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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.
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This morning, Liberal Party President Alfred Apps circulated the following letter, saying Prime Minister Stephen Harper has "spun the roulette wheel" in relation to public health and then aks "Is the H1N1 pandemic the "Hurricane Katrina" of our own laissez-faire, fend for yourself government??

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View Article  Monday's top newspaper headlines + Parliamentary daybook

Afghanistan, car insurance, and H1N1: Listen to my four-minute audio summary of leading front page headlines plus highlights from Friday's Parliamentary daybook by clicking on the link below. You can also get these audio summaries via podcast from iTunes or via an RSS feed by subscribing to my AudioBoo stream. ...   more »


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