We have had more promises of online information services for the House of Assembly, including a proper Hansard, schedules, parliamentary questions and sometimes answers, draft bills, etc.
The sooner the better.
For those interested, here are two successful examples of searchable parliamentary sites from the open source software world. They do much to provide insight for voters into the workings of government, and to increase the transparency and accountability of the legislature.
- Canada – http://openparliament.ca/
- UK – http://www.theyworkforyou.com/
More transparency in the House dealings should improve the quality of debate, reduce the hotheaded bullsheet, and perhaps even raise attendance.
I still believe that meetings of the House and Senate should be video broadcast on Government’s costly CITV channel.
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