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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 |
Friday, October 20
What's all the barking about?
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DavidAkin
on Fri 20 Oct 2006 03:28 PM EDT
The Liberals — ever helpful :) — have generously freed up some space on their Web server to host an audio-taped recording of the now infamous “dog” exchange between Liberal MP David McGuinty and Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay. There is an MP3 audio version of the file and a video ... more »
Belinda on a point of order
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DavidAkin
on Fri 20 Oct 2006 02:22 PM EDT
At the conclusion of the daily Question Period in the House of Commons, Belinda Stronach, Liberal MP for the Newmarket-Aurora, ... more »
Liberals lining up for Liberals
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DavidAkin
on Fri 20 Oct 2006 10:41 AM EDT
I’ll be heading to Montreal to report on the Liberal leadership debate that will take place there tomorrow afternooon. In advance of that event, some of the leading candidates are lining up more supporters. Bob Rae this morning announced that former Martin cabinet minister and — perhaps more importantly — Toronto ... more » Thursday, October 19
Wednesday, October 18
Could Garth go Green?
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DavidAkin
on Wed 18 Oct 2006 02:25 PM EDT
Garth Turner can’t sit in the House of Commons as a Conservative. But rather than be an independent, might he ask if he could sit as a member of the Green Party? It will be up that party’s leader Elizabeth May to make that call and we may yet hear ... more » Tuesday, October 17
Tories table dangerous offender legislation
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DavidAkin
on Tue 17 Oct 2006 11:06 AM EDT
Justice Minister Vic Toews this morning tabled amendments to the Criminal Code that the Conservatives say will make the law tougher ... more »
Guns on our lakes - the political reaction
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DavidAkin
on Tue 17 Oct 2006 06:34 AM EDT
The issue of U.S. Coast Guard cutters conducting machine gun fire exercises on the Great Lakes has percolated up to Ottawa. Here's an exchange from Question Period:
Hon. Jack Layton (Toronto—Danforth, NDP): Mr. Speaker, recently Mayor Bradley of Sarnia added his name to the chorus of Canadians who are ... more »
Ottawa's Light Rail dispute: Mayor asks Harper to jump in
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DavidAkin
on Tue 17 Oct 2006 06:15 AM EDT
Monday, October 16
Boats with Guns - on our lakes - Part Three
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DavidAkin
on Mon 16 Oct 2006 05:15 AM EDT
The New York Times, this morning, reports on the the U.S. Coast Guard’s plans to put machine guns on the decks of its Great Lakes patrol boats and establish 33 permanent live-fire exercise “safety zones”.
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