Posted by
Cory Horner on
Mar 26, 2006; 1:13am
URL: http://civicaccess.416.s1.nabble.com/action-for-2006-Census-mouvement-pour-acceder-les-donnees-du-recenssement-2006-tp340p372.html
Tracey P. Lauriault wrote:
>The 2006 Census is getting fired up and wouldn't it be nice to get that
>treasure trove of civic data out to us citizens and NGOs for free?
>
>Anyone interested in putting a communication / lobby / grassroots
>collective action together to try and tip the data scales in our favour?
>
Let's go! :)
Is a paper petition our chosen tool? When the time comes that we have a
stack of signatures, who (ie, which party) do we give them to? It's my
understanding that individual MPs table petitions in the house and give
a short speech as to why they shouldn't be ignored. After submitting
the petition, do we:
a) hope the government tables a bill, or
b) adopt an MP in another caucus to put forth a private member's bill
-- and then get everyone talking to their MP praising the bill?
What are we pushing for? Free and unfettered access for all, or just
improved access for non-profits? Glancing at the StatsCan site, I see
"free" data, and "priced" data. I for one would like to see the latter
eliminated, and we make a case regarding the current cost recovery
model, and the socio-economic benefits of its elimination. Are we
purely focused on the 2006 data, or everything they've got?
2006 Census Questions:
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2005/20050416/html/decret-e.html#i2Conditions:
http://www.statcan.ca/english/reference/conditions.htmCheers,
Cory.