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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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Canada's Foreign Affairs Department has systematically prevented the release of hundreds of thousands of government records on everything from the mission in Afghanistan to the NATO briefing materials Maxime Bernier left at his girlfriend's, to new free trade deals, Canwest News Service has learned..."This is illegal as stink," said Amir Attaran, a law professor at the University of Ottawa . . .

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View Article  Some Throne Speech pics
I try to keep my digital camera as I go about my business on the Hill and I do snap some pics from time to time but it can often take a while to publish them.... So here's a pic I snapped of Governor General MichaĆ«lle Jean reviewing the troops just before entering the Centre Block of the House of Commons.   more »

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