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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. My use of Blogware should not be taken as an endorsement of that company. Like all Blogware users, I do not pay any fees for the use of this service. I participate in program. Google pays me some money and, for that, I give Google some space on this site to display ads. Google sells those ads and Google, not me, decides what advertising content you are seeing. I do not filter these ads and take no responsibility for them. Readers should not assume I endorse any of the products or services advertised here. 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 |
Monday, January 31
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DavidAkin
on Mon 31 Jan 2005 06:22 PM EST
The provincial minister of finance met all day in Ottawa in preparation for a meeting this hour with federal Finance Minister Ralph Goodale. The
provincial ministers say they'll tell Goodale that economic growth should be
the top priority for Goodale's upcoming federal budget.
Many economists have argued that the best ... more »
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DavidAkin
on Mon 31 Jan 2005 07:15 AM EST
You remember the CIBC fax fiasco? That was the one where one of Canada’s biggest banks sent hundreds of faxes containing confidential customer data to a West Virginia scrapyard operator over a three-year period even though the West Virginian begged the bank to stop.
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DavidAkin
on Mon 31 Jan 2005 06:56 AM EST
I moved to Ottawa yesterday (Sunday), too late to attend the annual general meeting of National Capital Region Elite Blog Mafia. I think I’m supposed to be busy today making lots of phone calls to politicians, checking out what’s sure to be fireworks at the Gomery Inquiry, or even ... more » Saturday, January 29
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DavidAkin
on Sat 29 Jan 2005 08:53 AM EST
I start reporting on Canadian federal politics Monday. The reporters in the Parliamentary bureau at CTV National News have to cover all aspects of politics and the government but each has some specific beat responsibilities. Mine include the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) and the Supreme Court. For ... more »
Friday, January 28
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DavidAkin
on Fri 28 Jan 2005 07:08 AM EST
A few years ago, a Nanaimo, B.C. man decided to masturbate in his living room with the curtains open. Some neighbours observed his act and called police. He was arrested and charged with performing an indecent act in public. He was convicted and spent four months in jail. But while ... more »
Thursday, January 27
Tuesday, January 25
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DavidAkin
on Tue 25 Jan 2005 11:39 PM EST
Manulife CEO Dominic D'Allesandro (left) is the most respected chief executive officer by his peers, says a new poll by Ipsos-Reid, and that's probably about right. D'Allesandro engineered the takeover of John Hancock Financial Services and has steadily and without much flash and dash made his business into a ... more »
Friday, January 21
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DavidAkin
on Fri 21 Jan 2005 11:21 PM EST
I have a new job, which I'll be starting in a week. An edited version of a note I circulated to some sources earlier this week announcing this change is copied below. The new job likely means some changes here at the blog, too. It will take a few days ... more »
Thursday, January 20
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DavidAkin
on Thu 20 Jan 2005 12:48 PM EST
[From today's Globe and Mail] Mosaid Technologies Inc., fresh from a patent fight victory with one of the titans in its industry, is taking on another giant, and investors must decide again whether to wager their money on a potentially lucrative -- but always uncertain -- legal settlement.
... more » Tuesday, January 18
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DavidAkin
on Tue 18 Jan 2005 12:01 AM EST
The Internet Advertising Bureau of Canada announced the adoption today of new standards for online ads. Taking its cue from the American industry's move to standardize ad sizes, the IAB put out what it calls the Canadian Universal Ad Package or CUAP.
The push to standardize on some ad ... more » |
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