Now I know we’re in a post-politically correct age when these things aren’t supposed to matter but it still looks a little odd to come upon the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, which is, as I type this, debating a motion to make the ... more »
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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 |
Monday, February 5
The CC-177 -- Canada's newest big military toy
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DavidAkin
on Mon 05 Feb 2007 02:44 PM EST
Boeing has released an ‘artists conception’ of the Boeing C-17 Globemaster — Canada announced last week that it had signed an agreement with Boeing to buy four of the the giant strategic airlift aircraft — which, once it has been received by the Canadian Air Force will apparently be designated ... more »
Kyoto: Yea or Nay?
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DavidAkin
on Mon 05 Feb 2007 02:27 PM EST
Every now and again, Opposition parties get a day in Parliament all to themselves, a day when they can set the agenda and put anything they want on the order paper. Last week, the Liberals had one of those days and they put a motion on the floor about ... more »
Green groups are gettin' some green
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DavidAkin
on Mon 05 Feb 2007 12:03 PM EST
In the wake of polls that say environmental issues are at the top of the public agenda, public interest and advocacy groups that specialize in environment issues are seeing an increased interest in their activities and are finding that their membership rolls are swelling:
CIBC strategist dumps some energy holdings
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DavidAkin
on Mon 05 Feb 2007 11:17 AM EST
In the wake of last week’s UN-backed report that greenhouse gas emissions were behind global warming and that governments of the world ought to do something about it, the CIBC’s Jeff Rubin is telling his clients to reduce their exposure to energy stocks.
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