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Gemini Award-winning reporter David Akin is the National Affairs Correspondent for Canwest News Service and is based at the CNS Parliamentary Bureau in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Friday, June 30
Delegate fees and a political skirmish
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DavidAkin
on Fri 30 Jun 2006 05:55 PM EDT
While most of you watch the World Cup, there is a nasty little spat breaking out between the Conservatives and just about everyone else over delegate fees for conventions and political contributions. When Liberals pay $995 each to attend this fall’s leadership convention, they will get a tax receipt for part ... more » Thursday, June 29
Canadian attitudes on the election
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DavidAkin
on Thu 29 Jun 2006 04:49 PM EDT
>The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada on the 39th General Election of January 23, 2006 has some interesting tidbits. For example, Elections Canada reports some results from the 2004 Canadian Election Study. This is an academic survey of electors and involves three separate polls involving about 10,000 respondents. Here are some ... more »
Wednesday, June 28
British think-tank labels Canada's Afghanistan foray "a suicide mission"
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DavidAkin
on Wed 28 Jun 2006 12:13 PM EDT
The Senlis Council is a security and development policy group based in the U.K. Today, it creates waves in Canada and in Afghanistan with the release of a 91–page study in which it accuses Canada of “unquestioningly” accepting U.S. foreign policy objectives.
Tuesday, June 27
Notes from Committee: Emerson at International Trade on softwood, free trade with Korea and Team Canada missions
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DavidAkin
on Tue 27 Jun 2006 07:11 AM EDT
International Trade Minister David Emerson was the witness at the June 5, 2006 meeting of the Commons Standing Committee on International Trade. Some excerpts: On Canada’s trade performance …
Monday, June 26
Federal Conservatives tops in Atlantic Canada: Poll
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DavidAkin
on Mon 26 Jun 2006 04:05 PM EDT
Corporate Research Associates Inc. is a Halifax based firm that provides public opinion research and market intelligence about Atlantic Canada. It said today that, for the first time in 17 years of polling Atlantic Canadians about the federal government voting intentions, the Conservatives are on top. Among decided voters polled in in Atlantic Canada, the Conservatives won ... more » Thursday, June 22
Media crushes Conservatives
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DavidAkin
on Thu 22 Jun 2006 03:19 PM EDT
A couple of weeks ago, members of the Conservative caucus challenged their friends in the Parliamentary Press Gallery to a hockey game. It was a two-hour match with no referees but with full contact in full equipment. The media, anchored by the offensive prowess of my friend and colleague Roger Smith... more » Wednesday, June 21
Gas? Who needs gas?
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DavidAkin
on Wed 21 Jun 2006 06:45 AM EDT
Tuesday, June 20
Barbara Epstein: Thank you.
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DavidAkin
on Tue 20 Jun 2006 09:45 PM EDT
I never met Barbara Epstein (above) but I wish I did. She was the co-founder of one of my favourite periodicals, The New York Review of Books. I’ve been a reader for nearly 25 years and a subscriber for almost as many. Monday, June 19
240 cars ran the border in the last six months
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DavidAkin
on Mon 19 Jun 2006 10:55 AM EDT
A busy day ---
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DavidAkin
on Mon 19 Jun 2006 06:56 AM EDT
MPs have a week left on the Hill before heading back to their ridings for the rest of the summer. Whenever I had a week of school left, it was time to gear down and coast to the end. Not so for our MPs. Today is one of the busiest I’ve ... more » |
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