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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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Tuesday, August 29

Father and Son MP teams?

by DavidAkin on Tue 29 Aug 2006 12:43 PM EDT

OK all you political trivia masters — here’s one: Have a father and his son ever served as an MP at the same time in the House of Commons? We ask after noting that 30–year-old Ryan Warawa is out to seek the Conservative Party nomination in the riding of Burnaby-New ... more »

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Jim Flaherty: An Ode to the Corner Store

by DavidAkin on Tue 29 Aug 2006 10:47 AM EDT

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty recently spoke to the annual meeting of the Ontario Convenience Stores Association. His department has posted his remarks on its Web site and here is an excerpt:

Corner stores are the cornerstone of our economy in Canada. You are the heart and soul of small ... more »

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