Canadians continue to allow their institutions to operate above public scrutiny, even in this age of open data. Despite this new ray of hope, it seems to be commonly admitted now that Canadians are lagging behind.
From the Winnipeg Free Press:
OTTAWA - Civil servants are forging ahead with an open-data strategy for the federal government while politicians drag their heels on a formal policy.
A parliamentary committee has been studying the issue since last April and resumes debate this week, but documents obtained under Access to Information show that bureaucrats started drafting a plan in July.
Unlike the United States and Britain, Canada has no formal federal policy of making raw, taxpayer-funded data freely available to the public.
Civil servants have realized that needs to change.
At the July meeting to kick off the strategy, they drafted a five-point plan.
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