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Right to Know Week 2024
Virtual Panel Discussion on Access Rights and Democracy
We invite you to join us for a Virtual Panel Discussion on Access Rights and Democracy as part of this year's Right to Know Week celebrations.
Three of Atlantic Canada's access to information oversight offices are coming together during this year's Right to Know Week for a live virtual panel discussion. Joining them will be a representative from one of the world's leading access to information organizations, the Centre for Law and Democracy. The discussion will take place on September 25, 2024 from 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. ADT and we are inviting everyone to attend.
Join us for this engaging live virtual panel discussion that will explore why access rights are foundational to democratic governance as well as some of the current and pressing challenges to the right of access to information. The panelists are:
- Tricia Ralph, Information and Privacy Commissioner for Nova Scotia
- Maria MacDonald, Deputy Information and Privacy Commissioner, Prince Edward Island
- Sean Murray, Director of Research and Quality Assurance, OIPC Newfoundland and Labrador
- Raphael Vagliana, Legal Officer, Centre for Law and Democracy
Don't miss this opportunity to join in!
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for Newfoundland and Labrador is hosting this Atlantic Virtual Event through Zoom Webinar. Register to attend.
September 28, 2024 is International Right to Know Day. International Right to Know Day is celebrating its 22nd anniversary. It had its start in 2002, at a meeting of international access advocates in Sofia, Bulgaria. They proposed that the date be dedicated to the promotion of access to information worldwide.
The goal of Right to Know Day is to raise global awareness of individuals' right to access government information and to promote access to information as a fundamental right. Right to Know Day has grown since 2002 and is celebrated around the world in over 40 nations. Over 80 countries have access to information legislation and more countries are in the process of developing such laws.
Click here to find out more about Right to Know Day internationally.
This year, Right to Know Week in Canada will be celebrated from September 23-29, 2024. This year marks the 19th year Canadians have celebrated Right to Know Week. There will be various activities across Canada at the provincial, territorial and federal levels during that week. Follow the hashtag #RTK2024 to keep up to date on activities happening across the country. More information about Right to Know Week in Canada is also available on the Information Commissioner of Canada's Right to Know Week website page.
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for Nova Scotia is participating in this worldwide effort to raise awareness about the importance of the right to access information, with a local focus on what it means to those living and working in Nova Scotia. The Information and Privacy Commissioner has invited the Province of Nova Scotia and all municipalities in Nova Scotia to issue a Proclamation designating September 23-29, 2024 as Nova Scotia's Right to Know Week in their respective jurisdictions.
Municipal Proclamations
