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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 |
Saturday, March 19
Tories give Harper thumbs up
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DavidAkin
on Sat 19 Mar 2005 04:49 PM EST
Delegates to the Conservative Party policy convention just gave leader Stephen Harper a strong thumbs-up. Asked if they favoured a leadership review and contest, delegates voted 16 per cent in favour and 84 per cent against. Prime Minister Paul Martin, at a Liberal convention two weeks ago, was subject to ... more »
What else are Conservatives talking about?
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DavidAkin
on Sat 19 Mar 2005 11:37 AM EST
I’ve blogged about the votes that Conservative delegates took on abortion and same-sex marriage. Those are two high-profile hot-button issues that are attracting a lot of interest, not only by media types (like me), but also by delegates. Many have told me that the sole reason they travelled here from ... more »
Conservatives won't take action on abortion legislation
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DavidAkin
on Sat 19 Mar 2005 11:10 AM EST
Conservatives are divided on the issue of abortion regulation. Last night, in his speech, Conservative Leader Stephen Harper promised that a Conservative government would not introduce legislation regulating abortions. Today, in the party plenary, delegates backed him up — but just barely. Delegates were asked to vote on this ... more »
Conservatives say no to same-sex marriage
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DavidAkin
on Sat 19 Mar 2005 10:05 AM EST
Delegates to the this convention overwhelming approved policy resolution 92 or P-92. It reads: “A Conservative Government will support legislation defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman.” Leader Stephen Harper said in his speech last night he would introduce legislation to achieve that effect if Conservatives ... more »
Conservative Canada votes on policy issues
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DavidAkin
on Sat 19 Mar 2005 09:36 AM EST
I’m at the policy convention for the Conservative Party of Canada. Delegates — there are about 2,300 of them I’m told — will be voting on a whole series of policy motions on everything from agriculture to same-sex marriage issues to transportation to defence. The organizers are using an ... more » |
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