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Who pays for this blog? 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. The blog publishing platform used here is called Blogware and it's developed by Tucows Inc. of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. My use of Blogware should not be taken as an endorsement of that company. Like all Blogware users, I do not pay any fees for the use of this service. I participate in program. Google pays me some money and, for that, I give Google some space on this site to display ads. Google sells those ads and Google, not me, decides what advertising content you are seeing. I do not filter these ads and take no responsibility for them. Readers should not assume I endorse any of the products or services advertised here. If you think other disclosures are appropriate in this space, I'd like to hear from you. All of my contact details are always at www.davidakin.com You can read more about this section |
Saturday, November 3
"End emergency rule", says Canada
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DavidAkin
on Sat 03 Nov 2007 03:31 PM EDT
This just in from Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs:
Pakistan emergency "a sharp setback" for democracy, says State Department
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DavidAkin
on Sat 03 Nov 2007 02:24 PM EDT
Passport fees: Is it gouging?
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DavidAkin
on Sat 03 Nov 2007 09:14 AM EDT
Canadians must pay at least $87 to get a passport. In the U.S., it costs $30 U.S. (currently about $28 Cdn) to get a passport -- and even at $30, the U.S. government is being accused of "gouging the public".
A couple of thoughts about this price differential: First: perhaps Finance Minister Jim Flaherty should stop picking on book retailers for their price differentials and compare the fees his government charges . . . more »
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Still waiting for reaction from Canada’s Departement of Foreign Affairs but here is what the U.S. State Department thinks of 
