CSV of Canada candidates for 2008 elections

Posted by Robin Millette on
URL: http://civicaccess.416.s1.nabble.com/Show-your-support-for-open-gov-data-at-ibelieveinopen-ca-tp1231p1274.html

Le Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:52:08 -0400,
Russell McOrmond <[hidden email]> a écrit :

> Robin Millette wrote:
> > Are you using
> > http://www.elections.ca/content.asp?section=ele&document=index&dir=40ge/can&lang=e&textonly=false
> > for your list of candidates?
>
>    I know -- this is such a cool listing, and easy to import into a
> database.

Except it's not CSV as advertised but in a proprietary and binary format :(

Which is why I convert it daily until the 25th when the final version will be up:
http://rym.waglo.com/wordpress/2008/09/14/candidats-2008-des-elections-canadiennes/
or more directly http://cancan.waglo.com/candidates-canada-2008.csv

Please tell me I'm not infringing ;)

--
Robin