http://civicaccess.416.s1.nabble.com/A-Canada-Votes-Dbase-Welcome-tp155p160.html
> i think that's what michael pilling is trying to do with
http://openpolitics.ca/>
> I'm not sure if he joined the list yet, though.
>
> On 1/13/06, Hugh McGuire <
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>
>>my idea is to have a canadaelections.ca (or somesuch) wiki (for those
>>who don't know: wikis are web pages that anyone can edit, so you can get
>>a big group to put together much info quickly). you would have a page on
>>each policy question (health, military, education etc) and synopsis of
>>policy positions of each party, with an effort made to be objective.
>>there could also be some space for analysis & discussion, but I think
>>just having the information would be useful. You might also have info
>>about past campaign promises in each area, and whether the parties lived
>>up to their promises (for incumbent).
>>
>>the wiki would include also pages on each riding, and each candidate,
>>with more particular questions, ie: how they voted on various issues,
>>their funding sources etc. also should have here, past campaign promises
>>and whether they were seen through.
>>
>>once the infrastructure is in place, the updating would happen as new
>>elections present themselves, and as policy decisions get made.
>>
>>so in the end you would have one place where moreorless objective data
>>about the political process would be collected, and updated.
>>
>>hugh mcguire.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Stephane Guidoin wrote:
>>
>>>>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
>>>
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