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Dr. Shiv Chopra – Canada’s foremost Whistleblower at a Right to Know Coalition of NS events (Halifax Mar. 26th and Bible Hill Mar. 27th)

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Published on: February 26, 2009

The Right To Know Coalition of Nova Scotia presents

Dr. Shiv Chopra,

Health Canada Scientist and Food Safety Whistleblower.

Halifax: Thursday, March 26th, 7:30 pm,

King’s College, Alumni Hall, 6350 Coburg Rd.

Bible Hill: Friday, March 27th, 4:00 pm,

NS Agricultural College, Alumni Theatre, Cumming Hall

Are private interests impacting food and health safety? How is the Canadian government dealing with adverse or critical findings by Health Canada Scientists? How do we ensure a safe food supply for the public?

“Shiv Chopra is a Canadian hero. He was guided by science to conclusions that were not politically convenient” says Dr. David Suzuki.

Dr. Chopra and his colleague’s work prevented approval of harmful drugs such as Bovine Growth Hormone, raised early attention to avoidable sources of Mad Cow Disease, questioned the Anthrax scare and warned about the myth of safe and effective vaccines.

His 2009 Corrupt to the Core, an account of how corruption is endangering the public food supply proposes “Five Pillars of Food Safety”: to not employ:

Hormones, Antibiotics, Pesticides, Slaughterhouse/Rendered Animal Wastes,

OR Genetically Modified Organisms

All are welcomed to this free public presentation followed by Q&A.

The Right to Know Coalition of Nova Scotia is a not-for-profit organization which encourages the use and development of freedom-of-information legislation to foster a better informed and more politically active electorate and to improve the quality of public and private decision making. No other Nova Scotian organization has a similar mission.

The Right to Know Coalition acknowledges the support of Public Service Alliance of Canada, Nova Scotia Government Employees Union, Nova Scotia Agricultural College and Black River Hydro Limited.

For further information or to arrange interviews please contact Peggy Cameron (902) 492-4372 / 456-2004 or email <p.cameron@ns.sympatico.ca> see also: http://shivchopra.com/

Corner Brook gets D+ in freedom of information audit print this article

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Published on: February 4, 2009

Last updated at 10:46 AM on 10/01/09

Corner Brook gets D+ in freedom of information audit
ST. JOHN’S
ROB ANTLE
The Telegram

A national freedom of information (FOI) audit found a tale of two cities in Newfoundland and Labrador.

St. John’s ranked third-best out of 22 municipal governments across the country surveyed by the Canadian Newspaper Association, garnering a grade of B.

But Corner Brook was near the bottom of the pile, in 16th spot. The west coast city earned a grade of D+.

The Canadian Newspaper Association – in conjunction with the University of King’s College in Halifax – carried out the FOI audit, which ran from August to November 2008.

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Newspaper association audit of information laws shows wide disparity

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Published on: January 12, 2009

Newspaper association audit of information laws shows wide disparity

January 10 2009

OTTAWA — Police forces in Canada continue to withhold key information from the public about how officers are using Taser stun guns, says a new report on freedom-of-information laws.

Police in Regina, Saskatoon and Saint John, N.B., refused to release any so-called use-of-force reports, which must be completed when officers draw their Tasers, says an audit commissioned by the Canadian Newspaper Association.

Winnipeg police agreed to release the information but at a cost of $4,500, and Hamilton police claimed that Ontario law prevented them from making such reports public.

Other city forces – in Halifax, Fredericton, Calgary and Victoria, for example – did provide the information, without charge.

The RCMP last year apologized for the excessive secrecy surrounding its own use-of-force Taser reports, which initially had key information removed when released to The Canadian Press and other news media.

Inconsistencies across Canada were a major finding of the association’s annual audit of Canada’s freedom-of-information laws, this one organized by Fred Vallance-Jones, a journalism professor at the University of King’s College, in Halifax. It’s the fourth such audit carried out by the daily newspaper group.

The exercise involved sending 219 requests to 22 municipal governments and their police services, 10 provinces and the Yukon and 11 federal departments and Crown corporations. The requests were made by students acting as ordinary citizens.

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