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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.
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Thibault announced today that she will quit the Bloc and sit as an independent, citing differences of opinion with Duceppe.

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View Article  Polls: SES on voting intentions and best PM

With all the Vimy stuff, I’ve been involved in over the last few days, I’ve neglected the release of some new polling data from SES Research.

On Sunday, SES released their latest voting intentions survey. It’s a mixed bag for the two main parties. Depending on which slice of ...   more »

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Gerry Nicholls ends his 22–year relationship today with the conservative National Citizens Coaltion. The NCC is the group, of course, that the current Prime Minister led after he quit political life as a Reform MP. He would eventually quit the NCC to contest and win the leadership of the Canadian Alliance ...   more »


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