Cornwall ON – As mentioned previously MP Michael Chong has taken on the daunting task of trying to reform Question Period. One proposal which will be very controversial is the suggestion that the Prime Minister only show up one day a week, on Wednesday. The catch is that he wouldContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – So my fellow Canadian Coronation Street fans I have some dish to share with you. Some of it is a sneak peek so STOP reading if you don’t want to know ahead of time because as most of you know we Canadians are nearly a year behindContinue Reading
Social Audit Hearing Captures Lived Experiences of Poverty Cornwall ON – What is it like to live in poverty? What is it like to not have enough to pay for food and rent? What is it like to have to resort to the local food bank? What is it likeContinue Reading
Scrap the Useless long gun Registry Can you just imagine that the registry has cost so far since it was introduced over 2 Billion dollars, that’s a 2 with nine zeros(2,000,000,000). Picture the number of diagnostic procedures and on time scheduled surgery’s that the people of Canada could have receivedContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – It was a wild game in Montreal, but at the end of the night it came down to one goal at a time one game at a time, and Montreal tied up their second round play off series at two by beating the defending Stanley Cup championContinue Reading
CORNWALL REGIONAL TASK FORCE SEIZES CONTRABAND TOBACCO Cornwall ON – The Cornwall Regional Task Force (CRTF) is very pro-active and continues to make seizures of contraband tobacco products. Between April 22nd, 2010 and May 5th, 2010, officers from the CRTF made seizures in the following regions: 1 seizure in Morrisburg,Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – I have begun the plastic-film-less food shopping journey. I said in the last Earth Matters column that I would begin mid-May…well I started early. I was concerned about being able to find a nutritious whole grain bread without plastic to replace a wonderful product that we currentlyContinue Reading
Question Period Reform Part 2: Just Answer the Question Cornwall ON – Michael Chong’s Motion 517 to reform Question Period will be debated later this month. While it only directs the Procedures and House Affairs committee to study his proposals, they offer a glimmer of hope that perhaps Question Period canContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The Boston Bruins are now up 3 games to 0 over the Philadelphia Flyers after their game 3 victory. Boston scored 4 times and handily beat the injury depleted Flyers. Chicago went up 2 games to 1 with their 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks. Dustin ByfuglienContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Disgraced former Cabinet Minister Helena Guergis will not be the Conservative running in her riding next election. Embroiled with her own actions in airports and the stank of her husband, former MP Rahim Jaffer media reports stated that Ms Guergis has been kicked out of the ConservativeContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Thank you Cornwall and Canada. And a special thank you to all of our sponsors who make our existence possible! Please, if you like our service let our sponsors know that you’ve seen their ads on The Cornwall Free News. Thanks to everyone we’ve been ableContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Marijuana Activist Marc Emery will be on Seawayradio.com at 3PM EST Thursday May 6. In a rare radio interview Mr. Emery will talk about the legalization of Marijuana and related subjects. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQdelnyxRDc&feature=player_embedded#! You never know who’ll pop up on Seawayradio.com – Live Community Radio from Cornwall Ontario!Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – The Cornwall Free News is looking to expand our scope in the community and topically. If you’d like to become a Community Commentator email us at info@cornwallfreenews.com or via telephone 613.361.1755. If you have a passion for a special interest or community we may have an opportunityContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The St. Lawrence River Restoration Council is meeting Tuesday May 6th from 7-9 PM at NAV CAN. For more information you can contact Katherine Beehler at 613.938.3611 ext. 229 please visit our sponsors;Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – No wonder with Gulf Oil leaking all over the Ocean sales of Hybrid cars are still growing in the US and Canada. Toyota is reporting in the US a year over year sales increase of 41% on the third generation Toyota Prius for April. With gasContinue Reading
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Cornwall ON – I love this story. What a character this guy must be in between allegedly making bodies disappear and boys being boys in a Soprano kind of way. This guy,Sonny Franzese, is 93 and on parole until he’s 102! LINK One of the henchmen threatened toContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – So why all the false stories about GM paying back their government bail out? According to media reports GM has paid back some of the monies given to them with other monies given to them to bail them out. They also secured more financing at aContinue Reading