open data
Does Justin Trudeau want to be the Data Prime Minister?
The Liberal leader quizzes the Governor of Maryland
A loss for data and democracy
Earlier this month, Cory Horner shut down one of my favourite bookmarks, howdtheyvote.ca. Cory explains his decision here.
Closed government
Less than a week after Tony Clement announces the Harper government’s open government action plan, Tom Spears explains precisely how far the government has to go.
Open to question
David Eaves reviews the government’s open data plans.
For fans of data and/or irony
Tony Clement has unveiled the Harper government’s Action Plan on Open Government.
Irony alert
The same minister who helped use the “border infrastructure fund” to build gazebos and public toilets in his riding and left no official paper trail in doing so is also the government’s most prominent champion of open government policies.
Neither small nor big, but local
Brian Brown considers the future of governance.
Just because it should be free, doesn’t mean you can steal it
Aaron Swartz’s arrest reveals the limits of open access ‘hacktivism’
Let there be data
David Eaves commends the launch of CIDA’s new open data site.
‘Respecting and Renewing our Democracy’
For those of us who are interested in such things, here are the democratic reforms promised by the Liberals.
‘Freely and unconditionally’
Michael Geist notes that the disrepute clause has been used since 2008 and considers the larger culture change at hand.
Better government through datasets (III)
A note from Stockwell Day’s office, received just now in regards to the “disrepute” clause cited here.