Event Name: National Town Hall: Citizens' Engagement and State Accountability

Event Start Time: 07:00pm

Event End Time: 09:00pm

Organized By: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada

Participant(s): General public

Location: La Nouvelle Scene Theatre, 333 King Edward Avenue (between Rideau and York), Ottawa, Ontario

Link:

Details :

A range of distinguished panelists will share their
experience and thoughts on various related topics,
including:


-the role of media as catalysts, as illustrated in
Canada by the sponsorship scandal, the Maher Arar case,
and more recently, the listeriosis crisis;


-the right of citizens
to hold Parliament accountable, with a special
reference to the UK experience;


-security concerns or
international relations considerations vs. fundamental
democratic rights in times of conflicts; and


-access to information in the digital age.


This event will be webcast at:
www.righttoknow.ca/en/Content/podcast.asp and broadcast on the Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC)



Master of Ceremonies: Lisa Campbell, Interim Assistant Commissioner, Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada



Opening remarks: Suzanne Legault, Interim Commissioner, Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada



Facilitator and Panelists:


David Akin
National Affairs correspondent for Canwest News Service,
blogger On The Hill, new media expert



Ben Leapman
Sunday Telegraph (UK) journalist who contributed to exposing the UK Parliamentary expenses scandal


David McKie
CBC investigative journalist, author and instructor of
computer-assisted reporting techniques at Carleton University


Kerry Pither
Human rights and civil liberties advocate and
commentator, author of Dark Days: The Story of Four Canadians Tortured in the Name of Fighting Terror


Jeff Sallot
Carleton University journalism instructor and former Globe and Mail journalist


Lucy van Oldenbarneveld, facilitator
Host of CBC News at Six (Ottawa)

Event Name: Saskatchewan RTK Week Kick Off

Event Start Time: 11:00am

Event End Time: 01:00pm

Organized By: Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner

Participant(s): Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner, Gary Dickson

Location: Riddell Centre, University of Regina

Link: http://www.oipc.sk.ca/RighttoKnow.htm

Details :

The inaugural Saskatchewan RTK Week kick off will be held at the Riddell Centre at the University of Regina and the public is invited to attend.

Those in attendance will have a chance to win a USB memory stick as well as the grand prize of a laptop computer!

Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner, Gary Dickson, will be on hand as well as Portfolio Officers, to inform students and the public about their right to know.

Event Name: IPC information tables

Event Start Time: 12:00pm

Event End Time: 04:00pm

Organized By: Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario

Participant(s): General public

Location: Various locations in the GTA

Link: www.ipc.on.ca

Details :

To help mark Right to Know Week in Canada (September 27-October 3), Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian is sending teams to three Ontario cities on Monday, September 28, to set up information tables, where the teams will hand out IPC publications and answer questions from the public.

The IPC information tables are being set up, from noon to 4 p.m. on September 28, at:


-Sherway Gardens in Mississauga (near Sears);

-Lime Ridge Mall in Hamilton (near Sears);

-Yonge-Eglinton Centre in Toronto (near the Metro store); and

-Centrepoint Mall in Toronto (near No Frills).

Event Name: Town Hall Session: Right to Know and Public Engagement

Event Start Time: 07:00pm

Event End Time:

Organized By: Office of the Ombudsman for New Brunswick

Participant(s): General public

Location: UNB Faculty of Law, Ludlow Hall, Room 2, Fredericton, NB

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Join us for a panel discussion about the right to information and public engagement. Our panellists will discuss the new provincial right to information legislation, the changing role of the media in the Internet era of Twitter and the blogosphere, and provincial experts will explain the new provincial policies and practices on public engagement.


Christian Whalen of the Ombudsman's Office; Dan McHardie, web journalist for CBC Fredericton; Leah Levac, expert in public engagement processes; and Arnold Kearney, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and responsible for public engagement programs, will lead the discussion.


At 8 pm, we will join via videoconference a national debate in Ottawa on the same issues.

Event Name: FOI 101

Event Start Time: 9:00am

Event End Time: 10:00am

Organized By: Various (see below)

Participant(s): Red River College journalism students

Location: Red River College, Princess Campus, Winnipeg

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Details :

Two local experts and a journalist will give journalism students at Winnipeg's Red River College a crash course on Manitoba's access to information legislation, The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and The Personal Health Information Act (PHIA).


This event is organized by: Canadian Association of Journalists (Manitoba), Canadian Taxpayers Federation (Manitoba), Red River College, Wendy Elliott, Privacy Consultant

Event Name: Web pages on the Right to Know Week 2009 added on-line

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Organized By: The Commission d'accès à l'information du Québec

Participant(s): N/A

Location: Online

Link: http://www.cai.gouv.qc.ca/index-en.html

Details :

Web pages on the Right to Know Week 2009 added on-line. Capsule summaries, useful links, quizzes and a contest.

Event Name: Open House for Yukon government ATIPP Coordinators

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Organized By: Office of the Ombudsman and Information Commissioner for Yukon

Participant(s): Yukon government ATIPP Coordinators

Location: IPC Office, Whitehorse, Yukon

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Details :

IPC Office is hosting an Open House for Yukon government ATIPP Coordinators