The Liberals have now set out their open government agenda, which would, in addition to restoring the long-form census, include as follows.
The Liberals have now set out their open government agenda, which would, in addition to restoring the long-form census, include as follows.
Make as many government datasets as possible available to the public online free of charge at opendata.gc.ca in an open and searchable format, starting with Statistics Canada data, including data from the long-form census; Post all Access to Information requests, responses, and response times online at accesstoinformation.gc.ca; and Make information on government grants, contributions and contracts available through a searchable, online database at accountablespending.gc.ca.
David Eaves has some thoughts. The NDP’s Charlie Angus has also tabled a motion generally calling on the government to pursue open source ideals.