Ottawa code{4}lib, June 13
Coders for Libraries, code{4}lib looks really interesting! Date: Wednesday June 13th, 5pm Location: The Exchange Pub, 50 Rideau Street (entrance inside the Rideau Centre). The reservation is under...
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Participatory Accessibility Data Collection & Mapping
Over the weekend I had the privilege of participating in the Journée de l’accessibilité de Montréal accessible co-organized by Catherine Roy of RAPLIQ (Group for an inclusive Québec) and Jean-Noé...
View ArticlePermission Granted: The Access to Information Act Turns Thirty
Guest Blog post by Mark Weiler: Thirty-years ago, on July 7th, 1982, the Parliament of Canada gave Royal Assent to the Access to Information Act, which became Canada’s first freedom of information...
View ArticleG8 Open Data Charter – Canada Signs on
Canada has signed on to the G8 Open Data Charter. The official UK G8 Presidency site includes the Charter and its associated technical Annex. This Charter falls under one of this year’s G8 agenda...
View ArticleTraditional Knowledge, Data and Law / Savoir traditionnel, données et la loi
This GeoConnections webinar discussed the results of a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Funded Partnership Development Grant entitled Mapping the Legal and Policy Boundaries of...
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The Record: the ‘unbiased’ report: The Future of the Postal Service in Canada
Here we go again! The Conference Board of Canada, well, they just don’t seem to get this unbiased reporting thing straight. For instance, a member of their board, Deepak Chopra who is the President and...
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The myth behind the “2/3rd of Canadians already don’t receive home delivery”...
A member of the Civicaccess.ca list, Ted Strauss, was perplexed about a Canada Post data point frequently reported in the media! It has oftern been repeated that “2/3rd of Canadians already don’t...
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Programmable City: Mapping Openess and Transparency
Below is and excerpt from a blogpost on the Programmable City website. I work there now, and post quite a bit of open data, big data, data infrastructure posts there. Most do not include any CanCon...
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Tracing COVID-19 Data: Data and Technological Citizenship during the COVID-19...
I was just awarded a small but not insignificant award as part of the Carleton University COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Grants. Below is a description of what I will be up to, along with some great...
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Tracing COVID-19 Data: Visualizing Intersectionality
Article written by: Kit Chokly & Tracey P. Lauriault The phrase “flatten the curve” has recently come into the vernacular to encourage slowing the spread of COVID-19. The concept comes from the...
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