July 16, 2014 – Montréal – Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Today, consultations on Canada's second Action Plan on Open Government continued in Montréal with a public roundtable. Treasury Board President Tony Clement launched the consultations in May to hear directly from Canadians about their ideas for increased openness and transparency in the federal government.
The Montréal event is part of a nation-wide series being held by the Government of Canada. Representatives from the City of Montréal, Open Government enthusiasts, and interested citizens attended the event. Consultations will also be held in Vancouver and Toronto in the next few weeks.
Canada's second Action Plan on Open Government will build on the successes of the first Action Plan, such as the Open Government Licence, the Open Government Portal (data.gc.ca) with almost 200,000 datasets, and events like the CODE appathon, which encourage innovation and economic activity that can benefit Canadians. On-going consultations, both on-line and in-person, are designed to produce an Action Plan that will provide citizens with better data and information, and more opportunities to learn about and participate in government.
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