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Speeches by the Information Commissioner of Canada


Leveraging the Power of the Ombudsman to Influence Change and Improve Governance
Ottawa, Ontario (2009-11-18)

Appearance before the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
Ottawa, Ontario (2009-11-3)

Library of Parliament
Ottawa, Ontario (2009-10-30)

Canada: The Perfect Case Study
(2009-10-28)

Specialized Institute, Ombudsman or Court: What Model to Follow?
Mexico City, Mexico (2009-10-27)

Speech at the 6th International Conference of Information Commissioners in Oslo, Norway
(2009-9-28)

Proactive Disclosure of Information: The Essential Wave of the Future Access and Privacy Conference 2009
Edmonton, Alberta (2009-6-12)

Supplementary estimates (A) 2009-2010: Appearance of the Information Commissioner of Canada before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (June 6th 2009)
Ottawa (2009-6-4)

Appearance of the Information Commisioner of Canada before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics : Modernization of the Access to Information Act (May 28th, 2009)
Ottawa (2009-5-28)

Canada’s Access to Information Act Measuring Up? Conference by Suzanne Legault , Lima, Peru (April 28 2009)
Peru (2009-5-28)

Main estimates 2009-2010: Appearance of the Information Commisioner of Canada before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (May 2009)
Ottawa (2009-5-13)

Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Speaking Notes (March 9th 2009)
Ottawa (2009-3-9)

Strengthening the Access to Information Act To Meet Today's Imperatives - Priorities for 2009-2010 Speaking Notes (March 2009)
Ottawa (2009-3-4)

Report Cards 2007-2008 and Systemic Issues Affecting Access to Information in Canada(February 2009)
Ottawa (2009-2-28)

An Overview of Access to Information Legislation in Canada Presentation to the Young Bar Association of Outaouais and to the Ontario Bar Association (November 2008)
(2008-11-28)

Presentation to the Canadian Access and Privacy Association by Robert Marleau, Information Commissioner of Canada (November 2008)
Ottawa, On (2008-11-24)

Right to Know Week 2008 Presentation - Modernizing Access to Information: From Town Crier to Global Village (October 2008)
Ottawa, ON (2008-10-28)

Duty to Assist
Presentation by Nadine Gendron, Counsel and
Laurence Kearley, Senior Counsel

Ottawa, ON (2008-7-28)

Modernizing the Access to Information
Keynote address by Robert Marleau,
Commissioner of Information of Canada

Edmonton, Alberta (2008-6-19)

A New Direction
Presentation by Andrea Neill,
Assistant Commissioner, Complaints Resolution and Compliance

Moncton, New Brunswick (2008-6-17)

Newfoundland and Labrador Access & Workshops 2008 Ebb & Flow: Navigating Access and Privacy
A New direction, keynote address by Robert Marleau
Commissioner of Information of Canada
Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada

St. John's, Newfoundland (2008-6-11)

Access to Information: A Commitment to a Culture of Service
Halifax,Nova Scotia (2008-5-30)

Access to Information
Reform in Canada:
The Need for a
Multi-faceted Approach
Suzanne Legault
Assistant Information Commissioner

Mexico City, Mexico (2008-5-20)

Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
Robert Marleau, Information Commissioner of Canada
Main Estimates 2008-2009

Ottawa, Ontario (2008-4-16)

Access to Information and the Duty to Assist
Robert Marleau, Information Commissioner of Canada (March 2008)

Ottawa, ON (2008-3-14)

Presentation to the Canadian Association of Journalists, National Capital Chapter, by Robert Marleau, Parliamentary Restaurant, Parliament Hill,
OTTAWA (2008-2-27)

"Moving Beyond the Access to Information Act" - Remarks to the Annual Finance and Corporate Services Mess Dinner for the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces - Robert Marleau
OTTAWA (2008-2-21)

Report Cards - Presentation at the ATIP Community Meeting by Josée Villeneuve, Director of Strategic Planning, Parliamentary Relations and Communications.
Ottawa (2008-2-19)

Speaking Notes for Session on Investigative Process by Andrea Neill, Assistant Commissioner, Complaints Resolution and Compliance, Presented at the ATIP Community Meeting
OTTAWA (2008-2-19)

Library of Parliament Seminar Series
Robert Marleau, Information Commissioner of Canada

Ottawa, Ontario (2008-2-15)

2008 Conference for Privacy Investigators
Speaking Notes for Panel on Intake and Early Resolution
Andrea Neill

OTTAWA (2008-2-13)

Big Picture Trends
Investigators’ Conference
Suzanne Legault
Assistant Information Commissioner

OTTAWA (2008-2-13)

Presentation to the Government of Canada Fellows Program
Robert Marleau
Information Commissioner of Canada

OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2008-1-22)

5th International Conference of Information Commissioners
‘Own Motion’ Investigations Into Systemic FOI Problems - The Canadian Federal Experience with Commissioner-Initiated Complaints
Andrea Neill
Assistant Commissioner, Complaints Resolution and Compliance
[Check Against Delivery]

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND (2007-11-28)

ATIP Community Meeting
Government Conference Centre
Robert Marleau
Information Commissioner of Canada
[Check Against Delivery]

OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2007-11-20)

Standing Committee
On Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
Robert Marleau
Information Commissioner of Canada
Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
[Check Against Delivery]

Ottawa, Ontario (2007-11-20)

BC Information Summit – Strengthening the Public’s Right to Know
Closing Remarks on "The Future of Freedom of Information"
Andrea Neill
Assistant Commissioner, Complaints Resolution and Compliance
Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
[Check Against Delivery]

Vancouver, BC (2007-10-5)

Right to Know Week in New Brunswick
Presentation by Suzanne Legault, Assistant Commissioner
Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
Faculté De Droit, Université De Moncton
[Check Against Delivery]

NEW BRUNSWICK (2007-10-5)

Right to Know and a Culture of Openness in the 21st Century:
A Matter of Leadership
Right to Know Seminar
[Check against delivery]

Ottawa, Ontario (2007-10-3)

Access to Information:
The Next Challenges
Panel on Access and Change: New Institutions
Remarks by Suzanne Legault
Assistant Information Commissioner

Ottawa, Ontario (2007-9-24)

Riley Information Service Seminar – Access to Information : The Next Challenges
Keynote Address of Robert Marleau
Information Commissioner of Canada
[Check Against Delivery]

Ottawa, Ontario (2007-9-24)

Assessment of the Senate Amendments to Bill C-2 Adopted by the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Insofar as they Relate to Access to Information (As Presented to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy And Ethics)
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2006-11-6)

Opening Statement for the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2006-9-20)

Remarks on the Occasion of Mexican National Transparency Week and the Conference On “Transparency and Access to Information: World Overview” - “Transparency, the Risk of Setbacks: The Case of Canada”
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (2006-8-30)

Opening Remarks before the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2006-6-19)

Introductory Remarks for the Workshop on Strategies for Changing Bureaucratic Cultures - 4th International Conference of Information Commissioners
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (2006-6-14)

Remarks to the University of Alberta’s 2006 Access and Privacy Conference’s Appreciation Dinner - “The Future of Accountability – The Federal Government’s Accountability Act and Discussion Paper and the Open Government Act”
EDMONTON, ALBERTA (2006-6-14)

Opening Statement for the Legislative Committee on Bill C-2
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2006-5-18)

Remarks to the Managing Government Information 4th Annual Forum - “Federal Access to Information at the Crossroads – A Commissioner’s Perspective”
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2006-2-27)

Remarks to the Advisory Panel on the Funding of Officers of Parliament
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2005-11-24)

Remarks to Canadian Access and Privacy Association Conference CAPA – 2005 -- “Federal Access to Information at the Crossroads – A Commissioner’s Perspective”
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2005-11-22)

Opening Remarks to Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2005-10-25)

“A Commissioner’s Perspective – Then and Now”
TORONTO, ONTARIO (2005-10-6)
    Remarks to Ontario Government's Access and Privacy Workshop - 2005


“The Access Act – Moving Forward – A Commissioner’s Perspective”
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2005-9-8)
    Remarks for a Seminar


Remarks to Senate Special Committee on Anti-Terrorism (Review of the Anti-Terrorism Act)
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2005-5-30)

Remarks to House Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2005-4-12)

Remarks to the Third International Conference of Information Commissioners (III ICIC)
CANCUN, MEXICO (2005-2-21)

Remarks to Senate Committee on National Finance
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2005-2-15)

Remarks to House Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2005-2-10)

Remarks to the Canadian Study of Parliament Group
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2005-1-19)

Remarks for COGEL Conference - Seminar on Commissioner “Styles”
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (2004-12-7)

Remarks to the Financial Management Institute's Professional Development Week – 2004
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2004-11-23)

Remarks to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates Bill C-11 – “Whistleblowing”
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2004-11-18)

Notes for Remarks to the Library of Parliament Seminar on Building a Parliament you want: Effective Mps in an Effective Parliament
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2004-11-15)

Remarks to House Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2004-11-3)

Remarks to the Library of Parliament Seminar on Access and Privacy - Seminar Series for Parliamentarians and Staff
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2004-10-22)

Information Management in the Government of Canada
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2004-7-28)

Remarks to 2004 Access and Privacy Conference, University of Alberta – “Access to Information Essentials: What a Prime Minister should Know”
EDMONTON, ALBERTA (2004-6-11)

Remarks to the Archives Association of Ontario Annual Conference “Access and Privacy”
KINGSTON, ONTARIO (2004-6-1)

Remarks to the Canadian Bar Association
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (2004-5-12)

Remarks to the Ginger Group
TORONTO, ONTARIO (2004-3-26)

Remarks to Second International Conference of Information Commissioners - Mechanisms of Accountability and the Democratic Deficit
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (2004-2-2)

Remarks to Records Management Institute 2003 Seminar - Information Management A Progress Report
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2003-11-20)

Remarks to Canadian Access and Privacy Association
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2003-10-28)

Position Paper: Oversight Models under the Federal Access and Privacy Acts: Single Commissioner vs. Dual-Commissioners
Ottawa, Ontario (2003-10-24)

Remarks - The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act 10th Anniversary Conference
VANCOUVER, B.C. (2003-9-25)

Remarks to IM Day 2003: "IM in Motion - Where have we been, Where are we now, Where should we be headed?"
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2003-9-11)

Remarks to the Canadian Medical Association General Council Meeting
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA (2003-8-19)

Remarks to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage Re: Bill C-36
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2003-6-10)

Remarks to a Symposium on E-Governance for the 21st Century
REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN (2003-5-9)

Remarks to a Pre-Symposium Forum on E-Governance for the 21st Century
REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN (2003-5-8)

Remarks to the Conference on Freedom of Information and the Transparent State
BERLIN, GERMANY (2003-4-8)

Remarks to 5th Members' Forum Canadian Centre for Management Development
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2003-3-31)

Remarks to Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2003-3-24)

Remarks to Senate Committee on Bill S-13 Statistics Act
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2003-2-27)

Remarks to the Aboriginal Affairs Committee of the House of Commons on Bill C-7, the First Nations Governance Act
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2003-1-30)

Remarks to ARMA, CIPS, CASLIS and The Calgary Chamber of Commerce - Joint Meeting 2002
CALGARY, ALBERTA (2002-11-6)

Remarks to Joint ARMA/RMI Meeting
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2002-9-17)

Remarks to IM Day 2002 – “Information Management: A Framework for Success”
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2002-9-13)

Remarks to ARMA-Canada Conference 2002
CALGARY, ALBERTA (2002-6-4)

Acceptance Speech - Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians Memorial Service and Distinguished Service Award Ceremonies
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2002-6-3)

Remarks to Statistics Canada Conference on Information Resource Management
REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN (2002-2-7)

Remarks to Special Committee on Bill C-36
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2001-12-6)

Remarks to COGEL – 2001
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY (2001-12-3)

Remarks to Finally, Reforming Politics: A British Columbia Blueprint - A Fraser Institute Conference
VANCOUVER, B.C. (2001-11-22)

Round Table Remarks Prepared For a Conference on Independence and Responsibilities for Officers of Parliament
SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN (2001-11-2)

Remarks to House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (Bill C-36)
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2001-10-23)

Remarks to Croatian Parliamentarians on Freedom of Information
ZAGREB, CROATIA (2001-9-24)

Remarks to ATI External Advisory Committee
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2001-6-26)

Remarks to FOIP-2001
EDMONTON, ALBERTA (2001-6-7)

Remarks to Security & Privacy for Government On-Line Conference
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2001-4-18)

Remarks to Conference on Access to Information, National School of Public Administration
WARSAW, POLAND (2001-3-15)

Remarks to Freedom of Information Conference
LONDON, ENGLAND (2001-3-5)

Notes for Speech to ADM Advisory Committee
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2001-2-23)

Remarks to Joint Conference of the B.C. Information and Privacy Commissioner and the Chief Information Officer of B.C.
VICTORIA, B.C. (2001-2-2)

Remarks to the Year 2000 COGEL Conference
TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA (2000-12-4)

Remarks to the Ottawa Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2000-10-17)

Position Paper Concerning Bill C-22 Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act Presented to the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
(2000-6-8)

Remarks to Conference on Access to Information Reform
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (2000-5-1)

Remarks to Freedom of Information Seminar
(2000-2-7)

Remarks to CNA Publishers Forum on Access to Information
(1999-11-25)

Remarks to Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights
(1999-11-16)

Remarks to Justice Canada
(1999-10-28)

Remarks to CAPA Conference
(1999-10-20)

Speaking Notes for Appearance on Bill C-208
(1999-3-10)

Remarks to Parliamentary Assistants
(1999-1-27)

Remarks to the ATIP Coordinators
(1998-11-17)

Remarks to Justice Canada
(1998-11-6)

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