The individual, whose identity cannot legally be revealed, sent 448 separate requests for information from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in the four-month period between Sept. 1, 2007 and the end of the year. The CBC first became subject to federal access-to-information laws on Sept. 1 and, to date, has now received 604 requests -- and almost all of them are from that same one individual. The CBC, the Canadian Wheat Board, and more than 65 other federal agencies, crown corporations and institutions became subject last fall to federal access to information laws as part of the Conservative government’s Federal Accountability Act.
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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 |
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Saskatchwan Tory MP hospitalized
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Dave Batters, one of the cheeriest, up-tempo MPs you'll ever meet, is on medical leave, the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix reports.... Regina MP in hospital with ‘serious’ medical issue By Anne Kyle The StarPhoenix 10 Jul 2008 REGINA — Palliser MP Dave Batters confirmed Wednesday he is on medical leave dealing with “a serious issue.” “I would like to thank all the people who have wished me well during this difficult time,” Batters, 38, said in a prepared statement. more »
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