Ottawa freezes EI data

[michael gurstein]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/05/23/employment-insurance-data.h
tml

Would this constitute a `failure to meet expectations` under the OGP
agreement signed by the Feds and if so how would one go about asking for a
compliance review?

Expectations of OGP Stakeholders

OGP stakeholders are expected to uphold the values and principles
articulated in the OGP Declaration, and to consistently and continually
advance open governance for the wellbeing of their citizens.

Should an OGP participating government cease to act consistently with OGP
principles, process benchmarks or no longer meets core OGP eligibility
criteria, OGP Steering Committee representatives may engage at the first
instance with said government to address concerns and support the government
on its path to openness. In so doing, OGP emphasizes the vertical
accountability between a government and its citizens that is its founding
principle. Should such efforts fail, in order to safeguard the integrity and
legitimacy of the OGP, the Steering Committee may review the participation
of said government in the following manner: 1. Should a participating
government fall below the minimum eligibility criteria (Addenda A, updated
each year by the OGP Support Unit) said government should take immediate and
explicit steps to address issues so that it passes the threshold within one
year. Failure to do so may trigger review of the participation of said
government in the OGP by the Steering Committee upon recommendation of the
Criteria and Standards (CS) sub-committee.

2. In the unlikely event that the Steering Committee deems it necessary to
suspend a government's participation in OGP, the government in question may
appeal the decision where it views the basis of the decision to be unfair.
In this case the Steering Committee appoints an ad hoc committee of
governments and civil society organizations who participate OGP. This ad hoc
committee then undertakes a second review of the case, and makes a
recommendation to the Steering Committee no later than 60 days after the
initiation of the appeal. The Steering Committee is to consider the matter
and issue its final decision no later than 30 days of receiving the ad hoc
committee's recommendation.

The Steering Committee is to issue a public report about its deliberations
and decision on the above, and may include this report in its Annual Report.

http://www.opengovpartnership.org/sites/www.opengovpartnership.org/files/pag
e_files/OGP%20Articles%20Final%20for%20Posting_04.16.12_0.pdf

[Tracey P. Lauriault]

We should all be asking for ei data in the TBS data portal then!

On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 12:23 PM, michael gurstein <[hidden email]> wrote:

> http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/05/23/employment-insurance-data.h
> tml
>
> Would this constitute a `failure to meet expectations` under the OGP
> agreement signed by the Feds and if so how would one go about asking for a
> compliance review?
>
> Expectations of OGP Stakeholders
>
> OGP stakeholders are expected to uphold the values and principles
> articulated in the OGP Declaration, and to consistently and continually
> advance open governance for the wellbeing of their citizens.
>
> Should an OGP participating government cease to act consistently with OGP
> principles, process benchmarks or no longer meets core OGP eligibility
> criteria, OGP Steering Committee representatives may engage at the first
> instance with said government to address concerns and support the government
> on its path to openness. In so doing, OGP emphasizes the vertical
> accountability between a government and its citizens that is its founding
> principle. Should such efforts fail, in order to safeguard the integrity and
> legitimacy of the OGP, the Steering Committee may review the participation
> of said government in the following manner: 1. Should a participating
> government fall below the minimum eligibility criteria (Addenda A, updated
> each year by the OGP Support Unit) said government should take immediate and
> explicit steps to address issues so that it passes the threshold within one
> year. Failure to do so may trigger review of the participation of said
> government in the OGP by the Steering Committee upon recommendation of the
> Criteria and Standards (CS) sub-committee.
>
> 2. In the unlikely event that the Steering Committee deems it necessary to
> suspend a government's participation in OGP, the government in question may
> appeal the decision where it views the basis of the decision to be unfair.
> In this case the Steering Committee appoints an ad hoc committee of
> governments and civil society organizations who participate OGP. This ad hoc
> committee then undertakes a second review of the case, and makes a
> recommendation to the Steering Committee no later than 60 days after the
> initiation of the appeal. The Steering Committee is to consider the matter
> and issue its final decision no later than 30 days of receiving the ad hoc
> committee's recommendation.
>
> The Steering Committee is to issue a public report about its deliberations
> and decision on the above, and may include this report in its Annual Report.
>
> http://www.opengovpartnership.org/sites/www.opengovpartnership.org/files/pag
> e_files/OGP%20Articles%20Final%20for%20Posting_04.16.12_0.pdf
>
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