August 2010
5 posts
Accountability and transparency motion: let the...
Just doing my regular Saturday morning scan of the upcoming Council agenda, and was very pleased to see a motion requesting that all local agencies, boards, and commissions that have councillors sitting on them post agendas, minutes, and meeting notices using the same standards as City Council - approving the motion would direct the city to politely request this action because it can’t...
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Insite: Another case of ideology trumping data
Apologies for my radio silence of late - work, illness, and plain old ‘enjoying the family’ have kept me from my keyboard. A few more busy days ahead, but promise to be more regular once September hits and the Municipal campaign heats up.
I have to break my self-imposed tumblr exile with a plea to ya’ll to read Paul Wells and John Geddes on the Insite safe injection site in...
Censi-Leak, and must read columns on the census
This census debate keeps heating up (never thought I’d write that phrase) after the CBC obtained documents that demonstrate the government tried to arm-twist Statistics Canada into signing off on a communications plan that essentially said that StatsCan, not the Government of Canada, pushed for the scrapping on the mandatory long-form. If you want a good laugh/cry, take a look at the MS...
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City of Edmonton: public involvement
Edmonton provides another Canadian example of a municipality using a citizen panel to help make decisions. The municipal council struck a citizen panel - drawing on 49 randomly selected citizens - to help make recommendations for its 2010-11 budget priorities.
Edmonton has a pretty extensive public involvement policy that sets rigorous standards for how the public is to be informed and...
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