As much as it was a surprise to see Conservative Rahim Jaffer lose to NDPer Linda Duncan in Edmonton, it was perhaps more of a surprise to see two Liberals lose in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. Liberal Whip Karen Redman lost to Conservative Stephen Woodworth in Kitchener Centre and tonight, Elections ...
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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 |
Friday, October 31
It's official: Telegdi loses by 17 votes for closest race so far in 2008
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DavidAkin
on Fri 31 Oct 2008 08:51 PM EDT
Another deficit prediction
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DavidAkin
on Fri 31 Oct 2008 06:10 PM EDT
This time it's from Warren Jestin, the chief economist at the Bank of Nova Scotia. Jestin and his team of Scotiabank economists updated their forecasts this afternoon. They were already among a gloomy group that was forecasting a recession.
Some numbers have been tweaked in their forecast update although the ... more »
Good chance of "worst G7 recession since the Great Depression"
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DavidAkin
on Fri 31 Oct 2008 02:31 PM EDT
That's a change from the forecast it issued just over a month ago when it predicted Canada's economy would grow this this year and next.... attach a 30-40% chance to the possibility of a more pessimistic outcome, which produces the worst U.S. recession since 1982, and the worst G7 recession since the Great Depression." more »Tuesday, October 28
Cabinet speculation: The Rookies
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DavidAkin
on Tue 28 Oct 2008 06:33 AM EDT
As he gets set to name his cabinet on Thursday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has a relatively strong crop of MPs who are either first-time MPs or, like B.C.'s John Duncan, returning to the Commons after sitting out the Parliament. Today, we look at a few of the names that have been making the rounds in Ottawa ... more » Saturday, October 25
Friday, October 24
I Don't Like Mondays: Reason 457
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DavidAkin
on Fri 24 Oct 2008 09:53 PM EDT
Bank of Montreal economic analyst Robert Kavcic has this cheery thought for us this evening: "Equity markets continued to bleed this week, with overseas and emerging markets moving to the frontline of the battle against the bears. Indeed, the 6.8% and 2.8% respective declines in the S&P 500 and TSX ... more »
Cabinet speculation: Gerry Ritz
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DavidAkin
on Fri 24 Oct 2008 09:43 PM EDT
... Harper will also conclude that, by and large, Ritz has been a relatively competent agriculture minister. Harper will note that voters in Ritz's Saskatchewan riding handily returned him to the House. And Harper will be damned if some bureaucrat can get the idea that a minister can be felled if they reveal confidential information. And if he sacks Ritz or demotes him, it will look like he gave in to demands from the likes of Liberal agriculture critic Wayne Easter, who Conservatives have a particular dislike for ... more »
Conservative Co-Chair gets plum lobbyist assignment
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DavidAkin
on Fri 24 Oct 2008 09:24 PM EDT
The Canadian Wireless Telecom Association announced this evening that former New Brunswick Premier Bernard Lord will become the association's new chief executive.
 Lord's last major role (left) was national co-chair of the Conservative campaign. That campaign promised, among other things: "A re-elected Conservative government led by Stephen ... more »
Libs win one more ...
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DavidAkin
on Fri 24 Oct 2008 08:05 PM EDT
Wow. Liberals +1. BQ -1. Judicial recount turns the results around in Brossard-La Prairie.
Elections Canada Announces Results of Judicial Recount Thursday, October 23
Thinkin' about doing Sarah for Hallowe'en?
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DavidAkin
on Thu 23 Oct 2008 09:42 PM EDT
Think again ..
Tip of the toque to my good friend and the latest employee at the Microsoft Corp., Accordion Guy more »
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