It is impossible to write all that needs to be written so that people can make sense of all that is happening at this time. It is a combination of more things than most are even willing to look at, and this is what hijacked governments are counting on. AllContinue Reading
The Quebecor Sun Media news chain, including our Standard-Freeholder, has circulated another dubious story on basement corporate tax cuts. . Jim Hendry, editor of the Peterborough Examiner, has issued a new piece “Lower corporate tax cuts are an economic winner” for the multi-corporate news agency. . Hendry cites Stephen Harper’sContinue Reading
I agree with any politician that says Canadians deserves better because we desperately do. The manner and deportment of Mr. Harper and his government has been undeniably child-like, arrogant and at times simply illegal, yet too many Canadians seem willing to give Mr. Harper and his government a free passContinue Reading
Dear Editor, Statements made by both Auditor General Shelia Fraser and Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page. have been quoted out of time and place in a Conservative Party Committee Report. Research had to have been undertaken to locate suitable quotes or a file kept of usable quotes and while “TheContinue Reading
April 13 is the Day of Pink, the International Day against Bullying, Discrimination, and Homophobia, where everyone is encouraged to show their support by wearing pink. . Homophobia and other forms of discrimination are a pressing issue in Canadian society. Egale Canada, a Canadian gay rights advocacy group, recently releasedContinue Reading
Stephen Harper is not there for us! What does it take to wake Canadians up? The Conservative government, under Stephen Harper has been a divisive force, muzzling MPs, civil servants and diplomats, racing to the bottom with a barrage of bullying attack ads before an election was even called, andContinue Reading
Dear Editor – Recently the Federal PC. government ” Harper ” expressed the desire to rid the country of the Metric system . This idea interests me because I am a leading expert on the Metric measure . I would like to see your paper invite the Local candidates running in theContinue Reading
It’s said we have the governments we deserve. Do we deserve our current government in Ottawa? Should we re-elect it on May 2nd? Here’s a checklist of its record on key issues: Managing the economy: $56 billion deficit, largest in Canadian history Spending: $30 billion planned for stealthContinue Reading
I live near Aisa Craig, Ontario. On Moday, I received a flyer in the mail from my MP, Bev Shipley. One side of the page was pure electioneering. It even had the phrase ‘We’re better off with Harper’ and outlined three key points of his government’s focus. The fact that IContinue Reading
Dear Editor: The March 29 Ontario budget is a status quo budget. It does not do enough to help people in our riding who are struggling to make ends meet. The HST is taking $800 a year out of the average family budget. The budget should have focused on making life more affordableContinue Reading
Dear Editor, Re: Why won’t Harper take Ignatieff on in head-to-head debate?STEVEN CHASE, BILL CURRY AND JANE TABER, Thursday, March 31, 2011 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/why-wont-harper-take-ignatieff-on-in-head-to-head-debate/article1965334/ Was Harper being truthful when he said he would debate Ignatieff one-on-one? Gilles Duceppe has already called him a liar when Harper said there was no planContinue Reading
As a loyal citizen of the Cornwall community I try to follow the daily local media and the progress of the city’s institutions. . While I have warmed to the all new radio programming for CJSS FM, I find their political sentiment close to all Conservative. Of the dj staff,Continue Reading
Dear Sir, . Counties Councilor Jim McDonell, who is a candidate for the Provincial Conservative Party’s nomination, is quoted as saying that it will cost an extra $3 million to mow the Counties’ roadsides if we cease the controversial spraying program. . The annual cost of the Counties mowing isContinue Reading
I am writing to express my sheer horror at the state of our town’s health care system. My father was recently admitted to the Cornwall hospital. This 79 year old man has contributed 60 years of hard work and taxes to the community, during which he rarely fell ill orContinue Reading
Thornhill ON – The GG had three options on March 26/11. He could have refused Mr Harper and called upon someone else he believed could curry the confidence of the Lower House, or, reserved his decision for a few days to allow input from All-the-Talents under his Executive Power (the Appointed-for-Life Privy CouncillorsContinue Reading
So, the Conservatives decided they wanted to go to the electorate and, typically, did not have the integrity to do things in a direct manner. They brought down a budget knowing that none of the opposition parties {Harper’s vision of a Coalition] could possibly accept it. The Finance Minister said very positively thereContinue Reading
Thornhill ON – Like many other “New Media” sites we take submissions from the public when we feel they offer some interest to the reader. Today Mr. Robert Ede of Thornhill Ontario submitted the following. Tomorrow Afternoon’s News This Afternoon! – – Prescience or Preciousness – We’ll know tomorrow! Rideau Hall,Continue Reading
Senators earn $132,300 a year as a base salary, serve until age 75. It’s a fact, that a majority of Canadian don’t want it. The total cost for Canadian taxpayers to maintain the Senate in 2008-2009 was $90,232,000. And they sat in the Senate for only 69 days. . SenateContinue Reading