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davidakin

  1. #NewsNOW in Ottawa: Min of State @StevenJFletcher makes an environmental announcement affecting the aviation industry. 25 minutes ago via TweetDeck
  2. #NewsNOW in Gatineau, QC: Natural Resources Min @JoeOliver1 speaks about resource development. about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck
  3. Daily Mail slams BBC's coverage of Thames pageant - "inane" and "celebrity driven" bit.ly/Kq1XB1 cc: @RayHeard about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck
  4. In London UK: Where the press is going gaga for Queen’s floating pageant bit.ly/LgdpsB about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck
  5. Audioboo: Monday morning with PM Harper at the Diamond Jubilee audioboo.fm/boos/832008 #diamondjubilee #pmsh about 2 hours ago via Audioboo from Westminster, London  
  6. Blog: In London UK: Where the press is going gaga for Queen’s floating pageant: I’m in London, England right now... bit.ly/L1kY9Q about 2 hours ago via twitterfeed
  7. #NewsNOW in Toronto: Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks about resource development. about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck
  8. #NewsNOW in Toronto: Min of State Gary Goodyear speaks to World Hydrogen Energy Conference about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck
  9. #NewsNOW in St. John's: Intergovernmental Affairs Min @PeterPenashue will speak about resource development. about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck
  10. #NewsNOW in Dartmouth, NS: Fisheries Min Keith Ashfield speaks about resource development. about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck
  11. So today in #cdnpoli we have #BlackOutSpeakOut vs cross-country speeches by 10 ministers on "responsible resource development." about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck
  12. PMSH told reporters on 2006 election campaign plane that John was his favourite Beatle. @darrelbricker @IvisonJ about 3 hours ago via TweetDeck
  13. Right. Forgotten that. RT @IvisonJ: Harper once refused to take Macca's call on the seal hunt. about 3 hours ago via TweetDeck
  14. @PeggyatHome He'd be the proud papa. about 3 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to PeggyatHome
  15. Be sure to follow our newest Sun Media Ottawa bureau reporter: @JHumeSunNews It's her first day on the job today. about 3 hours ago via TweetDeck
  16. Page 15 of UN Sun today on Magnotta campl.us/jVKT about 3 hours ago via Camera+​ on iOS from Westminster, London  
  17. PM gets ready to rock with the Queen bit.ly/LZ1QHF (Commenters decidedly unimpressed) #cdnpoli about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck
  18. I note table from Dwayne here: bit.ly/LeFu9q Biggest media company in Canada in 88 by revenue: CBC. @mediamorphis @greg_elmer about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck
  19. Useful data. RT @mediamorphis: You may find a couple of my blogs on the topic of interest. wp.me/pYiHj-sh wp.me/pYiHj-uW about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck
  20. #NewsNOW in Winnipeg: #CPC MP Joyce Bateman attends Diamond Jubilee Candlelight Service of Remembrance. about 13 hours ago via TweetDeck
  • Name David Akin
  • Location London, England
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  • Bio National Bureau Chief, Sun Media and Host, The Daily Brief, on Sun News Network. Based in Ottawa, Canada. I cover Canadian federal politics.
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