Re:       Canadian Taxpayer Subsidised Tea Party Successes Canadian Taxpayer Subsidised Tea Party Successes By Richard Komorowski Cornwall Free News November 16, 2010 Editor: Reading Mr. Komorowski’s article reminded me of another anti-corporate conspiracy rant,the Unabomber Manifesto by Ted Kaczynski. Not only is he ill-informed on oil sands production methods, he’s clearly guessingContinue Reading

Cornwall ON  – “Canadians are waiting for a clear, detailed position from the government. Citizens have the right to know what the government intends to do clearly with respect to our engagement in 2011.” For once, Ignatieff has it right; we do deserve to know before, not after the decisionContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – “Canadians are waiting for a clear, detailed position from the government. Citizens have the right to know what the government intends to do clearly with respect to our engagement in 2011.” For once, Ignatieff has it right; we do deserve to know before, not after the decisionContinue Reading

Dear Sir: Michael Ignatieff may not want an election, the Liberals may not be ready for an election but, like the Americans, we are in need of  a change in political parties at the federal level.  The Americans, without giving Barack Obama a reasonable time frame in which to correct that which George W. createdContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – So we were talking about this girl; to this girl, some girl; actually it was a mid 40’ish gent. We were questioning life paths, routes of communication; first impressions, and perceptions.   It’s funny when someone from outside the fishbowl gazes within and makes observations. Being distantContinue Reading

South Stormont ON – I have become inutterably tired of the complaints about taxes at the provincial level of government.  So few of the complainants appear worried about the massive tax waste occurring at the federal level yet taxes are taxes no matter who levies them.  More importantly we haveContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Vanessa Carter is a Medical Student from Cornwall Ontario.   She’s the first recepeient of a program from the City that awards medical students funding provided they return to Cornwall and practice medicine. She takes time from her studies occasionally to share her experiences with our viewers.Continue Reading

In a cowardly attempt to rewrite history, Neo-Nazis recently hacked into the website for the Buchenwald Memorial, defacing the “Book of the Dead” page. . Their objective was to erase the memory of the 56,000 people who died in the Buchenwald Concentration Camp during World War II; the Book ofContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – I was reading through the “Living Planet” a quarterly magazine and e-zine published by the World Wildlife Federation-Canada and found myself wondering how much orangutan habitat was put at risk due to the worlds combined chocolate and candy consumption this past Halloween.  The third or fourth ingredientContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Nigel Wright paid a visit to Parliament Hill yesterday. The big question is was anything accomplished? On a positive note his appearance before the ethics committee did give Ottawa reporters something to get worked up about. Some reporters had a chance to breathlessly blog every question andContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Hundreds of thousands of Ontarians made it clear that they can not afford the unfair imposition of HST on their hydro bills, including many working families right here in Cornwall Ontario and in the riding of Stormont, Dundas, and South Glengarry. I hoped that Jim Brownell andContinue Reading

Our First Nations People Deserve Better We need to treat our First Nations citizens better.  I have been reading the Standard Freeholder for quite some time and I am appalled with how many derogatory comments are made by online readers about First Nations people living in or near Cornwall. ManyContinue Reading

The federal government has tabled new legislation with respect to refugees and has, once again, completely missed the mark.  Now, I know, it is easy to sit on the sidelines and make judgements but, really, this latest Conservative initiative can best be described as an avoidance of taking responsible action.Continue Reading

Newington ON  – Are the Counties NUTS?  What on earth justifies a $8000.00 a year increase? This past October the Counties passed a by-law increasing the honorarium for the Wardens position from $19,159 to $27,000 that’s almost an $8,000 increase. Members of Council will receive an honorarium of $10,000 from what use toContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Media reports indicate that the Prime Minister’s new Chief of Staff has asked to appear before the parliamentary ethics committee on November 2nd. Nigel Wright will be there to answer questions from MPs of all parties, not just opposition MPs, over opposition concerns that his position willContinue Reading