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  1. Alasdair S. Roberts
    Resource Type: Website
    Provides resources relating to Professor Alasdair Roberts' current research on freedom of information law.
  2. Banamex v. Narco News Precedent Protects WikiLeaks, Too
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2010
    The story – one that defines the times we live in - has been going on for a while now: State power (and that includes private-sector “states” such as corporations and commercial media organizations) can no longer hide behind commercial (and State-owned) media to consolidate and centralize power when citizens deploy decentralized, small scale, and even temporary media resistances outside of those institutions in these ways that make big media irrelevant.
  3. Connexions
    Volume 9, Number 2 - Summer 1984 - Rights and Liberties - A Digest of Resources & Groups for Social
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    First Published: 1984
  4. Dismantling Democracy
    Stifling Debate and Dissent in Canada
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2015
    An extensive dossier of the Harper government's attacks on democracy, debate, and dissent.
  5. GovernmentSources.ca
    Resource Type: Website
    A portal with information about government, Canadian and international, with articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and important articles. A search feature, subject index, and other research tools make it possible to find additional resources and information.
  6. Harper, Serial Abuser of Power: The Evidence Compiled
    The Tyee's full, updated list of 70 Harper government assaults on democracy and the law.
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2015
    Stephen Harper and his Conservatives have racked up dozens of serious abuses of power since forming government in 2006. From scams to smears, monkey-wrenching opponents to intimidating public servants like an Orwellian gorilla, some offences are criminal, others just offend human decency. Here are 70 instances of abuse of power by the Stephen Harper government.
  7. The History Thieves
    Secrets, Lies, and the Shaping of a Modern Nation
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 2016
    Ian Cobain uncovers the role of secrecy in the British state - and the lies, omissions and misrepresentations we've been fed to maintain the facade of a fair and just Britain.
  8. The History Thieves - Review
    How Britain covered up its imperial crimes
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 2016
    A review of Ian Cobain's book The History Thieves, an engrossing study which identifies secrecy as a 'very British disease', exploring how, as the empire came to an end, government officials burned the records of imperial rule.
  9. Kill The Messengers
    Stephen Harper's Assault on Your Right to Know
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 2015
    Ottawa has become a place where the nation's business is done in secret, and access to information - the lifeblood of democracy in Canada - is under attack.
  10. Let the People Know
    Put Full Texts of Government Contracts Online
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2013
    Openness in our government is essential for a healthy democracy
  11. Parliamentary Names & Numbers Online
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Lists all federal Members of Parliament and Senators, all provincial legislators, federal ministries, federal agencies and Crown corporations, Canadian embassies abroad, provincial and territorial ministries, direct phone and fax numbers, E-mail addresses, World Wide Web addresses, all indexed by subject. Available in print and online at $75/year.
  12. The Secret Secret
    Of Wikileaks and Literacy
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2010
    Only those with proper clearances can participate in discussions that affect significant aspects of our lives. Certain technological achievements, our collective ethical decisions (torture, secret prisons, air strikes, etc.), our collective behavior towards other nations and peoples (foreign policy discussions) and more are often obscured by state secrecy. Like the medieval clergy, those holding classified clearances are the sole legitimate interpreters of the 'really important' knowledge. In effect, they are a caste that guides our political and technological cosmologies.
  13. Sources Select Resources
    Reviews and information about print and online resources for journalists and researchers
    Resource Type: Website
    First Published: 1977   Published: 2009
    Reviews and information about print and online resources for journalists and researchers.
  14. The Truth Will Always Win
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2010
    In its landmark ruling in the Pentagon Papers case, the US Supreme Court said "only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government". The swirling storm around WikiLeaks today reinforces the need to defend the right of all media to reveal the truth.
  15. A War on Wikileaks?
    Unhinged at the US State Department and Pentagon
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2010
    If the state fails to make any sense - not surprising - it is because it is has no intention of doing so. The state is appealing to something more visceral with all of this posturing: fear. It wants to strike fear into the minds and bodies of people working with Wikileaks, or anyone else doing such work, and anyone contemplating leaking any classified records. Fear is its greatest weapon of psychological destruction, with proven success at home. The outcome the state hopes for is greater self-censorship and greater self-monitoring.
  16. Why Wikileaks is Good for Democracy
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2010
    The US has been going in the wrong direction for years by classifying millions of documents as secrets. Wikileaks and other media which report these so called secrets will embarrass people yes. Wikileaks and other media will make leaders uncomfortable yes. But embarrassment and discomfort are small prices to pay for a healthier democracy. Wikileaks has the potential to make transparency and accountability more robust.

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