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Monday, February 19

Finley vs the Liberals

by DavidAkin on Mon 19 Feb 2007 05:26 PM EST

The Liberals believe that Immigration Minister Diane Finley’s limo expenses are out of line. Here’s the Question Period exchange between Liberal Todd Russell and Finley (left). (Finley was the Human Resources Minister when these expenses were incurred.)

Mr. Todd Russell (Labrador, Lib.) :
Mr. Speaker, here is another example ... more »

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Friday, February 9

The Robert L. Stanfield International Airport

by DavidAkin on Fri 09 Feb 2007 03:10 PM EST

So we have the The Lester B. Pearson International Airport, the Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, the John G. Diefenbaker Airport, the Macdonald-Cartier International Airport — all named after Prime Ministers or a Father of Confederation. Now we have the The Robert L. Stanfield Intertional Airport in Halifax named after ... more »

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Thursday, February 8

Ablonczy's take on Holland's comments

by DavidAkin on Thu 08 Feb 2007 07:03 PM EST

Here’s Diane Ablonczy (left), the Conservative MP for a Calgary area riding in the House of Commons today:

Ms. Diane Ablonczy (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance, CPC) :
Mr. Speaker, a Liberal has slipped up and given Canadians a glimpse of the Liberal's secret agenda.
The ... more »

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Inside the national caucuses

by DavidAkin on Thu 08 Feb 2007 06:08 AM EST

Every Wednesday morning when the House of Commons is sitting, the MPs from each political party huddle up in their own room on Parliament Hill. This is called a meeting of the national caucus. As they have the two biggest caucus memberships, the Conservatives and the Liberals meet in the two biggest rooms, ... more »

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