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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.
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View Article  MPs to debate about Darfur

Leaders of all the parties in the House of Commons have agreed to a “take-note” debate Monday night in the House of Commons to discuss the situation in Darfur. The chief characteristic of a “take-note” debate is that it is a debate in which there is no declared resolution to ...   more »

View Article  Softwood deal "a sell-out", NDP says

The NDP ran an effective campaign in British Columbia in the last election, increasing the size of its caucus from that province. The Conservatives, by their own admission, did less well, even though they hold most of the seats from B.C.

I travelled with both NDP leader Jack Layton and Conservative leader ...   more »

View Article  Lower the flag, let the media watch, poll says

Pollster Ipsos-Reid says most Canadians disagree with both parts of a new policy initiated by the Conservative government when it comes to honouring members of the Canadian Forces who die in the service. Nearly two-thirds or 66 per cent of those surveyed say the government was wrong to ban the ...   more »

View Article  Information Commissioner says Conservatives are tightening information control

Information Commissioner John Reid says the Federal Accountability Act contains “retrograde and dangerous” proposals to further restrict the kind of information Canadians can receive about their federal government. A Canadian Press report says:

The proposed Accountability Act, now being debated in the House of Commons, will actually make government less ...   more »

View Article  Statement from the family of Cpl Randy Payne

The Department of National Defence issued the following statement this afternoon on behalf of the family of Cpl Randy Payne (left):

Cpl Randy Payne

EDMONTON - The family of Cpl Randy Payne would like to express their sincere gratitude to the people of CFB/ASU Wainwright and the surrounding community who have ...   more »
View Article  Statement from the family of Lt. William Turner

Lt. William TurnerThe Department of National Defence this afternoon issued the following statement on behalf of the family of Lt. William Turner (left):

EDMONTON - Toyo Turner, the sister of Lieutenant William Turner, who was killed on April 22, 2006 while serving in Afghanistan, wishes to issue the following statement ...   more »

View Article  Conservative policies on honouring fallen soldiers a "despicable" mistake, says father of fallen soldier

Jim Davis lost his son, Cpl. Paul Davis, last month in Afghanistan. On Mar. 2, Cpl. Paul Davis was on a routine patrol in a light-armoured vehicle outside Kandahar when it ran off the road after colliding with a taxi and flipped over. Cpl. Davis, the gunner, was killed and ...   more »

View Article  Government finance: Main estimates tabled

The government plans to spend a total of $199.7-billion between April 1, 2006 and March 31, 2007, according to documents tabled in the House of Commons today.

Total government spending in this fiscal year is set to rise by $12.7-billion or 6.8 per cent. That rate of growth in government ...   more »

View Article  Media barred from repatriation ceremonies

On Tuesday evening, the remains of the four Canadian soldiers killed in Iraq on Saturday will be repatriated to Canada. They will arrive at CFB Trenton. The ceremony that accompanies their arrival back on Canadian soil can be a moving and solemn one.

But as my colleague Craig Oliver reports...   more »

View Article  Emerson doesn't like being a Conservative, Star reports
The Toronto Star's Les Whittington has a fun piece today:
Emerson frustrated, ex-aide says
Said to complain Tories `too partisan'
Minister's office denies remarks made

OTTAWA—Trade Minister David Emerson is telling former associates privately that he is frustrated being a member of the Conservative government, according to an ex-aide.

...   more »

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