{"id":100750,"date":"2026-03-24T12:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/?p=100750"},"modified":"2026-03-25T14:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:40:14","slug":"carleton-experts-available-doug-ford-setting-limits-on-freedom-of-information-requests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/2026\/carleton-experts-available-doug-ford-setting-limits-on-freedom-of-information-requests\/","title":{"rendered":"Carleton Experts Available \u2013 Doug Ford setting limits on freedom of information requests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Carleton Experts Available \u2013 Doug Ford setting limits on freedom of information requests\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Doug Ford is legislating limits on freedom of information requests that would exempt him and others, and Carleton experts are available to comment on the proposed legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are interested in speaking with the experts below, please feel free to reach out to them directly. If you require other assistance, please email Steven Reid, Media Relations Officer, at steven.reid3@carleton.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For other experts, please visit the Carleton Experts Database: https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

David McKie<\/strong>
Adjunct Professor, Department of Journalism and Communication<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email<\/strong>: davidmckiec@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

David McKie is an Ottawa-based, award-winning journalist who spent 26 years honing his skills at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as an investigative producer. In addition to teaching at Carleton, he is now the National Observer\u2019s deputy managing editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David has co-authored three journalism textbooks and two user guides on freedom-of-information laws and privacy, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to his teaching, he is a data-journalism trainer who has conducted workshops for the Canadian Association of Journalists, the U.S.-based National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting, the Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, and the Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations. He also continues to offer data-journalism training to the CBC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more on McKie, visit: https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/david-mckie<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

William Walters
<\/strong>Professor, Department of Political Science at Carleton University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email:<\/strong> william.walters@carleton.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walters has published widely in the areas of political sociology, political geography, citizenship studies, security and insecurity, and Foucault studies. His research fields have been unemployment, the supranational governance of Europe, migration, and, most recently, secrecy. What links all of these areas is his interest in denaturalizing experiences and categories, and interrogating their relationship to different forms of politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walters prefers not to do live broadcasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more on Walters, visit: https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/william-walters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conrad Winn<\/strong>
Professor, Department of Political Science at Carleton University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email<\/strong>:  Conrad.Winn@carleton.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winn has expertise in political communication, public opinion and political culture. His books include Political Parties in Canada, Broadcasting Policy, and House of Commons Reform. As a public opinion researcher, Winn has provided strategic counsel to Canadian media chains, individual newspapers, federal departments and provincial governments, as well as government agencies in the United States and United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winn is available to discuss censorship, misinformation, and public information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more on Winn, visit: https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/conrad-winn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media Contact<\/strong>
Steven Reid (he\/him)
Media Relations Officer
Carleton University
613-265-6613
Steven.Reid3@carleton.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking for a Carleton expert?
Visit: https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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