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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 |
Sunday, February 24
Canadians getting great cars cheap: Desrosiers
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DavidAkin
on Sun 24 Feb 2008 07:37 PM EST
Auto analyst Dennis Desrosiers says, "the average weeks of before-tax family income needed to purchase a new vehicle in Canada dropped to 18.9 weeks ... the lowest level since 1991. So relative to before-tax income Canadians paid almost the same for a new vehicle in 2007 as they did in 1991. " more »
Pollsters divided
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DavidAkin
on Sun 24 Feb 2008 02:30 PM EST
As we approach Budget Week — the first key confidence motion checkpoint — it’s interesting and not a bit confusing to see some well-respected polling firms getting different responses from voters. In all cases, the Conservatives are leading or tied for the lead but in no case are they at majority territory. The Libs are doing very poorly according to one poll but doing as well as the Conservatives in two others. more »
Metcalfe looks for silver bullet to solve energy problem
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DavidAkin
on Sun 24 Feb 2008 01:25 PM EST
 Bob Metcalfe says the lessons of the Internet's construction hold some promise for the great challenge at the beginning of the beginning of this century: clean and cheap energy. "I'm interested in silver bullets. I think they exists. So I'm hoping to find some in the energy space." more » |
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