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O Canada!

Last night’s performance of O Canada during the first game of the 2011 Stanley Cup finals was a great performance. Love that the singer lets the crowd carry the anthem for a while. Go Canucks Go!

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City of Toronto Releases Council’s Attendance and Voting Records in Open Format

I was just discussing this week with a few colleagues my general disappointment in “low-value” datasets that our local government in Ottawa have been releasing as part of their open data catalogue.  It contains, for the most part, static datasets.  (Some of the transportation data that is now coming out is a welcome addition.) I [...]

Today’s Top Story: Website Accessibility

One of today’s most popular topics in my Twitter feed was the news that the Federal Court of Canada had come to a ruling on the case of Donna Jodhan vs. Attorney General of Canada.  Ms. Jodhan was suing the Government of Canada because she was unable to apply for job online through a Service [...]

Lest We Forget: Thoughts about Travel and Canada’s War History

Thoughts on remembering Canada’s wartime history while traveling in other countries.

Mobile GEDS has a new home

The Mobile GEDS application now has a new home.  Point your favourite mobile device to: http://geds.gc20.ca/ Enjoy!

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Mobile GEDS Improved Search

Happy St. Patrick’s Day Everyone! As some of you may know, I’ve been working on a mobile-friendly version of the Government Electronic Directory Service (GEDS) as a little side project. This application parses the results of the Government of Canada’s online phone book into a format that is easier to use on mobile devices like [...]

Can we not just enjoy the Games?

I read a headline this afternoon in the Ottawa Citizen that really rubbed me the wrong way: “Heritage minister criticizes lack of French in Olympic opening ceremony“. The article quotes Heritage Minister James Moore as saying the ceremonies should have been “a better representation of our bicultural past and the reality today”. This is the [...]

Travel Restrictions On US-Bound Flights

My views on the recently imposed travel restrictions on flights bound for the United States.