Ken Rubin
Ken Rubin is an Ottawa researcher known for his work in obtaining access-to-information documents that shed light on government processes. His recent efforts revealed internal criticisms regarding the Canadian government's cloud computing contract competition, highlighting concerns about favoritism towards large U.S. tech companies.
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Ottawa researcher Ken Rubin obtained internal CSIS e-mails regarding the drafting of Bill C-2.
Ottawa set to reduce warrantless powers for law enforcement in refined border-security bill
Canada· 2026-02-03
Ken Rubin obtained a heavily redacted version of a confidential research report on financial activity of legal professionals in Canada through a request made under the Access to Information Act.
Lawyers are the ‘black hole’ of money laundering. Why is Canada turning a blind eye?Canada· 2025-11-09
Researcher Ken Rubin obtained e-mails between Global Affairs officials discussing whether to issue a travel advisory to Canadians with an X gender marker.
Canadians with an X gender marker will now have to select male or female on Nexus travel cards after Trump orderCanada· 2025-08-05
Ken Rubin is an Ottawa-based researcher who obtained documents through an access to information request.
Ottawa told Trump that visa crackdown led to fewer Indians, Bangladeshis illegally crossing the borderCanada· 2025-06-16
The Global Affairs document was obtained by researcher Ken Rubin through an access to information request.
Federal officials drafted travel warnings in response to Trump executive ordersCanada· 2025-06-03
Ken Rubin obtained documents through an access-to-information request that revealed industry concerns about the cloud computing competition.
Ottawa to work with Canadian cloud providers after industry pushback over U.S. shortlistCanada· 2025-04-21
