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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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Sunday, April 17

Which Liberals are in peril? Which Conservatives are coasting?

by DavidAkin on Sun 17 Apr 2005 09:31 PM EDT

Conservative supporter Stephen Taylor ran the numbers to come up with a couple of interesting posts at his blog. His first post details Liberal MPs who won by the slimmest of margins. Cabinet ministers Pierre Pettigrew, Liza Frulla, and Anne McLellan show up on this list. He also posts a list ... more »

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Privacy Commission on CIBC missing faxes

by DavidAkin on Sun 17 Apr 2005 08:51 AM EDT

Canada’s privacy commissioner has finished her investigation into the case of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce faxing confidential customer data out of the country. Officials with the commissioner’s office say she’ll release her report tomorrow (Monday).

Jennifer Stoddart began her investigation after we first reported on both CTV and ... more »

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Tooting-My-Own-Horn Dept.: CAJ Awards

by DavidAkin on Sun 17 Apr 2005 08:44 AM EDT

The annual awards from the Canadian Association of Journalists will be handed out in Winnipeg next month. The awards recognize some of the best work that’s happened in TV, print, radio and online journalism in Canada over the last year. I’m honoured to be among the the nominees for an ... more »

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