Time to remove emotion, and fix this? It is up to you to get politicians involved! Graham Frasier, our federal official languages Commissioner has teamed up with Ontario’s French language Commissioner, Francois Boileau to”maximize support of their respective citizens and francophone communities”. By allowing “both agencies to share information aboutContinue Reading
My fellow citizens of Cornwall I am appalled to hear that the Cornwall General Hospital is to be sold from under our nose, with no discussion with the public. The citizens of our city, through our taxes and fund raiser have bought this hospital many times over. Selling this hospitalContinue Reading
Our Canada today is simply not the Canada that our forefathers envisioned when the country officially came to exist on July 1, 1867. Our country more than ever before, is currently fraught by partisanship politics to a point whereby foundational issues are rarely, if ever; brought to the forefrontContinue Reading
Dear Mr McDonell, Thanks for the reply to my original e-mail sent to you on November 17 and 21, 2012 regarding Service Ontario and MPAC valuations. In conversation with your office they told me the reason a reply wasn’t already sent was that “as a new MPP” you and yourContinue Reading
T’ were the weeks before Christmas and all though the land Nothing was moving or e’ en getting done McGuinty had left us and parliament shut down Thank God, say you people He’s such a lying clown He left us in shambles High taxes and more We now are spending millions On moneyContinue Reading
The purpose of this Bill is to require unions to make their finances public, including assets, liabilities, and expenses. Unions already provide this information to their members through financial audits, reports, and regular membership meetings. The reality is C-377 could result in costly legal challenges. The Canadian Bar Association, theContinue Reading
During the regular meeting of Monday December 10, Cornwall City Council voted to defer making a decision on the future of adding flouride to the city’s municipal water. Councillor Bernadette Clement has asked for more information about hydrofluorosilic acid, the compund that is added to the municipal water. She also queriedContinue Reading
When the highest court of the land refuses to hear the case of Howard Galganov and Jean-Serge Brisson who wish to advertise signs in the language of their choice, then you can hedge your bets that democracy is dead in our beloved Canada. If courts in Canada at all levels refuseContinue Reading
The Ongoing Discussion re a University at Cornwall While a discussion is underway to investigate the possible establishment of a university at Cornwall, the idea of a establishing such an institution at Cornwall dates back over several decades. Beginning during the 1970’s, the University of Ottawa operated a satellite campusContinue Reading
WWJD? Trademarks, logos and company messages often go through various levels of checking and rehearsing. From a full focus group to surveys and approval by senior management, the look and feel of a company often becomes the brand awareness in our minds. Of course we see advertising all the timeContinue Reading
Re: Canadian ‘debt clock’ passes $600 billion mark http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canadian-debt-clock-passes-600-billion-mark-1.1052931 According to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF), the federal debt works out to $17,200 for every person in the country. But that $600 billion foregone by the government is now in the hands of the private sector, and if you divideContinue Reading
Lisa MacLeod, the Ontario Progressive Conservative Education Critic released a self-serving letter today about her party’s support of the government in their attack on education workers. The following is my response: Lisa, that was an interesting and profoundly dishonestly self-serving letter . I don’t think too many people in theContinue Reading
This would be funny if it were not so tragic. Once again the Sesame Street characters are making the news and for Public Broadcasting that is not such a good thing. A few years ago a video of Katy Perry was taken off the air as horrified parents viewed Elmo,Continue Reading
A Perspective on Bullying Several of my neighbours have advised that their children had been targets of school bullying. In recent years, several school-aged children have ended their lives due to school and online bullying. This author is of the view that there has been an increase in theContinue Reading
It was with a feeling of Deja-vu that I read the front page article in Tuesday’s Ottawa SUN News about the 96 year old woman who had to deal with Services Ontario to replace her lost health card. . A few years ago a similar horror story unfolded in Cornwall, Ontario at the bureau of Ontario ServicesContinue Reading
While visitors to CFN appear to be magnetized by language issues, here’s a question that touches us all, whatever our language. Do we deserve our government? Specifically, do we deserve a government that is poised to sell out a significant chunk of our natural resources and potentially Canada’s sovereignty toContinue Reading
Back in September, Paul Brisebois from Fluoride Free Cornwall appeared before Cornwall CIty Council asking that the City terminate the practive of adding fluoride to the city’s municipal drinking water. In response, Cornwall city administration has invited the head of the EOHU to present his response at the Cornwall City CouncilContinue Reading
Did anyone miss the November 5th news release from the Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration? Minister Charles Sousa presented A New Direction: Ontario’s Immigration Strategy. Of course it lists all the right words, attracting highly skilled workers and their families, supporting diverse communities, growing a globally connected economy and ensuresContinue Reading