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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Trump: "We don't need anything from Canada". Here's global potash production in 2024 (Source: NRCAN) natural-resources.canada.ca/minerals-min...

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

PM Carney's speech this morning to the European Parliament can be found here: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee... My video at its conclusion. Chamber (791 MEPs) nearly full; most with a standing ovation.

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Statement Wednesday morning from Canada-US Trade Dominic LeBlanc:

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Google: How the GNIS Lake Ontario/Lake America name change in the U.S. will appear in Maps blog.google/products-and...

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Gallup: U.S. Election Concerns Run High Ahead of 2026 Midterms news.gallup.com/poll/712955/...

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

What we're breathing from Algonquin Park to Ottawa to Montreal and beyond -- is the stuff that burned in northwestern Ontario. Map source: cwfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/en/

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

ICYMI: Landlords in the House: Advocates see a bias in Parliament against rent #cdnpoli globalnews.ca/news/1191847...

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

House of Commons gallery for QP filled with orange-robed Buddhists monks. Not allowed to take pix in the House, else I’d show you but it’s quite delightful! Here’s some monks outside West Block.

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

WaPo: Trump’s disapproval rating reaches new high, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds (🎁 link) wapo.st/3OIhhjP

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Do government ridings get more federal cash? Evidence is mixed globalnews.ca/news/1179792...

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Keen to seem ‘tough-on-crime,’ Carney government looks to polls for answers #cdnpoli globalnews.ca/news/1176732...

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Top 10 Best 2nd place finishes by vote total in #Elxn45 #cdnpoli

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Alberta NDP Leader @naheednenshi.bsky.social immediately distances his party from the federal party. This statement just out, minutes after @avilewis.ca becomes federal NDP leader. #cdnpoli

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

🆕 #cdnpoli poll. EKOS. Decided+ Leaning. #LPC 48% | CPC 27% | #NDP 15% | #GPC 5% | Mar 5-15 n=1047 online.

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Latest "Premier Approval" poll out from Angus Reid Institute. BC's Eby at record low; big drop for NS' Houston.

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Flying Ottawa—Calgary this evening and this guy is on board. Along with lots of CPC MPs and media. Should be a fun flight. #cdnpoli

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Great to see colleague Heidi Petracek reporting from Nuuk, Greenland on Global National tonight. Big day for Greenlanders! youtu.be/RZ1QZOq74D0?...

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Waiting for PM @mark-carney.bsky.social to address Cdn media in Doha, Qatar.

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

🚨 Stay ahead of the curve with David Akin's Roundup! The latest #cdnpoli #media and tech news delivered to your inbox every day. 🗞️ Join 2,500 readers and subscribe free now! 👉 davidakin.substack.com

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Tis the Season" Part II: LPC MP @darrenfisherns (Dartmouth--Cole Harbour) adapts "The Night Before Christmas" for the politics of the day. #cdnpoli

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

"Tis the Season" Part I: CPC MP Scott Reid (Lanark--Frontenac) adapts "The Night Before Christmas" #cdnpoli

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

PM Carney on Amb Hillman's departure:

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Good Monday morning! Up early to watch PM Carney speak to about about 1,100 people at the "Mayor's Breakfast" series here in Ottawa.

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Quarterly survey of premiers' approval ratings from Angus Reid Institute. Good for Kinew, Holt and Moe; lousy for Legault and Ford.

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Seconds after SA Pres Cyril Ramaphosa formally closed the 2025 #g20 summit in Johannesburg, 🇨🇦 PM Carney was the first to congratulate him on chairing the first such summit held on the African continent. That's 🇧🇷 Pres Lula on the left who, as last year's G20 chair, was sitting to Ramaphosa's right.

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

There have been 20 in-person #G20 summits. And I've been present in-person to cover 10 of them! The 10th is here in Jo'burg SA. Historic because no G20 has ever been held in Africa. But, sadly, SA were not great hosts. Friendly but from credentials to transportation a nightmare logistically. #G20

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

From a Pollara survey earlier this year: Trust in Media #media

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

CPC has long dominated #cdnpoli $raising but in the last 2 quarters, #LPC is catching up. This chart shows LPC $raising totals as a total of what the CPC raised. For 25Q3, LPC was at 92%. Carney became leader in Q1. Poilievre became Ldr in 22Q3. Data: Elections Canada. Calculations & Chart: Me.

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

The BQ, 2025Q3, had 956 donors who gave an average of $108.29. CPC was 53,725 donors/average of $78.80. LPC had most donor — 77,064 — but they gave just $38.39 on average. NDP 30,677 / average of $28.64. The per capita donations for the CPC, LPC, NDP were the lowest in a decade. #cdnpoli

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Ever since Yves-François Blanchet became BQ leader in 2019, his party has consistently improved per-capita $ donations to the BQ. In fact, on a per capita basis, the BQ has led all parties in the last 3 quarters. Data: Elections Canada. Chart: Akin. #cdnpoli

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Data point: The civil service has grown by +100K in 10 years -- or 40%. Canada's pop growth in 10 years: 17%. We now have 8.6 civil servants/1000 Cdns. In 2015, we had 7.2/1000 pop. #bdgt25 #cdnpoli www.canada.ca/en/treasury-...

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Statement from the President of the Parliamentary Press Gallery:

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Lots in today’s Roundup about AI! I asked an AI bot to write some stories based on #HoC transcripts; @gzeromedia.com asked AI bots to win the war in Ukraine. And @evansolomon.bsky.social wants your thoughts on AI! Lots to read and ponder. Click through! open.substack.com/pub/davidaki...

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

PMO handout photo: PM Carney and Pres Trup at Sharm El-Sheikh peace conference. PMO announced Carney's attendance too late for most Cdn networks/photogs/journos to get to this event so we're left with handout photos. Not ideal but it's a historic event and want to clearly identify the source.

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

🆕 #cdnpoli poll. ABACUS. Committed voters. QUEBEC ONLY. #LPC 36% | #BQ 29% | #CPC 21% | #NDP 7% | Sep 12-17 online n=307

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

🆕 #cdnpoli poll. ABACUS. Committed voters. #LPC 40% | #CPC 40% | #NDP 8% | Sep 12-17 online n=1992

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Latest premiers' popularity poll from Angus Reid Institute. (Pollster says it can't do PEI's Lantz because of difficulty obtaining adequate sample from PEI) 👍 to MB's Kinew. 👎 to QC's Legault.

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

🆕 #cdnpoli poll. ABACUS. Committed voters. QUEBEC VOTERS ONLY: #LPC 41% | #BQ 30% | #CPC 24% | NDP 2% | Aug 28-Sep 2 | n=288 online

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

🆕 #cdnpoli poll. ABACUS. Committed voters. #LPC 43% | #CPC 40% | NDP 6% \ Aug 28-Sep 2 | n=1,297 online

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

CPC Ldr Pierre Poilievre convened a meeting of his Quebec Caucus recently and invited several non-QC MPs from Alberta and Ontario. This pic from PP's FB feed. (Note: Parl Press Gallery media not/never provided with Oppo Leader's itinerary so this is news to me) #cdnpoli

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Moved my four-year-old daily Roundup newsletter to Substack at the beginning of the week -- and we're at #35 and riding. Why not sub/follow and join 2,300+ #cdnpoli insiders who get these clippings in their inbox every day? davidakin.substack.com

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

▶︎ Canola crisis. ▶︎ Ford's ask. ▶︎ US deficit. The 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli 📰 Roundup for WED AUG 13 david-akins-roundup.ongoodbits.com/the-roundup-...

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

WaPo: Trump says crime in D.C. is out of control. Here’s what the data shows. wapo.st/411GKHQ (🎁 link)

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

▶︎ Military money. ▶︎ Zelenskyy sidelined. ▶︎ Alarmed scientists. The 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli 📰 Roundup for SAT AUG 9 david-akins-roundup.ongoodbits.com/the-roundup-...

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

▶︎ Métis pushback. Byrne speaks. ▶︎ Most disliked. The 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli 📰 Roundup for FRI AUG 8 david-akins-roundup.ongoodbits.com/the-roundup-...

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

▶︎ Lumber support. ▶︎ Mohawk tolls. ▶︎ Wildfire threats. The 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli 📰 Roundup for WED AUG 6 app.goodbits.io/emails/c4818...

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

▶︎ Evening Roundup. ▶︎ LeBlanc's assessment. ▶︎ Russia recruiters. The 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli 📰 Roundup for SUN AUG 3 david-akins-roundup.ongoodbits.com/the-roundup-...

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davidakin @davidakin.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

▶︎ Recognizing Palestine. ▶︎ Alberta referendum. ▶︎ Lithuania PM. The 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli 📰 Roundup for THU JUL 31 david-akins-roundup.ongoodbits.com/the-roundup-...

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