Stephen Harper's Secret Open Data Survey | Vincent Gogolek

"Shhhhh. Don't tell anybody, but the Harper™ government is 'consulting' Canadians on Open Government. Well, sort of. There was no press release announcing the consultation when the notice popped up on the federal government's Open Data website late last month, and the deadline is this Monday, September 9. At least we have until midnight Pacific time to submit our thoughts. Of course if you don't really want to hear from people about open government, a good strategy is to bury the announcement deep on the Treasury Board web page in August, don't let the media know about it, and make sure the consultation happens when lots of people are on holiday or getting themselves (or maybe their kids) ready to go back to school. For those who did spot the consolation announcement, the three questions the government would like answers to are as follows: How do you think we did in meeting our year-1 commitments within the Action Plan? (e.g. Open Government Licence, Modernizing the administration of Access to Information, new data.gc.ca site, etc.) Of the 12 Action Plan commitments, which do you think still require the most attention to achieve the objectives identified, and why? Are there any other comments or suggestions you would like to make pertaining to the Government of Canada's Open Government initiative? Clear as mud? A bit of explanation is in order ..."