Some surprising news late this afternoon -- the United States has formally complained to Canada about softwood lumber -- accusing Canada and the provinces of paying illegal subsidies. You may have thought softwood lumber disputes were supposed to be a thing of the past but critics of the deal signed ... more »
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Friday, March 30
Here we go again -- U.S. complains about Canadian softwood lumber
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DavidAkin
on Fri 30 Mar 2007 09:24 PM EDT
Mark Holland: Reflections upon an Easter Break
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DavidAkin
on Fri 30 Mar 2007 05:24 PM EDT
Tobago here we come!
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DavidAkin
on Fri 30 Mar 2007 05:08 PM EDT
Calgary Herald: Green Plan Not Enough
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DavidAkin
on Fri 30 Mar 2007 06:33 AM EDT
If you get the Calgary Herald every morning, you'll see the following as the paper's main front page story. I've provided some excerpts:
Alberta admits green plan not enough Wednesday, March 28
You think you're heating bill is high ...
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DavidAkin
on Wed 28 Mar 2007 12:02 PM EDT
Libloggers organize!
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DavidAkin
on Wed 28 Mar 2007 11:29 AM EDT
On the heels of a conference call organized by Stephane Dion’s office with some key Liberal bloggers, Liberals in the blogosphere have set up a single point-of-contact for those who want to watch YouTube content created by Liberal supporters. Here’s the release from Liblog creator Jason Cherniak:
Tuesday, March 27
Tretiak in the House
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DavidAkin
on Tue 27 Mar 2007 06:47 PM EDT
Monday, March 26
More on car rebates
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DavidAkin
on Mon 26 Mar 2007 08:34 PM EDT
Some car makers are miffed at the federal government for the rules they came up with (apparently with little or no warning to the industry) for the industry. The rules for Ottawa’s Vehicle Efficiency Initiative (VEI) match rebates up to vehicles that reach a certain mileage standard and hit other vehicles ... more »
Engineering their own defeat
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DavidAkin
on Mon 26 Mar 2007 06:51 PM EDT
A few days ago I signed up at Facebook and wondered here how I might find it useful. Well, here’s one useful reason to be there: Many of the people I cover are there. Here’s Liberal MP Mark Holland, for example, writing on Facebook live from the C-30 (Clean Air Act) committee ... more »
Top Tories named in OPP investigation
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DavidAkin
on Mon 26 Mar 2007 05:37 PM EDT
The mayor’s race here in Ottawa last fall was an exciting one with a surprise finish. Larry O’Brien, a millionaire high-tech enterpreneur with no political experience literally came out of nowhere to upend an incumbent, Bob Chiarelli, and another strong challenger, Alex Munter. There was another candidate — Terry Kilrea. ... more » |
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Members of Parliament finished up their work this afternoon and are now out of Ottawa and back in their ridings for the next two weeks. Well, not all of them will be back in their riding:
Ok this is kinda cool — Vladimir Tretiak (left), the goaltender who just about stole the 1972 Canada-Russia series, was hanging about the foyer of the House of Commons this afternoon. Tretiak was in Parliament to push the idea of another bout between Canada and Russia’s best, this time ... 
