[CivicAccess-discuss] Machine Readable Federal Budget?

[Glen Newton]

>> This information is then analysed, tagged and loaded in
>> style sheets through the use of a utility program for publication using
>> Ventura desktop publishing.

So give us what the the utility program is fed.
I think we'd be able to figure it out from there....

-Glen

On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 5:44 PM, Kent Mewhort <kmewhort at gmail.com> wrote:
> Jonathan, I tried to get this information a few months back, but had no
> success.  I first asked the Department of Finance for budget data, but,
> after a two month wait, was simply told:
>
>>The budget documents are only available in PDF and HTML formats, and can be
>> found on the budget website at www.budget.gc.ca.  Thank you for writing.
>
> I then turned my head towards expenditure data from Public Accounts
> (specifically, I asked for the raw data in "Public Accounts of Canada 2010 -
> Volume II - Details of Expenses and Revenues").  The folks at this
> department were responsive and seemed quite willing to provide the data if
> they easily could -- but unfortunately could not:
>
>>The production of the Public Accounts involves a lengthy process of
>> gathering financial information from all departments and agencies, often in
>> various formats. This information is then analysed, tagged and loaded in
>> style sheets through the use of a utility program for publication using
>> Ventura desktop publishing. Volumes thus produced contain such large and
>> complex files that it is only practicable for us to offer them in two
>> formats, i.e. PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format) and the printed format
>> which is tabled in the House of Commons each year.
>
> This is definitely something to ask for in the federal portal, now that it's
> up and running!
>
> Kent
>
> On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 7:05 PM, James McKinney <oxford.tuxedo at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> There's been some interest in this in the OpenHamilton group
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/openhamilton/browse_thread/thread/47d0955e5d880785
>>
>> No report of even a non-machine readable version of the federal
>> budget. I haven't looked for it yet, though.
>>
>> On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 6:43 PM, Jonathan Brun <jbrun at jonathanbrun.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> > Is there a machine readable version of the Federal Budget available? If
>> > not,
>> > does anyone know anyone who would be interested in generating it.
>> > Thanks,
>> > JB
>> > MontrealOuvert.net
>> > jonathanbrun.com
>> >
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