First of all, let me thank the local news papers for caring enough to report about what’s going on at the Cornwall Community Hospital. I got involved in the hospital issue not because I work there, not because there is anything in it for me, I got involved because IContinue Reading
This is a letter sent by Scott Reid while in opposition in 2005 on gas prices outlining Harpers Plan to lower fuel prices but was never implemented once the Conservatives got elected. It is now time for the Harper government to act on these measures and for the media outletsContinue Reading
Canadians are not well served by a federal government that shifts its costs onto the provinces, the environment, the unemployed and our most vulnerable seniors. The Conservative government will balance its budget, but as a consequence, you won’t balance yours. Larry Kazdan – Vancouver British Columbia (Comments and opinions ofContinue Reading
During such a time of high debt and deficit in Ontario, has anyone questioned the expense versus need for French language government departments and services? At first glance, we see 25 people involved with Francophone Affairs and another 6 with the French Language Services Commissioners office. Salary alone would beContinue Reading
Good morning CFN, I am writing with a suggestion which should benefit the community as a whole and to give you a positive way of helping the Cornwall community.CAO Paul Fitzpatrick deemed it necessary not to spend out of his exorbitant salary to get a tow out of a ditch,Continue Reading
Dear Editor and Fellow Residents of Cornwall, Cornwall city government and admistration are leading the community without a moral compass. For all the talk of modernity and progress, Cornwall’s governance and administration are embarrassing relics of a time when secrecy, backroom deals, and favouritism for family and friends were theContinue Reading
Dear Editor: The entire mess at City Hall is not serving the public very well. Our seniors and those that need special help deserve better. There are long waiting lists for long term care beds and social housing, yet this Council wastes time and money on huge payouts and bickering among themselves.Continue Reading
Dear editor, I had to make a trip to the hospital over the weekend with my 3 year old son who was suffering from an ear infection. I must say that I was pretty relieved that all of the staff I dealt with could speak French since my son doesContinue Reading
Dear sir, As a former Montrealer, who witnessed the separatist movement from the start in the late 1950’s, I find Mr. Vaillancourt’s comments about how we should all get along and embrace bilingualism, as if this reflected the equality of English and French, to be insulting and disingenuous. What a con. What heContinue Reading
When a business has a new product or wants to expand a market, they have meetings, roll out timelines and marketing campaigns, but usually have a net gain for taxpayers. Special interest groups probably have meetings and they know small steps towards a goal works, but will usually cost taxpayersContinue Reading
Dear Editor, “Stephen Harper’s former chief of staff now back in the private sector, told CTV’s Question Period that “suppression of vote is a despicable, reprehensible practice and everybody ought to condemn it.” (1) “He insisted that internal measures were in place in the Conservative campaign to ensure that his officialsContinue Reading
A few years ago I was asked to participate in the Federal Government’s round table discussions on how to ratify the United Nations Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities. . I have more than 20 years experience as a Canadian Soldier, standing up for the rights of CanadiansContinue Reading
To The Principal Facultity of Killareney School Copy to Vancouver School District 39 I was a student at Killareney School in 1979-1980 and I was recently interviewed by the CBC on bullying,I told my story as can be seen below. I was bullied since grade seven when besides theContinue Reading
Bilingual Hiring Policies – Angst that continues I have been following for several days now the issue of bilingual hiring policies – especially in regards to the recent hot topic of the bilingual hiring policies of the Cornwall Community Hospital(CCH)that has captured so much of the Cornwall public’s attention spanContinue Reading
Dear Editor Disappointed in ebike open house ——————————————————————————– My wife and I attended an open house on Wednesday at the Benson Centre regarding power assisted/e-bikes on the Cornwall recreational path and were very disappointed in the format. Upon arrival we were asked to fill out a questionnaire and deposit ourContinue Reading
Predictably and right in the wake of the Drummond Report, the nay-Sayers, the finger-pointers, the professional cryers are out and they’re in full attack mode. My goodness, some people claim surprise, others, in tremulous voice predict that the sky will be falling. There are even rumours of people inContinue Reading
When I ran for Mayor in the last municipal election a lot of the talk was about taxes. Now we have the Council ready to hike taxes—again. How can the City Council afford to pay huge settlements (possibly close to a half milliion dollars) yet still consider raising taxes? I agree withContinue Reading
Power assisted mobility scooters and e-bikes are not the problem on the bike path.Most of these vehicles average 85 to 100 KGS.=,not a three hundred pound missile as some of the media would have you believe. . The bike that Bill Kingston is referring to as a chopper/Motorcycle is ownedContinue Reading