#opengov — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #opengov, aggregated by home.social.
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This is an essential pillar of a functional democracy.
"It is difficult not to look at the history of this matter and see the critical rights imbued by access to information as being largely illusory."
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New blog post: With whom did Danielle Smith actually consult on her transgender rights policy?
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More from the Open By Default project.
UFOs, buried treasure, COVID fines and thousands of monkeys: Introducing Open By Default https://theijf.org/open-by-default-roundup
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The IJF launches ‘Open By Default,’ a new database of internal government documents never before made public https://theijf.org/the-ijf-launches-open-by-default
This is a fantastic initiative! Not perfect at all, but a wonderful start. Off to figure out how to do the same at the provincial level!
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Globe editorial: Secret Canada: How Alberta is turning freedom of information into a Why Do You Need To Know Act https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-secret-canada-how-alberta-is-turning-freedom-of-information-into-a-why/
The analysis concluded that Alberta is “testing the extent to which it is legally required to assist the public in accessing public records, as well as the extent of its obligations to provide select data from government datasets.”