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 – 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 – 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 – 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

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Cornwall ON – Those wacky Stephen Harper Conservatives are back after crime.  Apparently they are mulling a bill that will criminalize drugs more (unless you’re a Conservative MP or former MP). LINK Justice Minister Rob Nicholson dropped broad hints Sunday that the new legislation would revive a controversial provision — a mandatoryContinue Reading

Reforming Question Period, Part One Ottawa ON – Yesterday, Michael Chong, the Conservative MP for Wellington-Halton, introduced Motion #517 to reform Question Period. The odds of any of his suggested reforms ever happening are pretty slim if other MPs don’t put partisanship aside, or if the media doesn’t line up behindContinue Reading