Cornwall ON – Ignoring ministers when decisions are being made is becoming more blatant as demonstrated by the decision to extend the Afghanistan mission. Whether the decision is the right or wrong one is not the issue, whether or not a minister is part of the decision does matter. ThereContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Media speculation continues over the impact of the resignation of Jim Prentice and his decision to leave federal politics. The focus has been on whether or not his decision will improve his chances of becoming a future leader of the party. But there is also an impactContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The potash dispute should serve as a lesson to the federal Tories; passion wins out over logic and economic theory or principles. The Premier of Saskatchewan struck first in the communications war and the federal government was never able to catch up. From the Premiers opening salvo,Continue Reading
SIDNEY BC — Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May and Deputy Leader Adriane Carr to head to Ottawa soon to push for legislation to protect BC’s coast against Alberta Tar Sands tankers ploughing through marine waters by Vancouver, the Gulf Islands, Saanich, and Victoria. Today from the Sidney Pier,Continue 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
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
Cornwall ON – Green Party support according to the latest EKOS poll done for the CBC shows support for the Elizabeth May led party up over 10% rising from 10.4 to 11.6 Nationally. The Conservatives edged down while the Liberals held their own. Here in SD&SG support is also onContinue 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
Cornwall ON – Municipal elections don’t always reflect what is happening in the federal arena, but they can help federal politicians to get a sense of the voter mindset and future trends. To say that voters are angry is an understatement. Ontario’s municipal elections saw many incumbents tossed out andContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Three years ago, the Harper government appointed Christiane Ouimet to be Canada’s first public sector integrity commissioner. As a part of Harper’s “Transparency in Government” pledge, the public integrity office, sometimes referred to as the “Whistleblower” office, handles complaints from civil servants and the general public aboutContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – In the days ahead the government’s new refugee legislation will be sure to open up a heated parliamentary debate. Personally I doubt it will ever be passed by this parliament, but it will make for an interesting election issue. Mass arrivals by boat infuriate Canadians and areContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – According to media reports, Max Bernier will be speaking out today on the need to reform how health care is delivered and paid for in Canada. He will have an interesting message, namely get the Feds out of health care and do away with the cost of socialContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The Political Free For All starts at 7:30PM every Sunday night here on Seawayradio.com! Just click the banner to go to the show page and you can call in toll free at 1.877.640.1175 and have your say! We’ll also be talking flood relief as many people wereContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Pierre Bourque asked the question this morning. What the devil’s going on with Tory MP Lauzon? Well that’s a very good question. The video clip connected to the story sums up most of it. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFurAYoGkY8 This stems from a post made on the Standard Free HoldersContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Tonight we’re preempting our first episode of our new Political Free For All show as Cornwall was hit pretty hard by flooding this week. You can still call in toll free at 877.640.1175 and talk politics, but we’re working on organizing a fund raiser toContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Sunday night at 7:30 PM it’s time for the first episode of our Political Free For All. You can call into our toll free line and talk about the issues that are important to you. Our Toll Free Number is a1.877.640.1175. We also wantContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – If APATHY were a candidate in the last election Canada may just have had a majority government. Green party leader Elizabeth May is ready to explain the rise in the Green Party numbers across Canada in a recent Globe & Mail article. LINK “I think theContinue Reading
Summerstown ON – Crime rates are not increasing in Canada? The overall crime rate is either declining sharply or, at worse, is flat relative to the early 1990s. According to some media reports and some politicians, one often gets the impression that crime is increasing rapidly in this country. This isContinue Reading