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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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And in other news … The new head coach of the Minnesota Vikings tells his team that no hazing of rookies will be allowed.

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The C-17 GlobemasterBoeing, the giant U.S. plane maker, is set to sign a multi-billion dollar contract to supply Canada's military with new jets and new helicopters. The federal government announced late today that it had rejected bids from Boeing's rivals for the aircraft. As a result, the federal government is expected ...   more »

View Article  Boeing wins
Canada has rejected attempts by AgaustaWestland and by a consortium led by Airbus to prevent the government from buying billions of dollars worth of aircraft from Boeing. More later as I'm driving while posting this from my bberry. The gov't press release on this came out on a Friday at ...   more »
View Article  Gates in for $500 million; Canada in for $150,000

OK, Ok, that headline slightly distorts things but, on the eve of a major international AIDS conference to be held in Toronto, Canada’s New Government — as they call themselves everywhere but on this press release — announce that the government committed $150,000 to a Canadian Labour Congress initiative to ...   more »

View Article  Ottawa moves on new polling and advertising contract rules

More late-in-the-afternoon-on-a-Friday press releases from “Canada’s New Government”, as they like to call themselves. This time, the Treasury Board is announcing that it’s moving ahead, as promised, with new rules about the way advertising and market research contracts are awarded.

From the press release:

As part of its Action ...   more »

View Article  The Mounties get their headquarters

One of the big stories over the last year or so for the Ottawa media has been moving the headquarters of the RCMP. 

At first, the Harper government agreed to pay $600–million over 25 years to rent andd then buy for $1 a suite of buildings that once housed a ...   more »


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