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Wednesday, April 4

Vimy Memorial Weekend

by DavidAkin on Wed 04 Apr 2007 11:31 PM EDT

The Department of Veteran Affairs has just announced details for this weekend, the commemoration of the 90th anniversary of The Battle of Vimy Ridge. As I mentioned earlier, I will be travelling with Prime Minister Harper to France for the ceremony there.

Here’s the rundown of events in Canada ... more »

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National Citizens Coalition fires top staffer

by DavidAkin on Wed 04 Apr 2007 11:16 PM EDT

Gerry Nicholls ends his 22–year relationship today with the conservative National Citizens Coaltion. The NCC is the group, of course, that the current Prime Minister led after he quit political life as a Reform MP. He would eventually quit the NCC to contest and win the leadership of the Canadian Alliance ... more »

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Why I quit those Facebook Groups

by DavidAkin on Wed 04 Apr 2007 10:05 PM EDT

This post is mostly for those of you familiar with the social networking tool Facebook but the issues I’m wrestling with will likely make sense for anyone interested in issues of journalism and ethics. This is also for some of my Facebook Friends who noticed today that I quit several ... more »

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Coincidence or response?

by DavidAkin on Wed 04 Apr 2007 02:51 PM EDT

A couple of headlines:

Williams calls federal ad blitz an 'insult'
Updated Tue. Apr. 3 2007 3:54 PM ET
Premier Danny Williams blasted the prime minister's province-wide ad blitz Tuesday, saying the radio and print spots are an insult to Newfoundland and Labrador.
"I think the running of those ads ... more »

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