The Freedom of Information fight at the B.C. legislature

MAY 9, 202626 MIN
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The Freedom of Information fight at the B.C. legislature

MAY 9, 202626 MIN

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<p>MLAs were burning the midnight oil this week,&nbsp;as the NDP's proposed changes to Freedom of Information (FOI) laws continue to gather criticism. Bill 9 wasn't the only thing on the parliamentary plate this week: Kennedy Stewart, a former Vancouver mayor and former NDP MP, made allegations of foreign interference, and there were changes to the B.C. Prosecution Service's Victims of Crime policy.</p><p><br></p><p>Our political&nbsp;panel discusses it all with CBC's Gregor Craigie. The panel is&nbsp;former Green Party MLA and Tsartlip First Nation member Adam Olsen, former BC Liberal and BC United staffer Andrew Reeve, and former NDP cabinet minister Elizabeth Cull.</p>