The federal government, on very shaky political ground, unveiled an expensive and ambitious plan for Canada to meet its international obligations under the Kyoto Protocol. I have a story online at CTV’s site and did a piece for last night’s national newscast. [The link to that video is on the ... more »
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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 |
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Saturday, April 9
The Hits of March
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DavidAkin
on Sat 09 Apr 2005 10:49 PM EDT
More people dropped by for a visit at this blog in March than ever before. There were nearly 48,500 unique visits to “On the Hill” in March. If you were one of those who dropped by, thanks very much. The most popular article here continued to be the post about ... more » Friday, April 8
Non-tsunami humanitarian appeals are starving, UN says
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DavidAkin
on Fri 08 Apr 2005 09:35 PM EDT
The United Nations and many aid agencies were worried that the generous donations made by governments and individuals in the wake of the Asian tsunami might mean that other aid crises would get neglected. Well, it seems those fears were well-founded. Consider this statement, released today by the United Nations:... more »
Another politician's blog discovered
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DavidAkin
on Fri 08 Apr 2005 01:24 PM EDT
 Lunch by lunch, coffee by coffee, I’m trying to meet all 99 members of the Conservative caucus. (If you’re a Conservative MP, feel free to phone me up if you’re looking for a lunch date today!) Today, in setting up some time to meet Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia MP and Conservative health critic Steven Fletcher (left), I made the happy discovery that Steven and his staff maintain a blog more »
Thursday, April 7
Gomery: Brault publication ban partially lifted
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DavidAkin
on Thu 07 Apr 2005 02:27 PM EDT
Justice John Gomery has partially lifted a publication ban on some testimony given in front of him over the last few days. We have a report with some video from the inquiry at CTV’s site:
CTV NewsNet 'freed' by federal regulators
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DavidAkin
on Thu 07 Apr 2005 02:03 PM EDT
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) lifted key aspects of the license for CTV Newsnet today and provided it with more money for programming. The key paragraph from the CRTC release says: "The licensee is no longer required to operate CTV Newsnet in a 15-minute news wheel. In addition, the ... more » Wednesday, April 6
Defence Minister has new plans for spending control
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DavidAkin
on Wed 06 Apr 2005 01:11 PM EDT
Wheb Canada's military wants to buy something, it has to do what every other
government department must do and get final contracting authority from the
Treasury Board Secretariat.
But a few minutes ago, in a speech to defence policy analysts, Defence
Minister Bill Graham wants the department to have the ... more »
Canada to update Access to Information laws
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DavidAkin
on Wed 06 Apr 2005 10:08 AM EDT
Canada has undertaken a review of federal access to information laws. Federal Justice Minister Irwin Cotler tabled a series of recommendations at the House of Commons committee that studies Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. The committee next meets to discuss these issues on Tues, April 12. Information Commissioner ... more »
Canada tops eGovernment survey
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DavidAkin
on Wed 06 Apr 2005 09:38 AM EDT
Canada’s federal government ranked number one for the fifth consecutive year in a 22–country survey that measures delivery of government surveys using emerging communication and information technologies. The United States federal government ranked second, followed, in order, by the federal governments in Denmark, Singapore, and Australia. The study was done ... more » Tuesday, April 5
Canadians will need biometric passports for U.S. entry
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DavidAkin
on Tue 05 Apr 2005 04:10 PM EDT
Canadians, by and large, do not need passports to enter the U.S. Similarly, U.S. citizens don’t need passports to get into Canada. That’s about to change. Today, the U.S. State Department announced that anyone looking to enter or re-enter the U.S., including its own citizens, will need passports or a ... more » |
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