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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, September 29

Volpe to appeal -- says party was too hasty

by DavidAkin on Fri 29 Sep 2006 05:12 PM EDT

Joe Volpe, facing a $20,000 fine, from the party he hopes to lead, says the panel that levied the fine didn’t get it right:

Press Release
Statement from Volpe campaign.
September 29, 2006, Ottawa- The Honourable Joseph Volpe, Member of Parliament for Eglinton – Lawrence and Liberal leadership candidate released the ... more »

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Volpe fined but gets to stay in the race

by DavidAkin on Fri 29 Sep 2006 04:39 PM EDT

Minutes ago, the Liberal Party of Canada announced that it had levied a fine of $20,000 against the Joe Volpe ... more »

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The Liberal's Super Weekend approaches

by DavidAkin on Fri 29 Sep 2006 06:00 AM EDT

It's a big weekend if you're a Liberal -- (a big weekend for us Ottawa journalists, too, for tomorrow is the annual Canadian Press golf tournament and the weather forecast looks promising. But I digress ...) for this is the weekend that, at riding associations across the country, card-carrying members ... more »

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