Web Gossip King/Queen/Nuisance/Head Shaped like Eddie Munster Mario Lavandiera better known as Perez Hilton stays at the top of the Forbes Web 25 List.   The Gossiper fought off some mighty challengers.   #2 was Michael Arrington of Techcrunch, with #3 being Pete Cashmore of Mashable.     Other’s onContinue Reading

Dear Editor: Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s recent appointment of 5 new Conservative Senators is another reminder of why the Canadian Senate should be abolished. An appointment to the Canadian Senate is like winning the cash for life lottery. Senators earn $132,300 a year as a base salary, serve until ageContinue Reading

City Council Wants Action on Bridge Issue Cornwall Ontario – During last week’s city council meeting, Councilor Mark MacDonald sought the council’s approval for a motion he put forth. This motion asked council and the Mayor of Cornwall to become more politically involved with the bridge issue. The MacDonald requestContinue Reading

MOHAWK ELDERS CONSIDER OLD-AGE SECURITY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AKWESASNE MOHAWK TERRITORY — At the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s General Meeting on January 28th, the Mohawk Elders in attendance provided direction for a settlement offer from the Government of Canada to resolve issues involving their Old-Age Security Benefits. Mohawk Elders indicated their desireContinue Reading

Geez it’d be fun to play Rotisserie Hockey with Brian Burke.   The Leafs General Manager blew some big trades by this weekend dramatically changing the team. He’s acquired Flames Defenseman Dion Phaneuf and Goal tender J.S. Giguere from Anaheim.   Both players have costly contracts with Phaneuf’s being long term. Mr. BurkeContinue Reading

ROGER SAUVÉ – Life Trends – Facts And Figures That Matter To You – Region has more smokers than almost anywhere in Ontario Smoking kills! That is the message that Canadians have been hearing for at least two decades. Are you listening? Are you doing anything about it? The incidence ofContinue Reading

The problem with Canada’s democracy is that MPs (and MMPs) like Guy Lauzon are neither responsible to the voters in their riding nor elected by them. That’s because of our outdated first past the post voting system which confuses the party with candidate. Many voters vote for the party, orContinue Reading

Jason Setnyk wears a lot of hats. Poet, teacher, Author, Musician, Political Activist. He’s published his first book “The Angry Vegan and the Mad Cow” (LuLu Press) and had his book launch at Cafe Connectionz in Cornwall Ontario. Our own Lorna Foreman caught up with him and had the opportunityContinue Reading