Now for our Freedom of Information journalism prize, sponsored by the Rubin Public Interest Advocacy Fund:
Congratulations to our winner, @prisksh of CBC Ottawa!
Who is idle immigration officer DM10032?
"CBC filed an access to info request on internal gov't communications. After a year and a complaint to Canada's information commissioner ... CBC received the documents last month." By @prisksh
https://t.co/z0AtVhtMCI #cdnfoi#cdnpoli
My latest story from Pembroke. Some taxpayers say they're raising eyebrows after learning they're paying the mayor's longtime law firm/business colleague to represent the city. City says there's no bidding process for legal services. https://t.co/Sv082N0uE9
It's close to 1 year since the emergency travel program launched for Ukrainians & their families. But families told me Canada's inconsistent processing of CUAET visas is splitting them apart / keeping them in precarious living conditions.
https://t.co/SqjIQLJFej
100+ Iranian applicants have banded together & shared with me how Canada's Immigration Department @CitImmCanada has been keeping them physically apart for years, amid security concerns/ unrest in Iran. https://t.co/uAYUlChYiA