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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 |
Monday, February 27
The Globe and Mail becomes the news
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DavidAkin
on Mon 27 Feb 2006 03:13 PM EST
The Wall Street Journal takes a look at how our corporate cousin, The Globe and Mail, is trying to win readers:
Attention commuters: Get polled
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DavidAkin
on Mon 27 Feb 2006 10:39 AM EST
My downtown-living colleagues here in Ottawa think I’m nuts for putting myself through a home-office-home commute every day where each commute time can take between 25 and 45 minutes to cover the 30 kilometres each way. They might have something but my comparable was the crazy, frustrating commute I had ... more » Sunday, February 26
Canadian journalists say advertisers and owners are biggest threats to freedom
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DavidAkin
on Sun 26 Feb 2006 02:50 PM EST
When Ezra Levant decided to publish the cartoons that many Muslims found offensive, he justified the decision on the basis that it was a demonstration of the free press in Canada. But a survey released minutes ago by Compas Inc. suggests that such a demonstration is hardly necessary in ... more »
What to build before 2050?
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DavidAkin
on Sun 26 Feb 2006 02:09 PM EST
Charles Wilkins reviews Building Canada: People and Projects that Shaped the Nation in Saturday’s Globe and Mail which is
Saturday, February 25
Voters warming to Clinton in '08
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DavidAkin
on Sat 25 Feb 2006 08:04 PM EST
 “A stable number of Americans would support Democratic New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (left) in a presidential election, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 28 per cent of respondents say they would definitely vote for the former first lady in 2008, up one point since early February . . ... more »
Harper gets a new cook
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DavidAkin
on Sat 25 Feb 2006 06:40 AM EST
 Oliver Bartsch (left) used to design the meals that the Governor-General served at her residence at Rideau Hall. But earlier this month, Prime Minister Stephen Harper hired him on to work the kitchen at 24 Sussex Drive, his official residence.Bartsch's salary is set at a range of ... more » Thursday, February 23
Stairs climbs back into the game
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DavidAkin
on Thu 23 Feb 2006 12:08 PM EST
This just in over the Parliamentary Press Gallery blower — William Stairs, who was replaced earlier this week as Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s communications director, has been picked by Justice Minister Vic Toews to be his chief of staff. more » Wednesday, February 22
Liberals name their critics
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DavidAkin
on Wed 22 Feb 2006 04:38 PM EST
Opposition Leader Bill Graham has named his caucus critics. There’s a lot of them: 41 critics and 38 associate critics to watch a cabinet of 26 people. On top of that, there are seven Liberal MPs with caucus officer positions, like Whip or Deputy House Leader. So, in a ... more »
More polls: This time the Conservatives get a bump
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DavidAkin
on Wed 22 Feb 2006 03:28 PM EST
The Strategic Counsel is the pollster for CTV News and The Globe and Mail. I’m subbing in today as host for Mike Duffy on his show Mike Duffy Live (CTV Newsnet at 5 pm Eastern/2 pm Pacific) and I’ll be talking to Strategic Counsel chairman Allan Gregg about ... more » Tuesday, February 21
Himmelfarb out, Lynch In
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DavidAkin
on Tue 21 Feb 2006 02:07 PM EST
The Prime Minister’s Office has just announced that Kevin Lynch, a former deputy minister at Finance and at Industry and currently executive director for Canada at the International Monetary Fund, will replace Alex Himmelfarb as Clerk of the Privy Council. More later … more » |
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