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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, November 17
Thursday, November 16
NIk's numbers: It's a tie
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DavidAkin
on Thu 16 Nov 2006 08:21 AM EST
Pollster Nik Nanos says Liberals and Conservatives are in a statistical tie so far as national voter preference goes. But when looking only at Quebec, Nanos' firm SES Research has found that Conservative support has plunged 14 points. The BQ are the main beneficiaries of the drop, gaining 9 points.
... more » Wednesday, November 15
Monday, November 13
Woodward's self-doubt?
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DavidAkin
on Mon 13 Nov 2006 10:50 AM EST
Franklin Foer, editor of The New Republic, is given a page in the New York Times Book Review to tell us what he thinks about Bob Woodward's most recent book State of Denial:
"...State of Denial isn’t a continuation of his previous work as much as a ... more » Sunday, November 12
Poll: Religion on the way out in Europe
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DavidAkin
on Sun 12 Nov 2006 06:07 AM EST
The history of Europe for much of the last 1,500 years has often been the story of the battles of one religious group against another. Religion was what states and empires went to war over. Yes, yes, I know: The cynical marxian historian in me (and perhaps you) might say ... more »
Saturday, November 11
Remembering
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DavidAkin
on Sat 11 Nov 2006 12:44 PM EST
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement to mark the 88th occasion of Remembrance Day:
Friday, November 10
Liberals scream for Dean
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DavidAkin
on Fri 10 Nov 2006 12:38 PM EST
Wednesday, November 8
Salongate -- well, almost
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DavidAkin
on Wed 08 Nov 2006 05:09 PM EST
Some Conservative supporters who have commented at this blog wonder why we can’t turn the “hairdresser” comments directed at Environment ... more »
The Iron Man
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DavidAkin
on Wed 08 Nov 2006 10:23 AM EST
So it wasn’t enough yesterday that NDP MP Peter Julian spent 12 hours at the Commons Committee on International Trade trying to force changes to the softwood lumber deal by staging a one-man day-long filibuster. Nope. When the string finally played out at that committee somewhere around 10 pm last night, Julian ... more » |
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