One of the first things the veterans here in the CTV Parliamentary Bureau — guys with names like Fife, Oliver and Duffy — said when I embarked on my first election campaign was that any pollster who tries to foist seat projections on you should be avoided at all costs. “Voodoo polling!”, ... 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 |
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Monday, February 19
Finley vs the Liberals
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DavidAkin
on Mon 19 Feb 2007 05:26 PM EST
NDP digs up military's long-range Afghanistan planning
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on Mon 19 Feb 2007 05:09 PM EST
Liberals aim at Finley for limo expenses
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on Mon 19 Feb 2007 03:23 PM EST
Earlier this month, Liberal MP Mike Savage unearthed the thousands of dollars Heritage Minister Bev Oda spent renting limousines while she attended the Juno Awards in Halifax. Today, the Liberals jumped on Immigration Minister Diane Finley for thousands she spent on limousines to attend what the Liberals say were essentially ... more » Friday, February 16
Ralph Goodale on the politics of income trusts
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on Fri 16 Feb 2007 02:21 PM EST
Thursday, February 15
RCMP finger finance official in income trust investigation
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DavidAkin
on Thu 15 Feb 2007 04:00 PM EST
The income trust investigation is over, the RCMP says. And the Mounties have nothing to say about any leaks. But they do say that a top Finance Department official — Serge Nadeau — used confidential information for his own personal financial gain. Nadeau, who was suspended without pay today ... more »
Kyoto bill passes
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DavidAkin
on Thu 15 Feb 2007 07:51 AM EST
Bill C-288, An Act to ensure Canada meets its global climate change obligations under the Kyoto Protocol, passed third reading in the House of Commons last night. The vote was along party lines — with Conservatives voting nay and every other party voting yea. Prime Minister Harper was absent ... more » Wednesday, February 14
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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DavidAkin
on Wed 14 Feb 2007 09:36 PM EST
"What'll we do with ourselves this afternoon?" cried Daisy, "and the day after that, and the next thirty years?"
The Great Gatsby,, (p 118, Collier) more »
Clean cars
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DavidAkin
on Wed 14 Feb 2007 11:03 AM EST
This morning in Toronto, Ministers Lawrence Cannon and John Baird announced some financial support — contingent up on the budget passing this spring — for initiatives to get Canadians to buy more fuel-efficient cars. Here’s the CP copy:
"Preparing to Capture Carbon"
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on Wed 14 Feb 2007 06:38 AM EST
Some notes and excerpts from "Preparing to Capture Carbon", by Daniel P. Schrag in this week's edition of Science.
"Carbon sequestration from large sources of fossil fuel combustion, particularly coal, is an essential component of any serious plan to avoid catastrophic impacts of human-induced climate change. Scientific and economic ... more » |
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The Liberals believe that 
The NDP defence critic Dawn Black (left) has some crack researchers in her office who have learned, through an Access to Information request, that Canada’s generals have been making plans for troops in Afghanistan through to 2011. Of course, the government has only approved keeping the troops there until 2009. ... 
This morning, after Question Period in the House of Commons, former Finance Minister Ralph Goodale (left) scrummed. The questions here come from several reporters:
