I will take a more philosophical aspect to it. In conceptual terms, I have no problem making it universal. It is certainly done in the U.S. and in the U.K. However, as a Canadian I certainly would like to have my share first, and, second, have my requests or my complaints handled within a reasonable amount of time, before we open it up to China, Mexico, and every other place; otherwise I will never see the last of it.
If we have open data as a concept, and most of the information is readily available on the Internet—for instance, government information, whether a contract or whatever, which is the aim—access to information requests for formal access should be the exception. Most of the other information should be readily available. Then, in the fullness of time—and we are years away from this—why not make it open to any citizen of the world?
There is a cost to be paid, because there will be increased traffic. We have to have our system working right before we do that, and we are a number of years away from that.