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Thursday, January 25

That Taylor fella again ...

by DavidAkin on Thu 25 Jan 2007 05:23 PM EST

Conservative blogger Stephen Taylor has some sources in the Prime Minister’s Office that many of us in the Parliamentary Press Gallery could only wish we had. Taylor’s sources were dead right on Wajid Khan’s crossing and were also pretty good on the cabinet shuffle.

So with that preface, I point ... more »

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Saturday, January 20

Harper pays Liberals the ultimate compliment -- and copies their Wind Power program

by DavidAkin on Sat 20 Jan 2007 03:21 PM EST

Yesterday on the West Coast, Prime Minister Harper announced a 10–year, $1.48–billion plan to support projects using renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, biomass, and tidal.

The Prime Minister was asked by my colleague in Vancouver Todd Battis and other reporters if his announcement was a lot like the programs the Liberals ... more »

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Thursday, January 18

Tree huggers of the right!

by DavidAkin on Thu 18 Jan 2007 06:19 PM EST

Who says Tories don’t love trees?

The Honourable John Baird, Minister of the Environment and the Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, today announced a contribution of $2 million towards the restoration of Vancouver's Stanley Park National Historic Site (NHS) of Canada. This announcement complements funding by the Government ... more »

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Friday, January 5

Why I'm a Conservative: Wajid Khan

by DavidAkin on Fri 05 Jan 2007 12:26 PM EST

Here’s our transcript of Mississauga-Streetsville MP Wajid Khan’s (left) opening remarks at the press conference, in the foyer of the House of Commons, as he announced he was defecting from the Liberals to the Conservatives:

For the past six months, I have been honored to serve Prime Minister Harper ... more »

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Thursday, January 4

More cabinet intrigue: The Committees

by DavidAkin on Thu 04 Jan 2007 02:48 PM EST

The headline news today, of course, is the cabinet shuffle. But among the new jobs for seven ministers and the elevation of five MPs, the Prime Minister has re-tooled cabinet committee structure. Committees of cabinet are important institutions. It is at committee, for example, that legislation or new initatiatives is ... more »

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