Re: A Canada Votes Dbase + Welcome!

Posted by Stephane Guidoin on Jan 13, 2006; 6:12pm
URL: http://civicaccess.416.s1.nabble.com/A-Canada-Votes-Dbase-Welcome-tp155p157.html

> While many people may eventually become aware of how their elected officials
> in the U.S. Congress voted on a particular bill or resolution, this database
> created by the Washington Post will allow them to find out rather quickly.

It's not far from what HowdTheyVote.ca and TheyWorkForYou.com (U.K) are doing.
The adjunction of RSS feeds is really useful (as some webservices could be) as
it also allow other websites to automatically print specific news (concerning a
specific MP or Bill).

It's amazing to see so many initiatives growing. There's obviously a need
somewhere.

Other data like fundraising/fund providers became a question of interest (i.e
Stephen Harper during one of the TV debate and the Bulte story). In this domain
it would be interesting to make an inventory of a. Required data, b. Existing
data, c. format/usability of existing data.

Stéphane