South Stormont ON – Education and learning is what provides light in a world of ignorant darkness. I have had many opportunities to witness first hand just how dangerous it is when people, societies and cultures are ignorant of simple facts and lack common decency in seeing each other as human beings. So when ignorant [...]
Cornwall ON – Long time School Board Trustee and politico Gerald Samson tossed his name up for City Councilor in Cornwall Ontario for the upcoming fall election. We spoke with Mr. Samson briefly tonight at Schnitzels and will have the full story tomorrow. You can vote for Mr. Samson and up to 9 other [...]
Cornwall ON – Sometimes you’re only as good as the person pulling your strings in Politics. It’s funny, especially in the Western world how much we attribute to a leader. For example does anyone really think George W Bush actually could spell policy never mind actually conceptualize one and implement it? I may not [...]
Cornwall ON – In the latest Canadian Press Harris Decima Polls The Green Party of Canada with 12%; a strong showing for the Elizabeth May led party while the Stephen Harper Conservatives see their support fall to 31%. The Liberals are still under 30% while the NDP push up at 18% and the Quebec [...]
Cornwall ON – Tony Clement had an opportunity to perform today in front of the Industry Committee. One thing that can be said for Clement is that he is always well prepared, knows his files and it’s hard to trip him up. In addition, he always surrounds himself with highly competent staff, who keep him [...]
Cornwall ON – The Harper government is now going after Veterans. Not happy just picking on Census takers they seem bent on depriving veterans of care and support when they truly need it most. LINK With minimum public attention, there seems a plan afoot to curb, cut or even eliminate Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), which [...]
Newington ON – If you think Health Care in Ontario is bad, just wait till September when you see how badly Dalton McGuinty has screwed up our Educational System. $1.5 billion per year is being spent on three and four year olds to attend full day/every day kindergarten. Teachers making $70,000 plus, ECE’s (Early Childhood Educators) making $47,000 plus and EA’s (Educational Assistants) [...]
Cornwall ON – The latest round in the census story has seen the Chief Statistician resign. While not an earth shattering event for the general public, who probably didn’t even know the position existed until yesterday, it helps to feed the media line of a government in crisis. Certainly at the political level, many staff [...]
Dear Editor: The McGuinty Government’s handling of the eco fees issue has been a complete fiasco. There was no plan to protect consumers from being blindsided by these new eco fees on July 1 at the same time as the introduction of the HST. The Ontario NDP support the concept of producer responsibility for the recycling [...]
Cornwall ON – Former Conservative Minister Helena Guergis has been cleared of charges by the RCMP today. LINK Last April, Harper fired Guergis as minister of state for status of women, kicked her out of caucus, and provided the RCMP and Parliament’s ethics commissioner with information about the activities that prompted him to take such [...]
Cornwall ON- Local Federal NDP candidate Darlene Jalbert is having a party and BBQ in Lamoureux park and wants to invite everyone to attend. It’s 11:30-2:30 on Sunday August 8th and you don’t have to be a member to enjoy the sounds and food! We’ll be covering the event live on the Cornwall Free News! [...]
Cornwall ON – Click the Seawayradio.com logo above to go to our show page! Or any of the images below to go to the show page to listen live or via podcast! If it’s Tuesday morning it’s time to talk politics live from Cornwall Ontario with your host Jamie Gilcig and political pundits Denis Sabourin [...]
Cornwall ON – Michael Ignatieff is on tour. He’s dropping into a town near you as he whistle stops across Canada via Bus; shaking hands, kissin’ babies, smiling, waving, back slapping, eating fried food, Purel’ing, and pandering for votes from Canadians. He’s trying to connect with Canadians or should I say try and get Canadians [...]
Cornwall ON – So did you get the latest mailing from our MP Guy Lauzon? You know the MP that refused to wish Happy Canada Day to the 20,000+ viewers of The Cornwall Free News. Guy and the Harper government are concerned about us taxpayers. They’re concerned about accountability, and how your dollars are [...]
Cornwall ON – Oakland is starting to look like Ground Zero in the debate to legalize Marijuana use in the US and eventually in Canada. Right now Medical Marijuana is the “buzz” word in play with small time growers concerned of the growth of Marijuana taken over by big factory farms. LINK “Nobody wants to [...]
Cornwall ON – Polls indicate that the Conservatives might form another government if an election is held today. But Michael Ignatieff who visited Cornwall is trying to change that. Ignatieff who is the leader of the official opposition in the House of Commons is on a six week tour this summer trying to drum up [...]
Cornwall ON – Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff was Singing in the Rain last night in Cornwall Ontario. In a Stephane Dionesque moment his bus broke down en route , but ever the trooper, the sole reason Stephen Harper is still in power, hitched a ride and made it to the crowd of nearly 200 [...]
Cornwall ON – If it’s Tuesday morning (9AM) then it’s time for the Political Round Table hosted by Jamie Gilcig with pundits Joe Gunn and Denis Sabourin. You never know which guests we’ll also have so you have to tune in and find out! Our call in numbers are 1 (646) 595-4982, or [...]
