Press Releases

Montreal, Quebec: To date, 62 of the 70 MP Candidates from three parties have pledged to publish their daily schedules online, should they be elected. The candidates made the pledge as part of the ‘I Believe In Open’ online challenge, which asks candidates to commit to five key improvements in ...

June 30, 2009, Montreal, Québec—VisibleGovernment.ca, a Canadian non-profit that promotes online tools for government transparency, today launched the Beers for Canada campaign to promote the development of web tools for open government. “Canadians are thirsty for change in how they connect with their elected officials. This Canada Day, we’re challenging ...

OTTAWA, Wednesday June 3rd, 2009 — Ottawa and Prince Edward Island residents now have a quick and easy way to report things like potholes, illegal dumping, overflowing garbage cans, and burnt out lights. The website FixMyStreet.ca allows residents to pinpoint where exactly the problem is on a city map, attach ...

Montreal, Quebec: 52 MP Candidates have taken the ‘I Believe in Open’ pledge. The pledge, created by the non-partisan VisibleGovernment.ca, challenges candidates to commit to five key improvements in government transparency, including making campaign promises measurable, publishing their MP schedule on the internet, allowing public access to government scientific and ...