I've got to hand it to @EthicsCanada Commissioner Dion, he'll even tag your boss & tell on you if you aren't complying w\ the Act.





#HarnessingTheTwittersphere

#HarnessingTheTwittersphere

Very interesting research from profs at @yorkuniversity's @SchulichSchool. Check out the excellent summary linked below.

#HarnessingTheTwittersphere #PublicAcademics #SocialMedia #Accountability #PublicEngagementMatters #impact

The internet is a modern day oversight & accountability regulator because everyone is both an investigator & a reporter.
#itsnotjustbaseball

Traditional regulators have to leverage this by #HarnessingTheTwittersphere. With declining budgets they will eventually have no choice.

The Federal Approach to Ethics from an Evolutive Perspective: Key Milestones, Past and Future, Annual Public Policy Lecture, @MCCYorkU @yorkuniversity - Nov. 29, 2018 #ArtificialIntelligence #ethics #PublicSectorEthics #HarnessingTheTwittersphere #ImOnIt

Nicely done!
#HarnessingTheTwittersphere

I loved when Adriel noted that she was following @OsgoodeNews’ @BBRyder & @CraigScottCA’s twitter feeds to help put her arguments together. A great example of the potential #impact of timely #publicengagement by academics! #harnessingthetwittersphere

Commissioner Dion appears to have read the list of recommendations in my #HarnessingTheTwittersphere paper: (DM me if you'd like a copy) #ethics #integrity #transparency #accountability #cdnpoli

Commish Dion said it was a "pathetic" turnout!
I do love the emphasis on improving online engagement: "We tweet much more than we used to. One important change in the quarterly report is we tweeted out four times more than the equivalent last year." #HarnessingTheTwittersphere

#HarnessingTheTwittersphere

"We will leverage modern technology to implement education and outreach initiatives. With a greater presence on Twitter, we have already begun making more use of the possibilities this information-sharing platform has to offer." #HarnessingTheTwittersphere

This is great @tessiesanci - thank you so much for featuring my work in the @LobbyMonitor! #HarnessingtheTwittersphere
(P.S. any chance you can remove the paywall for a few days during #publicsectorethicsconf2018 ?)

Excellent Tweet :) #onpoli #cdnpoli #elxn2018 @fordnation @Kathleen_Wynne @MikeSchreiner @AndreaHorwath @ontario_liberal @OntarioPCParty @OntarioNDP @OntarioGreens #publicdisclosure #ontariovotes #HarnessingTheTwittersphere

One only has to look south of the border at the work of @NormEisen @waltshaub @OfficeGovEthics @COGELinfo @CREWcrew & many others to see how effective online engagement can be (esp’y today!). It’s time for more Canadian gov’t ethics offices to work on #harnessingthetwittersphere

#HarnessingTheTwittersphere

"...we will announce all administrative monetary penalties and compliance orders on Twitter"

“...by thinking outside the box, ethics commissioners can take advantage of low‐cost opportunities to inform and empower the public in a way that propels government ethics forward without the need for legislative change.” #HarnessingTheTwittersphere

But of course the media does. Perception matters in politics & we now live in a world of sunlight. Politicians should always be prepared to explain their decisions. I address this in my upcoming @CdnPublicAdm paper on #HarnessingTheTwittersphere.

Former head of the federal #ethics office uses #Twitter to chastise current high level official for seemingly breaking ethics laws by accepting a gift from #NRA. Another excellent example of driving #accountability by #HarnessingTheTwittersphere.