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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, December 23
Shakespeare is good for me!
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DavidAkin
on Sat 23 Dec 2006 08:46 AM EST
Here’s some fabulous news: Shakespeare — as if you didn’t know — is good for you! Howard Jacobson tells us in a recent column in The Independent says:
Friday, December 22
Kickbacks in politics
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DavidAkin
on Fri 22 Dec 2006 09:53 PM EST
A prime minister is grilled by judges for 17 hours over allegations of political scandal and kickbacks. I wonder if any golf balls were produced. more »
Why journalists ought to pay attention to bloggers: Part II
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DavidAkin
on Fri 22 Dec 2006 09:34 PM EST
Rebecca MacKinnon, a one-time foreign correspondent for CNN, surveyed her former peers to learn how blogs are having an impact on media coverage of China. She asked a series of questions to about 70 foreign correspondents who work in China and here’s one interesting finding:
Should the militaries of the world pay for bleeding-edge technology?
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DavidAkin
on Fri 22 Dec 2006 07:50 PM EST
U.S. Comptroller General David Walker was asked by a Congressional committee for his opinions on a range of issues related to defence procurement and contracting. This week, he filed a written response to some of those questsions.
Canada, of course, embarked this year on more than $17-billion in new ... more » Thursday, December 21
The Parliamentary Press Gallery and Government Contracts
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DavidAkin
on Thu 21 Dec 2006 05:21 PM EST
Why journalists ought to pay attention to bloggers
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DavidAkin
on Thu 21 Dec 2006 04:23 PM EST
I’ve long argued that journalists ought to establish a routine to monitor blogs and other online sites that are germane to their beat. It’s a great eay to learn more about your beat and to find new sources. But here’s another good reason: Public relations and communications professionals — the spin ... more »
Reclaiming sponsorship scandal money
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DavidAkin
on Thu 21 Dec 2006 02:58 PM EST
Using Access to Information laws, I recently received a “House Card” for Public Works Minister Michael Fortier on the ... more »
Canadian Forces Reservists can join in the Canada Pension Plan
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DavidAkin
on Thu 21 Dec 2006 12:49 PM EST
As I reported on CTV Newsnet a few minutes ago, Defence Minister Gordon O’Connor is to announce later this afternoon that, as of Jan. 1, all Canadian Forces reservists will be able to contribute to and receive benefits from the Canada Pension Plan — just like any other worker in ... more » Wednesday, December 20
Well thank you
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DavidAkin
on Wed 20 Dec 2006 05:13 PM EST
Thank you to the voters who participated in a poll Warren Kinsella [see the December 20 entry] conducted. I disagree with many of your choices — except one — and I’m not sure why you might have made the choices you did, but thanks! more »
Military Procurement
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DavidAkin
on Wed 20 Dec 2006 04:28 PM EST
Reviewing some government documents that talk about streamlining of military procurement and came across this data nugget: In 2004–05, Public Works and Government Services Canada signed 25,600 new contracts or contract amendments worth $10.2–billion on behalf of the Department of National Defence. That was the lion’s share of all the ... more » |
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