Posted by
Russell McOrmond-2 on
URL: http://civicaccess.416.s1.nabble.com/elections-canada-tp814p851.html
David Akin wrote:
> So my message would be:
> If you want some data from EC -- ask them for it! They're pretty easy
> to work with and they want to be pro-active in making this data
> available for non-commercial use -- at least that's been my
> experience.
When I was looking for the postal code to EDID lookup table I started
with Elections Canada. They said that since Statistics Canada offers
this publicly, they can't "cut into that business" and offer it themselves.
Next time you speak with them, is it possible to try to steer them
away from that policy? If EC was offering their version of this
database freely (Just share it with us -- we'll then publish it to
others at no cost to them) then that would solve the problem.
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