Posts by davidakin
#CPC deputy leader Melissa Lantsman responds to PM Carney's video statement: x.com/melissalants... #cdnpoli
PM @mark-carney.bsky.social releases 10-minute "Forward Guidance" message. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk2T... #cdnpoli
▶️ Arctic unity. ▶️ Air Ford One. ▶️ Oil damage.
The 🇨🇦#cdnpoli 📰Roundup for SAT APR 18 is up
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▶️ All three. ▶️ Mission impossible. ▶️ AI poll.
The 🇨🇦#cdnpoli 📰Roundup for TUE APR 14 is now up.
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Big Red Tent: Mark Carney's Liberal caucus includes four MPs last elected as federal Conservatives, one last elected as a federal New Democrat and another who was the deputy leader of the NDP a few months ago. #cdnpoli
Congrats to @ElectionsCan_E . They're processing Terrebonne ballots -- with 50+ candidates thanks to long-ballot committee -- at least as fast as the 2 Toronto ridings. #elxn45
▶️ Ottawa's spending. ▶️ Orban out. ▶️ Papal pushback.
The 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli 📰Roundup for MON APR 13 is up:
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Do government ridings get more federal cash? Evidence is mixed globalnews.ca/news/1179792...
Who isn’t welcome in Mark Carney’s technicolour Liberal caucus? #cdnpoli globalnews.ca/news/1177188...
Ahead of Monday's return of the #HoC, #NDP Leader Avi Lewis appoints Don Davies as his Parliamentary Leader and Whip; appoints Heather McPherson as House Leader. #cdnpoli
EFF is Leaving X | Electronic Frontier Foundation. "The Numbers Aren't Working Out" "We Expected More"
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#LPC announces that 4,500 are registered for its weekend convention in Montreal -- a record for an LPC convention. Half, the party says, are attending a convention for the first time.
🆕 from me on the change from Woodfinden to Merrifield: Poilievre set to lose communications director seen as an agent of change globalnews.ca/news/1176937...
Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong MP Marilyn Gladu is leaving the Conservative caucus and joining the Liberals, LPC just announced. LPC now has 171 seats with 3 by-elections pending. Majority is 172. #cdnpoli
As first reported by Rad-Can's Laurence Martin, Pierre Poilievre's Director of Communications Katy Merrifield is departing that position. Last day Friday. Was her call to depart to return to projects put on hold prior to accepting the OLO job. Continues to support the leader, party etc. #cdnpoli
▶️ Crime poll. ▶️ $51B fund. ▶️ Trump holds.
The 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli 📰 Roundup for WED APR 8
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LATE TUESDAY : Trump says he agrees to 2-week Iran ceasefire after threatening destruction globalnews.ca/news/1176730...
Keen to seem ‘tough-on-crime,’ Carney government looks to polls for answers #cdnpoli
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Ottawa in talks with ‘all provinces’ to cut GST on new homes: minister globalnews.ca/news/1176823...
🆕 from me: “Completely unacceptable”: Investigations finds DND ignored records requests globalnews.ca/news/1176591... #cdnpoli
I worked with Alison Uncles a long time ago as part of the inaugural staff of National Post. She had a great reputation there and at subsequent assignments at Maclean’s and at the Toronto Star. Good luck to her and her team in this new endeavor. www.begiant.ca/stories/idea... #media
▶️ GG leaving. ▶️ Space call. ▶️ Legault farewell.
The 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli 📰 Roundup for SUN APR 5
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▶️ Blood probe. ▶️ Ford's praise. ▶️ Typing test.
The 🇨🇦#cdnpoli Roundup for SAT APR 4
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PsyPost: New research suggests truth has a natural competitive edge over misinformation www.psypost.org/new-research...
🆕 #bcpoli poll. Angus Reid Institute. Decided+Leaning | BCCON 44% | BCNDP 42% | BCGREEN 9% | MAR 11-17 online n=499
Stephen Lewis has died at the age of 88 after an 8-year battle with cancer, his family says. Lewis is the father of Avi, just elected federal NDP leader and the son of David who led the federal NDP in the early 1970s. Stephen was the Ontario NDP leader 1970-1978.