Glad you like it! To go a step further, looking at this lobbying data is also informing how (and where) I file access to information requests, which will eventually bear further fruit. The bad news is, however, that stuff is going to take a while because of badly broke freedom-of-information system.
The Globe and Mail did a series of articles on the FOI process with different organizations.
Not everyone was up to snuff, brick walls everywhere.
I recently phoned BC Hydro to ask about their policy with solar installations, like balcony and community solar arrays.
I was told to go to the website. There seems to be a wall garden built around the website. I tried emailing the president and a senior executive. Radio silence.
I even tried the new energy critic, Barry Penner chair for the Energy Futures.
No response. What is going on with crown corporations and critics?
Indeed, this is happening everywhere across Canada. Not sure if you've seen what's happening in Ontario, but the Ford government is basically exempting themselves from freedom of information requests. It's not an exaggeration to say this is democracy backsliding in action. We Canadians shouldn't be so smug about what's happening in the U.S.
Wow this post pulls the curtains back for the general public.
Lobbying is practically done every day and the public rarely gets to see who does the lobbying.
A lot of public policy is influenced by lobbying.
Thanks for giving us a slice of the real world.
Glad you like it! To go a step further, looking at this lobbying data is also informing how (and where) I file access to information requests, which will eventually bear further fruit. The bad news is, however, that stuff is going to take a while because of badly broke freedom-of-information system.
The Globe and Mail did a series of articles on the FOI process with different organizations.
Not everyone was up to snuff, brick walls everywhere.
I recently phoned BC Hydro to ask about their policy with solar installations, like balcony and community solar arrays.
I was told to go to the website. There seems to be a wall garden built around the website. I tried emailing the president and a senior executive. Radio silence.
I even tried the new energy critic, Barry Penner chair for the Energy Futures.
No response. What is going on with crown corporations and critics?
Indeed, this is happening everywhere across Canada. Not sure if you've seen what's happening in Ontario, but the Ford government is basically exempting themselves from freedom of information requests. It's not an exaggeration to say this is democracy backsliding in action. We Canadians shouldn't be so smug about what's happening in the U.S.