I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about access to information, and am working on a longer analysis, but in the short term I wanted to share two graphs – graphs that outline why Access to Information (Freedom of Information in the United States) is unsustainable and will, eventually, need to be radically rethought. First, [...]
Entries from March 2011
Access to Information is Fatally Broken… You Just Don’t Know it Yet
The Canadian Election – Conservatives put Harper’s Reputation on the line
Sadly, not a lot of issues of come up so far in the Canadian election. Rather than talk ideas or about the challenges confronting the country we’ve been mired in a debate about one thing: coalition governments. On the surface, as John Ibbitson points out, this has been a win for Stephen Harper. But I’m [...]
Election Mashup!
Since we are, apparently, heading into an election up here in Canada, I thought it would be great time to share this fantastic website my friend Diederik Van Liere recently pointed out to me. The site, created by Montreal developer Cedric Sam, is a mashup of 2008 federal election and polling data, federal open data [...]
New Canadian Award on Transparency: Grace-Pépin Access to Information Award
Last week I received an email from the Information Commissioner of Canada who, in collaboration with her provincial and territorial counterparts, has announced the creation of the Grace-Pépin Access to Information Award. If you know someone you think might be deserving of nomination there are more details here, including access to the nomination document. Below [...]
Game Theory: Coalition, Libya, Gaddafi and the exit strategy
Great question Andrew – one that deserves answering. Here’s my quick assessment. My guess is that the intention of the military action is to give Gaddafi alternatives to fighting. The goal of the no-fly zone and other military activities is designed to bring about a stalemate in the Libyan conflict. It’s goal is to provide [...]
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