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April 30, 2009
Activist Toolkit: Parliament of Canada website
Recently, an important new feature was added to the Parliament of Canada website. Constituents can now see how their MP voted on issues debated in the House of Commons. To access these records, do the following:
1) Select "Senators and Members" in the main menu.
2) Select "Current" under the House of Commons menu.
3) Within the body of the page, you'll see a link to "Members of Parliament". Select it.
4) You'll then be presented with a list of MPs. Select you MP's name and you will be taken to his/her page.
5) On the MP's page you'll see a "Votes" tab. Select it and discover how your MP voted.
I'm really pleased that a new layer of "transparency" has been added to the site. As a designer however, I find that this website is a bit of a usability nightmare – built for librarians and not the public (IMHO). That being said, knowledge is power and this new information should help many activists in their endeavour to make change.
Posted by Jason at April 30, 2009 9:17 AM
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