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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 |
Tuesday, November 29
Day Two: Itineraries
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DavidAkin
on Tue 29 Nov 2005 11:07 PM EST
Here's where your party leaders are for day two of this eight-week campaign. I'm with the Harper campaign and we're waking up in Quebec City, do a quick series of photos with Quebec City-area Conservative candidates and then jet away to Halifax for a dinner-hour event. Then it's back on ... more »
Lots of new posts over at that new blog
by
DavidAkin
on Tue 29 Nov 2005 09:57 PM EST
Another reminder that, for the duration of the current general election in Canada, I’m going to be doing most of my blogging at CTV’s blog site. Today I posted on a Hill and Knowlton “Election Predictor” tool; on Gurmant Grewal’s status within the CPC; on Stephen Harper in an ... more »
And they're off
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DavidAkin
on Tue 29 Nov 2005 07:12 AM EST
Prime Minister Paul Martin goes to Rideau Hall this morning to ask the Governor General to call a general election. Everyone thinks January 23 is a lock but only Martin knows for sure. Martin holds a campaign event in Ottawa early in the evening and then he heads to Montreal ... more »
Monday, November 28
Boudria on Conservative prospects in a riding that's been Liberal since before I was born
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DavidAkin
on Mon 28 Nov 2005 05:29 PM EST
Here's how it looks on the order paper
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DavidAkin
on Mon 28 Nov 2005 04:49 PM EST
The Liberal government is certain to fall tonight. Here’s what’s on the House of Commons Order Paper:
What is this election all about?
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DavidAkin
on Mon 28 Nov 2005 04:13 PM EST
On Canada AM this morning, Seamus O'Regan asked strategists from the three major English-language parties what this election is all about. Steve McKinnon, National Director, Liberal Party of Canada: “I think right now we have a virtuous cycle of surplus budgets, lower taxes and investments in social programs. Change what ... more » Sunday, November 27
Moving the blog to a new neighbourhood
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DavidAkin
on Sun 27 Nov 2005 01:09 PM EST
CTV is going to soon have some blogs up and running in time for the Canadian general election. I’ll be running one there and there will be a community blog. I may double-post — mirror whatever is posted over there, over here — but I encourage you to head ... more »
Polls: Ipsos-Reid gives Liberals narrow lead on eve of election
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DavidAkin
on Sun 27 Nov 2005 09:26 AM EST
Ipsos-Reid, in a poll released Saturday, has the Liberals slightly ahead on the eve of a general election:
Saturday, November 26
If you win one of these, I guess you ought to brag a bit ...
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DavidAkin
on Sat 26 Nov 2005 11:15 PM EST
Ramping up
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DavidAkin
on Sat 26 Nov 2005 11:08 PM EST
OK, we’re back. Very shortly, though, this blog will be moving to CTV’s site. I’ll be on the bus with Conservative leader Stephen Harper for the first two weeks of the campaign and then I’ll spend a week with NDP leader Jack Layton. (left) If CTV has plans for ... more » |
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