Dear editor, Acccordimg to the comments published in your news paper, we have to conclude that eastern Ontario is well on its’ way back to the cave whence we came. The mindlessness, the selfishness, the overt bigotry and ignorance, all evidence that our society is regressing. TheContinue Reading
Editor of The Cornwall Free News Sir, I’d like to respond to Joe Hueglin – Niagara Falls, Ontario letter of Aug 29 in your paper. As an farmer elected Canadian Wheat Board Director in District 2, I am continuing on the drive for marketing choice for producers in western Canada. TheContinue Reading
Dear Editor, Prime Minister Harper words, “The government’s position has always been that the government governs for everyone,” . . . “We remain the government because we maintain the confidence of the Canadian population. That involves listening to the population and involves listening to the opposition,” are most reassuring. WillContinue Reading
Dear Sir: So, Tammy Hart, Deputy Mayor, is, indeed, vying with William Shakespeare with her own local version of “Much Ado About Nothing”. She has reached the bottom level of pettiness when she complains about French being the first language on the new signs at the entrances to the Parkway.Continue Reading
South Stormont ON – Societies across the globe are wondering why the youth of today is out of control. At the G8/G20 Toronto event, despite the legitimate protests, there was property destruction, thieving, looting and general mayhem that the police appeared unable to control. Again, in Vancouver after not winning the Stanley Cup,Continue Reading
Dear Editor, . Mid-August is bringing the political doldrums to the provincial campaign. On one hand, we see Mark MacDonald caught between defending the Liberal record and trying to carve out a brave new path. It’s a little like trying to straddle two horses mid-stream, with comically predictable and chilly results. TheContinue Reading
Dear Sir: A few more hints about how good our provincial government is performing. In the month of June, this year, the Province of Ontario created more jobs than the rest of Canada and the USA combined. Don’t even think this is solely the work of the federal government because,Continue Reading
You have to hand it to him. 2006 – He declares no way will he deal with China in view of China’s record on human rights, asserting that principle trumps the dollar. In the same year, he cancels the Kelowna Accord which has a great deal to do with human rights among Canada’s nativeContinue Reading
Dear Editor, How much more evil can we become? We get upset and ourtraged when a few protesters smash store windows and burn police cars but have no concept of how we are allowing our governments to perpetrate this death and destruction on innocent people in our name, with noContinue Reading
Dear Editor: . Samsung will be investing a total of $7 billion in Ontario which will create 16,000 jobs. . Clean energy companies have been moving forward, building new plants and hiring workers to build turbines, solar panels and other equipment. . Jim McDonell and the PC’s want to tearContinue Reading
Mark McDonald of SDSG has commenced his campaign demonstrating the hard work ethic that won him the Liberal nomination for this riding. Should Mark win the election, as seems most likely, then we can count on having a superb replacement for the hard working Jim Brownell. I acknowledge the localContinue Reading
Our youthful populace needs a better platform and wider range of representatives to report to Council. In 2004, the City of Cornwall endorsed the CYAC/ COCOJECO and stated that “The city recognized that its greatest resources lie with its youth.” However, the need to reorganize and provide the city’s youthContinue Reading
To The Editors And City councillors My wife and I have recently purchased e-bikes (power-assisted bicycles). We have traveled the waterfront bike trails for many years and this year being no exception regarding the many people walking dogs without leashes,people walking two and three abreast,bikes riding two abreast taking bothContinue Reading
Dear Editor, Canada is considering loaning millions to the National Transitional Council in Benghazi Libya. And Gadhafi is considered the ‘madman’??? What if the UN doesn’t give the order to unlock the accounts? Oh right–the Canadian taxpayer would pick up the tab? I read that the rebels got medical suppliesContinue Reading
The heir to the Canadian throne located in Her Majesty’s Canadian Parliament and the future King of Canada – H.R.H. Prince William of Wales, Duke of Cambridge has landed in Prince Edward Island, a province named after his Great-Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfather . Now that’s continuity and stability 
Why anyone wouldContinue Reading
Comme vous le savez tous, c’est un système majoritaire ou à majorité relative qui est actuellement en vigueur au Canada. Il s’agit du système uninominal majoritaire à un tour, selon lequel le candidat qui l’emporte dans une circonscription obtient au moins la majorité relative des suffrages exprimés. Ce qui rendContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Research by labour experts Richard Freeman and James Medoff concluded that organizations with labour unions experience less employee turnover. Unions also allow employees to feel like they have a voice in the workplace, which can reduce feelings of frustration that could lead to turnover. The businessContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The NDP has the progressive policies that put Ontario’s families and seniors first. The NDP will protect and create good jobs, improve public healthcare, and provide greater assistance to agriculture and our rural communities. Andrea Horwath and the Ontario NDP have promised to make life more affordable for everydayContinue Reading