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Monday, September 26

Corporate tax cuts a victim of politics

by DavidAkin on Mon 26 Sep 2005 10:20 PM EDT

Coming out of Question Period in the House of Commons today, Finance Minister Ralph Goodale said he was canning new corporate tax cuts because he didn’t believe he could push them through a minority Parliament — a Parliament where he’ll need support of at least one, and likely two, opposition ... more »

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CTV is kicking some ratings butt

by DavidAkin on Mon 26 Sep 2005 10:07 PM EDT

And now for something very un-Canadian — a little bragging.

Shows on CTV — including our dinner-hour news shows and the National News — have dominated the competition recently.

Here’s a press release from the CTV brass:

CTV Ratings Advisory – Sept. 26, 2005

Last night, CTV’s powerhouse Sunday night line-up ... more »

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Monday, September 5

Fun with math -- phone numbers

by DavidAkin on Mon 05 Sep 2005 11:44 AM EDT

Got the first one as it made its way around the Internet via e-mail. It ended up in the hands of Robin Ollerhead, a friend of our family's and Professor Emeritus in the physics department at the University of Guelph. He took the first trick and made one of ... more »

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