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Friday, February 22

Telephoning Poland

by DavidAkin on Fri 22 Feb 2008 07:57 PM EST

The Prime Minister’s Director of Communications Sandra Buckler passed along the following this afternoon:

The Prime Minister spoke yesterday to Prime Minister Tusk of Poland to express Canada’s appreciation for the contribution Poland is making to the international effort in Afghanistan. With 1300 troops on the ground, as well as ... more »

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Telephoning Slovenia

by DavidAkin on Fri 22 Feb 2008 07:49 PM EST

The Prime Minister’s director of communications Sandra Buckler provided us with the following information this afternoon:

Prime Minister Harper spoke today to Prime Minister Janez Janša of Slovenia. The Prime Minister congratulated Prime Minister Janša on being the first new European Union (EU) member state to hold the rotating Presidency ... more »

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Former Tory leadership candidate named to CBC's board

by DavidAkin on Fri 22 Feb 2008 07:44 PM EST

The Conservatives appointed new directors to the board that oversees the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, one of whom is Brian Mitchell, a Montreal-based lawyer who once ran against Joe Clark for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative party. Mitchell also ran unsuccessfully in 2005 against Manitoban Don Plett for the leadership of ... more »

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