OPQ Alert App

About this app. Order Paper Questions are formal written questions used in Parliament to require government answers. They are a critical democratic tool for uncovering facts, records, policies, contracts, decisions, and omissions that may otherwise remain difficult for the public to see.

Many Canadians do not know these records exist, and even fewer have an easy way to search, compare, preserve, and act on them. This app is built to make OPQs visible, archive the evidence they contain, connect them to independent analysis, flag concerning answers, and help transparency and accountability groups follow up on identified areas of concern.

Use the search box to find keywords, people, agencies, OPQ numbers, or source names. Use the filters to narrow by session, topic, concern, or agency. Click shortened cells to examine fuller descriptions, question and response text, linked and unlinked references, related OPQs, and analysis or follow-up actions. To contribute another reference or OPQ document, use Contributor login.

You can also access the raw OPQ document repository directly in the /r/ folder.