Re: front de liberation de codes postal

Posted by Tracey P. Lauriault-2 on Feb 09, 2007; 3:55pm
URL: http://civicaccess.416.s1.nabble.com/front-de-liberation-de-codes-postal-tp884p888.html

Excellent!

For myself and others who are just learning how these things all come
together i hope we can all leave a few breadcrumbs on the wiki soz we
can find our way around and build on that knowledge later and for other
initiatives.
t

Hugh McGuire wrote:

> of course it's a civicaccess action ;-) !
>
> actually thinking about this... and this is how I envision  
> CivicAccess progressing... as a central place where the spokes of  
> many different projects all join with a shared belief in free data  
> access. but we really need the projects (some exist already, eg:  
> howdtheyvote.ca, openpolitics.ca, netizen-news.ca etc; some could be  
> new initiatives of/inspired by civicaccess ... or just related to the  
> mission).
>
> h.
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> On Feb 9, 2007, at 10:34 AM, Tracey P. Lauriault wrote:
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>> I think this is a great idea and I would really like it if could be
>> considered as as CivicAccess or COACID action.
>>
>> For those who might be able to get something like this off the ground.
>> There is tons of great information here:
>> http://civicaccess.ca/wiki/CensusAction
>>
>> It was an activity primarily aimed at the CENSUS however some of the
>> documentation can be used for the Free the Postal Code Data as well  
>> and
>> there was some good discussion.
>>
>> I created a spot for people to collaborate here:
>> http://civicaccess.ca/wiki/Actions,  I did not know how you wanted to
>> call it or what the tagline should so edit away.
>>
>>
>> Hugh McGuire wrote:
>>    
>>> I suggest in addition to data cracking/hacking work, we consider
>>> writing an open letter to the government agencies & ministers,
>>> opposition MPs, and journalists, and try to put some pressure on. And
>>> get an online petition going (I don't think they do much, but they
>>> give something for bloggers to link to). This should be accompanied
>>> by a concerted attempt to get specific organizations to support the
>>> project (NGOs & universities, but also, say, the Bloc, the NDP, maybe
>>> even the now-oppositional Liberals).
>>>
>>> perhaps a url? FLCP.ca ... Front de Liberation Code Postal ... it's
>>> available! ;).
>>>
>>> Again, this "tiny" little data project demonstrates so clearly the
>>> dunderheadedness of Canada's govt data policies, in a way that many
>>> people could understand.
>>>
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