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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 »
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 »
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 »

Your Liberal shadow cabinet
by
DavidAkin
on Thu 18 Jan 2007 11:58 AM EST
Minutes ago, Liberal leader Stephane Dion announced his shadow cabinet (though he said he’s uncomfortable with that term). He has also set ... more »
Monday, January 8

Kinsella says I'm sorry - or not
by
DavidAkin
on Mon 08 Jan 2007 07:37 AM EST
With update! For Ottawa insiders, a meeting held in April 2005 of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts was a must-see affair. That Committee was looking into allegations surrounding the sponsorship scandal. On April 18, the committee heard from a witness list that included Chretien loyalist Warren Kinsella as well as two ... more »
Friday, January 5

Khan does the Liberals a favour
by
DavidAkin
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 04:27 PM EST
Liberal Leader Stephane Dion issued a statement and that’s all the press he’s doing today on the Wajid Khan defection. ... more »

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 »

Liberals on Khan's defection
by
DavidAkin
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 12:03 PM EST
Liberal Leader Stephane Dion (right) just issued this statement:
It is with regret that I have received word of ... more »
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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