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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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Thursday, July 10

Saskatchwan Tory MP hospitalized

by DavidAkin on Thu 10 Jul 2008 10:28 AM EDT

Dave Batters, one of the cheeriest, up-tempo MPs you'll ever meet, is on medical leave, the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix reports.... Regina MP in hospital with ‘serious’ medical issue By Anne Kyle The StarPhoenix 10 Jul 2008 REGINA — Palliser MP Dave Batters confirmed Wednesday he is on medical leave dealing with “a serious issue.” “I would like to thank all the people who have wished me well during this difficult time,” Batters, 38, said in a prepared statement. more »

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