It looks like the Liberal Party of Canada is not the only party to not have studied and read the Scottish play. Stephen Harper has been distancing himself and snubbing former PM Brian Mulroney, the Progressive Conservative PM that actually won two majority governments (one of which I actually voted for). L I N K […]
Popular reality television show American Idol may be losing the Queen King of Nasty, Simon Cowell. Simon’s brother and radio jock brother, Tony Cowell leaked on his radio show. L I N K “Fox is reportedly close to signing “X Factor” and Cowell to a new deal. And while it’s possible, the network might replace […]
Paranoia, here are some of the definitions from Dictionary.com “A psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution with or without grandeur, often strenuously defended with apparent logic and reason.” “Extreme, irrational distrust of others.” Now I’m not saying that there are no grounds of residents of Akwesasne, but there are some who for whatever reasons […]
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So I was sitting having lunch with Joe Gunn yesterday. Joe is of course not a Liberal by any means or definition. We have these occasional meetings and usually end up discussing politics and making “two bit” bets. Since the Cornwall News has evolved I’ve become more interested in Politics at all levels, […]
There’s so much talk because of the Seaway International Bridge Crisis. Our MP states that he can’t discuss much on the record because of National Security issues which most people consider horse puckey, but the reality is that there are a multitude of issues related to the Akwesasne – Cornwall corridor. So let’s say that […]
A tiny item snuck through this week’s city council meeting in Cornwall. I love how council defers tough issues to city management for assessment and reports. Usually it’s done so with the tacit goal of management coming back with justification with council’s desire. So is this concept of reducing city council about power? Right now […]
Hmmm…..Page 26 of this weeks Seaway News under the Turkeys Turkeys Turkey story by Nick Wolochatiuk is a bold slug line. Liberals Vote Against Economic Recovery. This story has no author which is odd even for the Seaway news and goes on to rip the Grits a new one purely piling on single sided politically […]
I get a few emails asking why we don’t cover Mr. Lauzon much. I get accused of bashing him or not liking him. Well, first off I have nothing against Conservatives. I do have a lack of appreciation for our Prime Minister and I do not think Mr. Lauzon has done a good job as […]
Politics are a blood sport. They are not for the squeamish. We don’t really want honest politicians. We don’t want fair politicians. We want our politician’s to serve our best interest. We want our MP to bring Jobs and prosperity to our riding; even if it’s at the loss of another community. This is human […]
Local TV doesn’t really exist. Today most “local stations” are owned by Corporate Chains. Look at the logo above. All of those companies own national chains including our Government owned CBC. Yes, they have some local staff and offices. Right now there’s a real war going on as these chains say that the cable and […]
Good morning everyone. Nobody wants an election. That’s the buzz phrase that comes out of a lot of politician’s mouths and in print. Reality is though that the majority of politicians do want a Federal election. Don’t let anyone in the Harper Government fool you. Mr. Harper wants a majority. He’s tired of not being […]
Taxes never go down. They only go up as the price of goods and services go up. Sure some governments in the past have played games and slashed services or cut a tax here or there, but in the end what goes out of our pockets one way or the other at the end of […]
Nobody wants an election. It’d be bad for the country. Canada, it’s media, and airwaves alike are being pounded with this message. Here’s Minister Van Loan, who actually can speak! L I N K “What is of concern with an election looming is the number of pieces of legislation that we have on the tackling […]
I was reading an interesting article about busing in Norther Ontario and it led to a discussion about what the government should or shouldn’t pay for. After all, the government is really you and I so it comes down to how much green should be plucked from our lives to pay for services. For instance […]
Medicare, Canada’s gift to the world has been under attack now for over 25 years. It’s still standing and still works to varying degrees, but there are pressures on it from all sides. Mostly the big insurance and drug companies. All you have to do is look to the US right now and watch how […]
I hate populist gut reaction politics. This whole Buy American thing in response to the recession is just plain silly and in some cases spites the nose the feeds the something or other….. L I N K “There are some real downsides to Buy American,” Brady said in an interview. “It delays projects. We have […]
I’m reading a lot of stories of late about the economy. We have just had some unprecedented financial stimulus given almost world wide. So of course that’s impacted economies and raised numbers. Unemployment is still going up. If people aren’t working and making money the economy just cannot grow. In July Canada lost 45,000 jobs. […]