Canada encourages MPs to tweet from parliament
February 22nd, 2011Posted by Paul McNally in Editors' pick, Politics, Social media and blogging
The Canadian House of Commons has issued MPs with Blackberry devices and encouraged them to tweet and post messages on Facebook during their parliamentary work.
According to the Canadian Press newswire, about half of Canada’s MPs are already avid social media users and others are setting up new accounts as elections near.
It is expected that the move will improve public access to information and encourage debate.
February 22nd, 2011 at 12:40 pm
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February 23rd, 2011 at 7:29 pm
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