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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>On 10/4/2013 9:03 PM, Mary Francoli wrote: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hi Everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>My name is Mary Francoli. I am a professor in Communication Studies at Carleton University and I am currently undertaking the independent review process of the Canadian Open Government Action Plan on behalf of the Open Government Partnership.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>A key aspect of this research is consultation with civil society. Over the last month I’ve been talking to people across the country with diverse interests in the area of open government. Given the nature and focus of this list I wanted to reach out to all of you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>There are three ways you can get involved. First, I invite you to complete a brief survey that I am conducting. The goal of the survey is to get a better sense of the success of federal consultations around open government, the ambitiousness of the Action Plan, success in fulfilling commitments made in the plan and ideas or recommendations for the future. The survey can be found at:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>English: <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ogpcanadaenglish">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ogpcanadaenglish</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Français: <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ogpcanadafrancais">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ogpcanadafrancais</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> Second, I invite you to engage in dialogue related to any of the above goals on this list.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Third, should you have any comments or feedback you would like to provide to me directly or should you wish engage in a one on one interview please contact me at <a href="mailto:ogp@maryfrancoli.com">ogp@maryfrancoli.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> I appreciate any and all feedback. My goal is to talk to and hear from as many civil society actors as possible over the next month. More information about this project can be found on my website <a href="http://maryfrancoli.com/">maryfrancoli.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Mary <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>