Cornwall ON – This afternoon live on www.seawayradio.com Cornwall City Councilor Mark MacDonald announced that he would not be running for council again. After two terms as Councilor he’s mulling a run for Mayor. Listen to the interview by clicking on his photo. You never know what you’ll hear onContinue Reading
Our MP Guy Lauzon is up to his wicked political ways again. A concerned reader sent in the following. “NO MORE 2 for 1!!!! The Conservative government’s Truth in Sentencing Act finally became law February 22, 2010. I say “finally” because we have been trying to enact legislationContinue Reading
Parliament is about to return. Prorogued by the Harper government prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver British Columbia to “recalibrate” the government and its goals; a new budget is due to be brought to the house for a vote of confidence. Mr. Harper’s poll numbers have dropped byContinue Reading
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Cornwall ON- The Harper Government is getting tough on Canada’s Arctic sovereignty by implementing new registration laws for shipping through the North West passage. LINK The planned Northern Canada Vessel Traffic Services Zone, announced late Friday by Transport Minister John Baird, falls short of opposition demands to target all sizes of vesselsContinue Reading
M.P. Gerard Kennedy resurfacing in fashion Maybe you remember M.P. Gerard Kennedy. He gave us single-handedly Stephane Dion. Kennedy, third in the 2006 Liberal leadership race thought an alliance with Quebec’s Stephane Dion in fourth place would beat frontrunner Michael Ignatieff. Kennedy was right and the Liberals ended up with aContinue Reading
Dear Sir: Prime Minister Harper, aided by Luc Lauzon and all the other anti-democracy Conservative Members of Parliament, determined to close down Parliament so they could play around, unimpeded by the opposition. Everything fell nicely into place. The nightmare of Haiti was to provide a ready made grandstand opportunity and the securityContinue Reading
We at The Cornwall Free News just celebrated our 1st Anniversary. It’s something we’re all proud of because many people gave us little chance of making it to our first birthday, but people can surprise you and the response to our online newspaper was way beyond even our ownContinue Reading
Making an airline work in these times isn’t an easy feat. You have to give credit to any company that can struggle facing the adversity of today’s marketplace. Porter Airlines has done just that and now is battling Air Canada for the rights over Toronto’s Island Airport. AirContinue Reading
Seawayradio.com is proud to have as its first guest Mayor Robert “Bob” Kilger of Cornwall Ontario. News, talk, Sports, Politics, and all request radio live from Cornwall Ontario. Our first official show will start 11:30 PM Monday March 1st. Go to Seawayradio.com to listen live or see archivedContinue Reading
Budget Cuts, loss of service, and now potential doctor losses which could impact long term local businesses. After all that Cornwall residents have given to the new hospital project many are upset at what looks to be going on at the hospital. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAWkpku-KyU We’ll be covering this story ongoingContinue Reading
Liberal Hopeful Michael Ignatieff weighed into the Danny Williams surgery decision. The Newfoundland premier chose to have heart surgery in the US which drew sharp criticism. Mr. Ignatieff interviewed in Moncton New Brunswick said that: “…He would not have done it, but Michael Ignatieff feels Danny Williams’ decisionContinue Reading
Cornwall City Councilor and unofficial Mayoralty candidate Mark MacDonald sent in another report and video from the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic games where he is volunteering. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3xYaJNvmOE “The streets in Vancouver are alive with action. They estimate about 150,000 people a night at Robson and Granville. This is a video showing the crowdsContinue Reading
Why coalitions rarely happen The two main parties in Canadian federal politics, the Conservatives and the Liberals, maintain their images of power through singular identities. Stand-alone leadership is what defines the Liberals and Conservatives as main parties. Both main parties secretly fear joining coalitions because it dilutes their image asContinue Reading
Our MPP, Liberal Jim Brownell responds to questions about bed cuts locally here at the Cornwall Community Hospital. It was very difficult to hear of the challenges at the Cornwall Community Hospital (CCH), although I knew that there would be challenges in the future. I even commented about such, during theContinue Reading
Dear Editor: I am very disappointed that the Cornwall Community Hospital has been forced to close 18 beds and lay off 30 employees because of inadequate funding from the provincial government. These cuts will certainly hurt the quality of health care in Cornwall and area. With an aging and growingContinue Reading
Canadians Need to Wake Up – Opinion by Markus Noé This is a country suffering from the minority government blues. Since Stephen Harper was elected in 2006 Canadians have been forced to remain in election “mode”. This prorogation has done nothing but remind voters of how ineffective a minority governmentContinue Reading
Chelsea Quebec will be the setting for regional summit of Arctic nations. Canada, Denmark, Norwar Russia, and the U.S. will be attending. Inuit? Nope. LINK “The Arctic gathering, scheduled just ahead of a G8 foreign ministers’ meeting in Ottawa, is aimed at encouraging “new thinking on economic developmentContinue Reading