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| Candidate | Brief Response | Full Response |
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| Duvall, Scott |
Yes |
I believe in open and transparent governing, as long as there are no ramifications under the law to a particular issue. The City of Hamilton website does provide information to the public, but more content could be added. |
| Gallagher, John |
Yes |
Open government must be accomplished if we are to have honest, accountable government. I am enthusiastically in favour of the goals sought by the Open Source City program. I have proposed that all stakeholders get together (political/citizen/media) after the election to attempt to find common ground on a made in Hamilton Access to Information policy. Current freedom to information policy works in reverse and is undemocratic. I will make every effort to open our government to the general public, while taking care not to harm taxpayers by premature disclosure. |
| Pettit, Trevor |
Yes |
Yes absolutely we should become an open source city, whenever possible. Transparency is paramount to the public in my view. There may be occasions, for legal reasons for example, where we may not be able to be as open as we might wish. Beyond that we should be as open as possible. What's to hide? |
