Did Wikipedia and Protesters Win? Is SOPA dead or will it be back soon with a new name? January 18, 2012
CFN - SO did you use the internet today? Millions of people boycotted the internet and major websites like Wikipedia shut it down in protest of SOPA. From the Wikipedia page: SOPA and PIPA represent two bills in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate respectively. SOPA is short for the “Stop [...]
Letter to the Editor from Janet Annesley VP of Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers – Jan 9, 2012
TO: Cornwall Free News RE: Ezra Levant – Friend of China, but Foe to Canadians December 31, 2011 Editor: Contrary to the innuendo in this article, no business connection exists between the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and Ezra Levant. Nor does CAPP provide funding to the growing ethical oil movement based on Mr. Levant’s book and [...]
Ezra Levant – Friend of China, but Foe to Canadians by Richard Komorowski – December 31, 2011
Putting the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers above Canada CFN – There are many economic gains to be made in exploiting the Tar Sands, and limited production could actually benefit Canada and go a little towards assuring our future in an increasingly uncertain world. But there are also many major short term gains to be [...]
Letter to the Editor – Joe Hueglin of Niagara Falls Ontario on Egypt, Syria, and Iran – December 28, 2011
Dear Editor, In a year end interview with Prime Minister Harper this was reported regarding Syria “He doesn’t foresee a military intervention in the near future because there is not as there was with Libya a United Nations resolution authorizing such action.” Strangely though Egypt and Syria were included in the interview article, [...]
China Jails Two More Online Writers – How Far Behind are We in Canada by Jamie Gilcig – December 27, 2011
CFN – I’m reading today about China sticking an online dissident, Chen Xi, to ten years in Jail. Another, Chen Wei was recently given a 9 year sentence. I know; we’re not China…yet. You have the mayor of Toronto cutting off the largest paper in his city because they wouldn’t write what he wanted. [...]
Komorowski’s Korner – Ezra Levant and the Ethics & Politics of Oil – December 23, 2011
CFN – Prime Minister Stephen Harper, along with his government, owe sophist (someone who argues with shrewd but intentionally fallacious reasoning) Ezra Levant a star columnist for Sun Media and the Glenn Beck Fox News North) big time, and are starting to repay the debt. Levant’s whole career has been tied to or sponsored by [...]
Are you Mad as Hell and Not Going to Take it Anymore? Justin Trudeau seems to be? Editorial by Jamie Gilcig – December 18, 2011
CFN – Justin Trudeau sparked a storm of media coverage this week when he called Harper MP Peter Kent a “Piece of Shit” in Parliament. It reminded people of his Dad’s “Fuddle Duddle” remark, but it hits certain notes of frustration that millions of people are feeling around the world. Whether in Syria, Iraq, [...]
C.D. Howe Institute thinks Canada should increase Trade Talk results with the European Union – October 24, 2011
CFN – Canada should set ambitious goals in trade talks with the European Union (EU), which resume next week, since it has much to gain from a comprehensive trade accord, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Go Big or Go Home: Priorities for the Canada-EU Economic and Trade Agreement,” [...]
Corruption & Accountability Around the World and in Our Home Town – Editorial by Jamie Gilcig – October 13, 2011
CFN – I’m reading this op-ed in the NY Times this morning….reading the words carefully after looking at so many stories that are going on in the world. Protests, death, gross destruction of the enviornment, culture, and fundamental ways of doing things. If you take the media accounts at the surface it seems that a lot [...]
Letter to the Editor – Rebecca Gingrich of Princeton Ontario on the Military Industrial Complex – August 11, 2011
Dear Editor, How much more evil can we become? We get upset and ourtraged when a few protesters smash store windows and burn police cars but have no concept of how we are allowing our governments to perpetrate this death and destruction on innocent people in our name, with no accountability, except some smarmy words [...]
Unrest in UK, Syria, China, Spain, Portugal and other places – We need more balance and common sense – Editorial by Jamie Gilcig
Cornwall ON – Wow, the world seems to be exploding. Riots across England, Syria, Israel; and even China! Spain and Portugal, and many other countries around the globe simmering. Imagine what it takes to get people to that point?
The Ugly Side of Democracy In Canada – Anti-Harper Rally Reactions – Editorial by Jamie Gilcig – Sunday June 12, 2011 – Cornwall Ontario HD VIDEO
Cornwall ON – I’m still a rookie in the journalism field. I’m not really a journalist although I portray one occasionally. I’ve not been burdened with some of the hypocritical rhetoric it takes to be a top notch network Newsy. My eyes have really seen a bit of how news works; what [...]
1984 Happening in China? Is Canada Next? Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei, Writers, Human Right’s Lawyers, and Bloggers Detained Over Jasmine Revolution – April 4, 2011
Cornwall ON – In George Orwell’s classic novel 1984 it was forbidden to write. Having pen & paper and using them could be punishable by death. The book’s first chapter starts in April which makes it ironic to read about Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist and activist who has just been arrested by Chinese officials [...]
Muammar Gaddafi Vows to Fight to End in Libya – Editorial by Jamie Gilcig – March 20, 2011 – Cornwall Ontario
Cornwall ON – As I watch events unfold in Libya it’s like watching the movie Scarface. Oliver Stone wrote the script which was directed by Brian DiPalma and in which Al Pacino will probably be more remembered than for his role in The Godfather. Lines like “Say Hello to my Little Friend” have been [...]
Have You Had Your Daily Dish Yet Today? March 20, 2011 – Cornwall Ontario
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The Fukushima Blues – Special to the Cornwall Free News by Roy Berger – March 17, 2011 – Cornwall Ontario
Cornwall ON – You asked me for an editorial on the nuclear thing. You know what. I’ve tried a few pages. I am way too angry and mad to write something I can live with. My contempt for Parliament, the Kremlin and The White House is a burden. We got here because we can’t learn [...]
Letter to the Editor by Elaine MacDonald – International Women’s Day, 2011: A Call to Action
Strikes and demonstrations among textile workers in 1911 marked the beginning of the labour movement’s call for women’s right to work, vote, hold office and end discrimination. At the 100-year mark, women around the world and in Canada in particular, celebrate considerable progress. For example, at work and in politics, whereas women were totally excluded [...]
Economic Protests Changing the World – Egypt, Libya, Algeria, are China and Canada Next? Editorial by Jamie Gilcig – February 28, 2011 – Cornwall Ontario
Cornwall ON – Egypt, Libya, Algeria, is China next? This weekend protests were reported in China. Economics are the main theme of protests around the world as food and fuel inflation have been hurting people’s ability to survive. Mix in corruption in many countries and you get some very frustrated people. Now these [...]
