A discussion of potential solutions to the challenges of accessing historic records via Canada’s current Access to Information system.

This event is presented by the Canadian Foreign Intelligence History Project (https://www.csids.ca/canadian-foreign-intelligence-policy-project)

In partnership with:

• Library and Archives Canada (https://collectionscanada.gc.ca/)

• Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies (https://casis-acers.ca)

• North American Society for Intelligence History (https://www.intelligencehistory.org)

• Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History (http://billgrahamcentre.utoronto.ca)

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Event Program

08:30-09:00 Arrival / Coffee

09:00-09:10 Welcome / Overview of event

09:10-09:30 Introductory Remarks – Leslie Weir, Library and Archives Canada

09:20-10:30 Panel 1: Locating Historical Intelligence Records

10:30-11:00 Coffee

11:00-12:00 Panel 2: Requesting Historical Records via Access to Information

12:00-13:00 Light lunch

13:00-14:15 Panel 3: Making the Access to Information Process Work

14:15-14:45 Coffee

14:45-16-00 Panel 4: Declassification Initiatives

16:00-16:15 Concluding remarks