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It's a bit chilly and windy on Parliament Hill this lunch hour but that seems not have chilled the enthusiasm of a few thousand who who have gathered on the Centre Block's front lawn to demonstrate against Canadian abortion laws.
This is an annual event here on the Hill held ... more »
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Thursday, May 8
The Hill anti-abortion rally
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DavidAkin
on Thu 08 May 2008 12:50 PM EDT
Bev Oda's limousine addiction
by
DavidAkin
on Thu 08 May 2008 07:21 AM EDT
The limo picked Oda up at her home at 8 a.m. about 80 kilometres west of Toronto, drove her downtown, hung around with her all day, drove her to a Conservative Party "boot camp" event in the evening, then drove her home after that and -- $1,300 later -- dropped her off at 11 p.m. back at her home.... The federal New Democrats, relying on invoices and receipts obtained under Access to Information requests, accused Oda on Wednesday of spending thousands more on limos, flights, hotels and food for her and her friends, some of which she failed to disclose under new federal accountability laws. more »Tuesday, May 6
Harper won't move from crumbling official residence
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DavidAkin
on Tue 06 May 2008 07:19 PM EDT
Someone needs to step up and fix 24 Sussex Drive, says the Auditor General:
Monday, May 5
Apparently the sky was not the Liberal limit
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DavidAkin
on Mon 05 May 2008 01:36 PM EDT
Remember that Liberal "Sky's-the-limit" fundraiser back in February? That was the one, held on Feb. 13, where Liberals were encouraged to bid on various auction items and they could bid as much as they want - the sky was the limit! After this poster raised some eyebrows, it became clear ... more »
Goodale's factors for "a rationale for change"
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DavidAkin
on Mon 05 May 2008 09:50 AM EDT
 In the weekly newsletter to his Regina constituents, Liberal House Leader Ralph Goodale (left) talks about election timing and what he expects his leader Stéphane Dion is considering:
Winning the carbon war
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DavidAkin
on Mon 05 May 2008 08:06 AM EDT
Remember Stéphane Dion's early speeches on the environment shortly after he became Liberal leader? I'm paraphrasing but it went something like, if Canada can lead the way in figuring out how to cut megatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, Canada can make megatonnes of money. Saturday, May 3
Why we spent billion on those four C-17s ..
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DavidAkin
on Sat 03 May 2008 08:37 PM EDT
Until the Canadian Forces acquired its own fleet of Boeing C-17 Globemasters that were capable of flying our biggest loads -- tanks, the DART, etc. -- around the world, we used to have to a rent a ride to get our people and gear to where they needed to go. ... more » Friday, May 2
A look back at April
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DavidAkin
on Fri 02 May 2008 04:25 PM EDT
An all-time record number of visitors dropped by this site in April, which is both gratifying and surprising. I've always said that I'd keep blogging even if no one was reading this because the stuff here is my digital dumping ground for notes, background, and observations that I often ... more » Thursday, May 1
Conservatives clean up with fundraising
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DavidAkin
on Thu 01 May 2008 03:52 PM EDT
Wow. The Conservative Party raised nearly $5-million in the first three months of 2008, more than twice as much as every other federal party combined.
Not only that, but the NDP raised more money than the once-mighty Liberals. The Liberals managed to raise less than $850,000 in the quarter. Once ... more » |
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