On openness

I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the NDP's open economic roundtable on Monday, particularly based on its apparent success in attracting the media to cover substantive policy discussions:

10:15:02 AM
Okay, I take back my prediction that my fellow reporters would be fleeing in droves by the half hour mark - there are actually more of us here now than when we started. I wonder if anyone is covering it live, or if CPAC is still running highlights from last fall’s total collapse of Parliament.

In related news, the Cons' idea of open government continues to be a consistent message of "off the record, no comment".