Cornwall ON – Tread Marked Former Minister Helena Guergis spoke with MCLEANS magazine recently about her situation; her husband, running for politics again as an independent conservative, and her communications with the PM and his right hand man Guy Giorno. LINK I believe that the Prime Minister has been givenContinue Reading
Dear Editor The Conservative government is constantly talking about openness, transparency and fiscal responsibility. They talk about this at a time when they are being completely untransparent and fiscally irresponsible. The Conservatives want to spend 9 billion dollars (parliamentary budget officer says more) on new prisons in Canada, as partContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I was having a beverage with Keith Beardsley a few months ago in Ottawa and shared with me the impact of getting party members to contribute. He talked essentially about the commitment a person makes when they actually toss some money into the pot. If you truly wantContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Busker, Councilor and tomorrow morning Pundit on Seawayradio.com . Cornwall City Councilor Mark MacDonald sits in for Denis Sabourin tomorrow as Denis is getting a well deserved summer break from his many duties. Mark will tangle with Joe Gunn and myself. The show starts LIVE atContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I’m not sure who’s scarier in a fight, Stephen Harper or the Z man, Zdeno Chara. Now former Montreal Canadiens enforcer Georges Laraque will be covering Elizabeth May and the Green party as the environmentally friendly Laraque became Deputy Leader of the Federal Green Party ofContinue Reading
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 andContinue Reading
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 upContinue Reading
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 highlyContinue Reading
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 eliminateContinue Reading
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 atContinue Reading
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 thatContinue Reading
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 liveContinue Reading
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 GilcigContinue Reading
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 IContinue Reading
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,Continue Reading
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 factoryContinue Reading
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 thisContinue Reading
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 toContinue Reading