native food fisheries dooming West Coast salmon stock, group claims

142 . The Vancouver Sun
February 17, 1995, p. D18
Family trusts set for Martin's hit list

143. The Calgary Herald
February 5, 1995, p. A6
Military maneuvers

144. The Vancouver Sun
February 1, 1995, p. A6
Tobacco tax cuts to trigger many smoke-related deaths

145. The Edmonton Journal
January 26, 1995, p. A12
B.C. herring fishery could follow Atlantic cod

146. The Toronto Star
December 31, 1995, p. A6
Getting government files doesn't require a lawyer

147. The Montreal Gazette
December 3, 1995, p. A6
Growing prison population could mean fiscal crisis, federal panel warns

148. The Ottawa Citizen
November 20, 1995, p. A4
Auditor general: Bureaucracy watchdog fails to check own spending habits

149. The Montreal Gazette
November 9, 1995, p A16
Collenette defends generals on coverup, spending charges

150. The Ottawa Citizen
October 24, 1995, p. A2
Price of testing the winds of public opinion enough to blow you away

151. The Canadian Press
October 14, 1995, p. A13
Fisheries morale sinks, drags down enforcement

152. The Montreal Gazette
October 4, 1995, p. F1
Report casts doubt on Via privatization

153. The Ottawa Citizen
September 30, 1995, p. A3
Military morale falls as official beefs climb

154. The Ottawa Citizen
September 19, 1995
Helicopter Squadron on bumpy flight in search for permanent home

155. The Toronto Star
September 8, 1995, p. A8
Blood group to face probe for shredding documents

156. The Ottawa Citizen
September 2, 1995, p. B6
Blood scandal made worse by coverup

157. The Toronto Star
August 28, 1995, p. A2
World club fees cost Ottawa $217 million

158. The Ottawa Citizen
August 10, 1995, p. A2
Opinion: DND double standard allows official to get away with insults

159. The Montreal Gazette
June 27, 1995, p. A7
Violence against disabled is serious problem: study

160. The Toronto Star
June 20, 1995, p. A5
Government foresaw storm over Dupuy

161. The Montreal Gazette
June 14, 1995, p. A16
Liberals running more open government but problems still exist: Commissioner

162. The Ottawa Citizen
May 15, 1995, p. A12
Feds warned not to strangle aquaculture

163. The Montreal Gazette
April 19, 1995, p. B3
Where there's smoke ... there's less tax

164. The Ottawa Citizen
April 9, 1995, p. A1
Pesticides: What you don't know may hurt; Labels tell small part of the story

165. The Ottawa Citizen
March 20, 1995, p. A3
Mounties seek help to fight drug smugglers

166. The Montreal Gazette
March 6, 1995, p. E8
Military missed chance to save $2 million by canceling contract; Brass suspected building might not be needed

167. The Montreal Gazette
February 13, 1995, p. A1
Errors add up with price scanner

168. The Toronto Star
February 3, 1995, p. A3
Military brass get cheap rents

169. The Montreal Gazette
January 31, 1995, p. B1
Fisheries minister spend $40,00 for office furniture

170. The Montreal Gazette
January 11, 1995, p. A5
Cameron woman in hiding tests new immigration guidelines. Her supporters say federal officials who ordered deportation defined conjugal violence too narrowly

171. The Toronto Star
December 20, 1995, p. 26
Flak hits defence chief on first day

172. The Hamilton Spectator
December 4, 1995, p. A4
More inmates spell crisis report says

173. The Toronto Star
October 19, 1995, p. 11
Moms! There's no life like it!

174. The Halifax Daily News
October 10, 1995, p. 7
Ottawa may reject Inuit compensation

175. The Hamilton Spectator
October 6, 1995, p. F5
Canadian peacekeeping record good, say Collenette: 'Let's not let one even divert us from real success

176. The Halifax Daily News
September 25, 1995, p. 10
Watchers: Shadowy bureaucrats guide federalist campaign

177. The Toronto Sun
September 5, 1995, p.3
Ottawa funded doomed projects; $100M bungle

178. The Toronto Sun
August 7, 1995, p.10
Airport 95

179. The Toronto Star
July 25, 1995, p. 14
Chretien's travel bill hits $1.6m

180. The Hamilton Spectator
June 27, 1995, p. A8
Study reports waterfowl devastated by lead poisoning

181. The Toronto Star
May 15, 1995, p.14
13% of gas pumps inaccurate: study

182. The Toronto Star
May 7, 1995, p.27
Somalia probe, no "circus"

183. The Toronto Sun
April 26, p.34
Feds spent $250gs to go to games in B.C.

184. The Financial Post
March 17, 1995, P.2
World News: Canada

185. The Toronto Sun
March 9, 1995, p.42
Jet-set Collenette ripped; reform targets minister's expense accounts

186. The Hamilton Spectator
February 15, 1995, p. A8
National Digest

187. The Toronto Sun
February 6, 1995, p.29
Nac prez has "suite" tastes

188. The Hamilton Spectator
January 16, 1995, p. B8
Prison system haven for abuse and harassment; Major cultural change has led to firings and fines

189. The Globe and Mail
December 23, 1995, p. A7
Transport can keep air-safety records secret, judge rules Decision denies travelers crucial data, says researcher who launched court fight

190. The Globe and Mail
December 9, 1995, p. A1
Airbus deal made amid trade threats U.S., France put pressure on federal government over Air Canada contract, documents show

191. The Globe and Mail
November 15, 1995, p. A4
Ottawa Somalia panel checks tampering claim

192. The Globe and Mail
October 3, 1995, p. A1
Tapes destroyed, inquiry is told Orders attributed to Airborne chief

193. The Globe and Mail
August 8, 1995, p. A6
Irving Whale being returned to original owner - Cost to clean and repair oil-filled barge more than it's worth, Ottawa decides

194. The Globe and Mail
July 18, 1995, p. A1
Ottawa Warns Quebec on dollar - Separation no barrier to using currency, but arrangement shaky, document says

195. The Globe and Mail
September 5, 1995, p. B1
ACOA bred losers, study Atlantic development agency officials cost taxpayers

196. The Globe and Mail
September 9, 1995, p. A4
Small band of bureaucrats shaping Ottawa Strategy

197. The Globe and Mail
July 1, 1995, p. D5
Choosing quiet diplomacy over megaphone diplomacy

198. The Globe and Mail
May 15, 1995, p. B2
Bulletins Ottawa looks for cash

199. The Globe and Mail
May 5, 1995, p. N4
Parliament Minister told about suspect equipment

200. The Globe and Mail
April 19, 1995, p. A8
Military denies planting letter - Defence officials may not have been candid about strategy in sexual-misbehavior

201. The Globe and Mail
March 27, 1995, p. A5
CSIS annual report criticized for leaving out information

202. The Globe and Mail
March 16, 1995
$500,000 tax break aids rich, study says - may erode faith in system, it says

203. The Globe and Mail
March 6, 1995, p. A4
Nova Scotia Military accused of wasting $2-million

204. The Globe and Mail
February 2, 1995, p. A2
Officers' fishing camp cost $960, 000 yearly

205. The Globe and Mail
February 2, 1995, p. A4
Ottawa study links tax rollback to teen smoking health Canada - plays down significance of leaked report, terming it unreliable

206. The Globe and Mail
January 25, 1995, p. B1
Federal agency cited for high moving costs - Accused of breaking Ottawa's competition rules

207. The Globe and Mail
January 9, 1995
Prison guards complain of harassment

207A. The Vancouver Province
July 25, 1995, p. A13
Chretien's travels cost $1.6 million

207B. The Vancouver Sun
December 11, 1995, p. A6
NATO deal approval expected despite training-cost squabble. An audit shows Canada's allies aren't paying their share of expenses for using the armed forces base at Goose Bay

207C. The Vancouver Province
October 14, 1995, p. A31
Pension overhaul seen to save plan

207D. The Calgary Herald
October 1, 1995, p. A2
Canadian troops unhappy

207E. The Calgary Herald
August 30, 1995, p. A15
Coast guard waste new account

207F. The Vancouver Sun
August 19, 1995, p. A1
Land claims, mine payoff cost taxpayers $134 million: Two years, $30 million later, Indian talks still in early stage: CLAIMS: Opposition in B.C. seeks quicker talks

208. The Ottawa Citizen
December 18, 1995, 2000, p. A1
How Canada let a Cold War spy go: Trapped in a sexual affair with a seductive enemy argent, an External Affairs clerk began selling Canada's secrets to the Czechs. Despite ample evidence of his espionage, weakness in Canada's archaic Official Secret Act forced the government to set him free decades later

209. The Halifax Daily News
December 6, 2001, p. 22
No-contest bids waste tax money

210. The Ottawa Citizen
December 2, 2001, p. A1
Natives awash in RCMP probes

211. The Ottawa Citizen
November 18, 2000, p. A12
Canada Post moves to stop access request: Application for consultant's report believed to be linked to UPS lawsuit

212. The Guardian (Charlottetown)
October 30, 2000, p. A5
Seal hunt rules anger activists: New federal guidelines on confirming if a seal is dead draw criticism from groups

213. The Halifax Daily News
October 17, 2000, p. 10
Commissioner: attack on info office getting personal

214. The Halifax Daily News
October 10, 2000, p. 11
Federal employees, flights cost taxpayers $16 million

215. The Ottawa Citizen
September 28, 2000, p. A4
Day says Liberals are soft on terrorism: Charges over Tamil dinner gives preview of electoral strategies

216. The Halifax Daily News
September 5, 2000, p. 10
Native bands deficit passes $300m

217. The Halifax Daily news
October 17, 2000, p.10
Commissioner: attacks on info office getting personal

218. The Telegram
July 31, 2000, p. 4
Women jumping ship: report

219. The Halifax Daily News
July 23, 2000, p. 11
Airport needs wind warnings

220. The Ottawa Citizen
June 13, 2000, p. A4
Finance audit finds lax contract procedures

221. The Ottawa Citizen
June 6, 2001, p. A3
Bill to change Access Act rattles government: Study says MP's plan opens too many doors

222. The Ottawa Citizen
May 24, 2000, p. A8
Big Brother' gets free rein over e-mail: CSIS report reveals Russian's control of Internet-services

223. The Ottawa Citizen
May 18, 2000, p. A3
Lax security blamed for escape from Kingston Pen: Guards'mistakes helped Tyrone Com get away, Corrections report concludes

224. The Ottawa Citizen
May 8, 2000, p. A4
Geriatric Sea King failed to fly for Baril: Forces' chief of staff has to hitch ride with Australians

225. The Ottawa Citizen
May 1, 2000, p. A6
Secret management retreat failed to head off HRDC crisis: Brainstorming session held in 1998 to discuss delivery of services in face of staff cuts

226. The Ottawa Citizen
April 26, 2000, p. A7
Clark put on brave face after loss: 20 years later, Tory leader still facing leadership criticism

227. The Telegram
April 19, 2000, p. 9
Spy watchdog questions CSIS's crime-fighting role

228. The Ottawa Citizen
April 11, 2000, p. A5
Martin cleared in blood scandal: No conflict of interest, ethics counsellor says in ruling

229. The Ottawa Citizen
April 5, 2000, p. A1
Canada's military sees war this decade: Gulf, Korea, China top analysts' list of flashpoints

230. The Ottawa Citizen
March 12, 2000, p. A5
Canada's Con Air doesn't fly

231. The Telegram
January 22, 2000, p. 1
Caribou incident' prompts apology, reprimands: Military personnel used helicopter for hunting trip

232. The Edmonton Journal
December 30, 2000, p. A2
The dangerous game of serving the justice system: project could spark better safeguards in battle against crime

233. The Montreal Gazette
November 27, 2000, p. D18
Jailers retrained on labeling inmates low-risk

234. The Montreal Gazette
November 1, 2000, p. A12
Gagliano under ethics probe: Son's firm handles government work

235. The Ottawa Citizen
February 27, 2000, p. A10
National portrait gallery: Monica, Big Ben, Bluenose

236. The Ottawa Citizen
February 16, 2000, p. A1
Sloppy CIDA pours aid down Nile: Audit uncovers waste, bad planning in Egyptian project

237. The Ottawa Citizen
February 14, 2000, p. A1
Flexible' rules for Stewart's riding: We didn't even need the $1.6 million, U.S. businessman

238. The Ottawa Citizen
February 6, 2000, p. A1
Troops at risk, report warns: Canada's army lacks sufficient firepower

239. The Montreal Gazette
October 17, 2000, p. A13
Phone sex error cost public $1.35 million

240. The Montreal Gazette
September 18, 2000, p. A11
Building feds tried to buy is compared to Alcatraz

241. The Edmonton Journal
September 4, 2000, p. A1
Indian status cards abuses, feds say

242. The Edmonton Journal
August 21, 2000, p. A6
Access to information law set for major review

243. The Edmonton Journal
June 13, 2000, p. A10
Gun registry takes a shot: Archaic methods, frustration cited in report to McLellan

244. The Edmonton Journal
May 23, 2000, p. A5
Ottawa paying huge legal fees in tobacco suit: $1B civil action claims tobacco giant-smuggled

245. The Edmonton Journal
April 28, 2000, p. A14
Mistrust sabotages Metis job program in Saskatchewan

246. The Montreal Gazette
April 11, 2000, p. A9
$4.8 million vanished, but just won't go away

247. The Montreal Gazette
March 29, 2000, p. A7
Feds lose secret cabinet files on Candu sale

248. The Toronto Star
March 22, 2000
Ottawa role questioned: Papers indicate approval of work in private clinics

249. The Toronto Star
March 4, 2000
Bureaucrats planned for job grants fallout: Official prepared strategy in August, document show

250. The Edmonton Journal
February 21, 2000, p. A12
Court set for shootout on gun control: Gov't expected to win its case at two-day hearing

251. The Edmonton Journal
February 14, 2000, p. A5
U.S. firm got $1.6 million in jobs funds: Memo promised "flexibility" in assessing eligibility

252. The Montreal Gazette
January 27, 2000, p. A12
Stewart's riding got $30 million: Minister's department funded everything from yoga centre to custom log sawing

253. The Edmonton Journal
January 20, 2000, p. A6
Shoddy record-keeping for $1B in federal grants, funds: Files unmonitored, few credit checks

254. Victoria Times Colonist
December 7, 2000, p. A1
PM's allies face new accusations: Two charged with fraud and theft of grant money

255. The Calgary Herald
November 1, 2000, p. A11
Gagliano's son subject of ethics probe

256. Victoria Times Colonist
September 16, 2000, p. B5
Ex-inmates threaten Parole Board, internal memo says

257. The Calgary Herald
September 5, 2000, p. A12
Native bands hit $3000M deficit: Records show annual shortfalls doubled since 90s

258. Victoria Times Colonist
August 22, 2000, p. A4
Ottawa eyes revision of Access to Information Act

259. The Calgary Herald
July 31, 2000, p. A5
Officials probe near-collision

260. Victoria Times Colonist
July 5, 2000, p. A7
Poll shows majority of Canadian wants aboriginal tax break ended: Views are hardening on native issues, federal survey reveals

261. The Vancouver Province
June 25, 2000, p. A10
Their dangerous dose: Canadian soldiers were given anthrax vaccine to protect them against biological warfare during UN and NATO Persian Gulf operations in the '90s. Province reporter Ann Rees discovered that the vaccines were often contaminated, mishandled and even banned from use.

262. The Calgary Herald
May 23, 2000, p. A5
Tobacco fight costs Ottawa $3.8M: Tab highest ever in $1B lawsuit against RJ Reynolds

263. The Calgary Herald
April 30, 2000, p. A4
Lawsuit charges taxman drove wife to suicide: Angry father recites litany of harassment hardship

264. The Calgary Herald
March 31, 2000, p. A14
Call girl show cost taxpayers $43, 000

265. The Calgary Herald
March 16, 2000, p. A11
HRDC staff "bent" rules

266. Victoria Times Colonist
March 6, 2000, p. A6
Stinky ink blamed for cheques' delay

267. Victoria Times Colonist
February 28, 2000, p. C9
Steel plant cleanup funding tripled

268. The Vancouver Sun
February 23, 2000, p. A19
The grits are lavish in Ontario; the east side gets the shaft: Jane Stewart's relatively wealthy riding pulled in some big jobs fund dollars, prompting some well-aimed opposition daggers.

269. The Calgary Herald
February 17, 2000, p. A13
Audits find lax CIDA controls

270. Victoria Times Colonist
January 24, 2000,p. A5
Mounties had plan to inter "subversives"

271. The Calgary Herald
January 14, 2000, p. A3
Touchy census queries mulled

272. The Calgary Herald
January 7, 200, p. A4
Spy agency helps retool privacy bill

273. The Globe and Mail
December 18, 2000, p A1
Civil Servant well traveled: Assistant Deputy Minister was on the road 391 working days in three-year period

274. The Globe and Mail
October 27, 2000, p. A7
HRDC concerns aside, Liberal got $568,00 for firm in his riding

275. The Globe and Mail
October 20, 2000, p. A21
The Arrogance of Power

276. The Globe and Mail
October 13, 2000, p. A1
Copps got federal rules eased for hometown firm

277. The Globe and Mail
July 24, 2000, p. A2
Privacy Commissioner probes CSIS: Former undercover agent alleges intelligence service denying him access to documents

278. The Globe and Mail
June 12, 2000, p. A6
Canadian firms given bidding edge: audit

279. The Globe and Mail
May 16, 2000, p. A1
Group of seven called too "cliche" for currency: Canadians cranky over design of new money

280. The Globe and Mail
January 24, 2000, p. A5
Military helicopter used in caribou hunt

281. The Globe and Mail
January 18, 2000, p. A2
Job program falls short but gets $9-million more Ottawa extends funding even though only one-third of promised internships created by national-unity council

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