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Gemini Award-winning reporter David Akin is the National Affairs Correspondent for Canwest News Service and is based at the CNS Parliamentary Bureau in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Who pays for this blog? I receive no fees, considerations, etc. etc. for the posts on this blog nor do I have any plans to accept any. My salary is paid by Canwest Global Communications Corp. I work for that company as the Ottawa-based National Affairs Correspondent for Canwest News Service. The blog publishing platform used here is called Blogware and it's developed by Tucows Inc. of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Blogware users typically pay a monthly fee for using this platform but I do not as Tucows has kindly provided me with this platform. I may report on Tucows, its associated operations and executives, and on industry issues that may affect Tucows. I am grateful for Tucows' assistance but that's it. No favours were promised for their generosity nor do Tucows executives expect any. I hold no direct equity or stock in any company, Tucows included. If you think other disclosures are appropriate in this space, I'd like to hear from you. All of my contact details are always at www.davidakin.com You can read more about this section Login
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Wednesday, March 28
Libloggers organize!
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DavidAkin
on Wed 28 Mar 2007 11:29 AM EDT
On the heels of a conference call organized by Stephane Dion’s office with some key Liberal bloggers, Liberals in the blogosphere have set up a single point-of-contact for those who want to watch YouTube content created by Liberal supporters. Here’s the release from Liblog creator Jason Cherniak:
Monday, March 26
Engineering their own defeat
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DavidAkin
on Mon 26 Mar 2007 06:51 PM EDT
A few days ago I signed up at Facebook and wondered here how I might find it useful. Well, here’s one useful reason to be there: Many of the people I cover are there. Here’s Liberal MP Mark Holland, for example, writing on Facebook live from the C-30 (Clean Air Act) committee ... more »
Top Tories named in OPP investigation
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DavidAkin
on Mon 26 Mar 2007 05:37 PM EDT
The mayor’s race here in Ottawa last fall was an exciting one with a surprise finish. Larry O’Brien, a millionaire high-tech enterpreneur with no political experience literally came out of nowhere to upend an incumbent, Bob Chiarelli, and another strong challenger, Alex Munter. There was another candidate — Terry Kilrea. ... more » Saturday, March 24
Postal codes and MPs
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DavidAkin
on Sat 24 Mar 2007 04:09 PM EDT
This is good news. Anti-poverty activist Danieljohn has written some code which lets you match postal codes to federal Members of Parliament. His goal -- and likely the goal of many other activists -- is to harness the power of the databases for political and social justice purposes. Now you'd ... more »
Thursday, March 22
The CTV Poll: Conservatives on the edge of a majority
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DavidAkin
on Thu 22 Mar 2007 10:29 PM EDT
The federal budget tabled Monday has struck a positive chord with many voters, giving the Conservatives a bump in the polls and heightening the possibility of late spring or early summer election. The latest poll, provided to CTV News and The Globe and Mail by The Strategic Counsel, finds Conservative ... more » Wednesday, March 21
Liberals aim for O'Connor; Harper aims at Dion
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DavidAkin
on Wed 21 Mar 2007 04:45 PM EDT
The Liberals have now joined the NDP and the Bloc Quebecois in demanding that Defence Minister Gordon O’Connor resign after admitting to misleading the House of Commons on the issue of Canada’s treatment of Afghanistan prisoners. In this exchange, from the just-concluded Question Period , Harper eventually rises to defend ... more »
Comuzzi kicked out of the Liberal caucus
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DavidAkin
on Wed 21 Mar 2007 01:25 PM EDT
Comuzzi represents a riding that includes a significant cancer research centre and he says that he believes the Conservative commitment in the budget to ... more » Sunday, March 18
The politics of social networking tools
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DavidAkin
on Sun 18 Mar 2007 09:10 AM EDT
Saturday, March 17
Harper to the polls on justice issues?
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DavidAkin
on Sat 17 Mar 2007 08:23 PM EDT
Stephen Harper is giving a speech to the Conservative Party’s candidate school in Mississauga, Ont. this weekend. If you’re looking for a hint about what he’ll use as the ‘trigger’ to call an election, try this passage:
Thursday, March 15
John Reynolds, lobbyist
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DavidAkin
on Thu 15 Mar 2007 06:52 AM EDT
He said he wouldn’t — but he did. On March 1, John Reynolds — one of the most influential Conservatives within that party — registered as an unpaid lobbyist for three non-profit organizations — The Rick Hansen Foundation, Science World, and Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan’s initiative to fight ... more » |
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