“The Government of Canada remains committed to the Open Government Partnership’s (OGP) core principles of greater availability of information, civic participation, professional integrity, and the use of technology for openness and accountability. These principles are the cornerstones for any modern democracy, and we are working to ensure that they govern and drive Canada’s open government activities. Building on a long history of accountability to its citizens, the Government of Canada launched its Open Government initiative in 2011. It committed to accelerating the release of government Open Data and Open Information, and fostering a two-way Open Dialogue with Canadians to better engage them in the delivery of government policy and programs. [...] The new Standard on Security Identification and Categorization of Assets (SISCA) will drive consistency in document classification practices across the federal government and effectively reduce the volume of restricted documents in the future. A draft of the SISCA has been developed by a multi-departmental working group, and internal consultations with departments are in progress in support of a winter 2014 release.” (Source 2)