California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger just visited Prime Minister Stephen Harper in his office in the House of Commons. Needless to say, Arnold attracted a crowd of journalists following him around Parliament Hill. But one member of the Parliamentary Press Gallery was specially invited by the Prime Minister to meet Arnold. ... 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 |
Wednesday, May 30
Strange things you see on Parliament Hill
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DavidAkin
on Wed 30 May 2007 04:12 PM EDT
The Dinning Letters
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DavidAkin
on Wed 30 May 2007 12:54 PM EDT
Lincoln Dinning, the father of a Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan, earlier today held a press briefing today to press for a better response to his repeated requests for the Department of National Defence to live up to promises to cover the costs associated with the death and burial of ... more »
Dead soldier's parents say military has left them hanging
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DavidAkin
on Wed 30 May 2007 11:20 AM EDT
More than a year ago, Cpl. Matthew Dinning was killed in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb. Today, at a press conference on Parliament Hill, his frustrated parents said that despite many promises, they are still waiting for the Department of National Defence to reimburse them for expenses associated with ... more »
Study: Accountants are the moral beacon of the workplace
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DavidAkin
on Wed 30 May 2007 11:10 AM EDT
Now here’s a finding you don’t see every day:
Liberals fight attack ads on the cheap
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DavidAkin
on Wed 30 May 2007 10:47 AM EDT
On Tuesday, the Conservative Party launched a new series of advertisements, which will air on mainstream television and radio stations, which attack Liberal leader Stephane Dion. Today, the Young Liberals of Canada announced a plan to hit back but do not have the money to buy TV and radio ... more » |
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Walking down from the House of Commons after Question Period this afternoon, I came upon a strange sight. A man — bearded and dishevelled, perhaps homeless — was standing in the middle of Parliament Hill’s eternal flame (left, as seen in more peaceful times) — and I mean, right ... 
