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 ofContinue Reading
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 chainsContinue Reading
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. Continue Reading
Our very own Chef Shawn Kretz will have a series of video cooking shows here on The Cornwall Free News! It’s Harvest time and he’s busy working on the recipes for season 1 while we focus on finding yummy foods within 100 miles of Cornwall for him to prepare forContinue Reading
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 theContinue Reading
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 thatContinue Reading
Here is the latest from our Columnist Richard Komorowski. Today’s installment is titled: Hydro One’s Revenue Grab So far we’ve talked about Smart Meters and electricity prices, and how they can impact your household budget. Hydro One is introducing Smart Meters in an effort to balance the grid load –Continue Reading
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 toContinue Reading
Dear Editor, Michael Ignatieff stunned everyone, with his claim to be able to balance the budget, and pay down the enormous debt we now find ourselves in, without raising taxes. Some people scoff at the claim, but unfortunately, the Liberals have done it before and they’ll do it again, givenContinue Reading
If you have a letter to the editor email it to info@cornwallfreenews.com and we just might print it. “For the last few days the Conservative government, aware that the date fixed to report to the population on its actions is approaching, has started a campaign to make Canadians believe thatContinue Reading
Here is the latest from our Columnist Richard Komorowski: In the last column, we discussed how smart meters, which Hydro One is expected to start using in 2010 or 2011, are going to have a major impact on your electric bill. At the moment, Hydro One customers pay a fixedContinue Reading
We’d like to introduce a new Columnist for us. Cornwall resident Richard Komorowski is a freelance writer with a passion for energy and environmental issues dating back to the 60s, when he studied biology in university. Here is Richard’s first column for us. Lucky most of us live in CornwallContinue Reading
A Taste of Morocco By: C. Shawn Kretz Recently I have been delving further into various ethnic cuisines. While I enjoy all cuisine, I am particularly taken with a choice few; Indian, Moroccan and Thai. Many dishes in this culture can be identified as having a blend of spices thatContinue Reading
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 USContinue Reading
We at The Cornwall Free News are always happy to receive letters to the Editor. Email then to info@cornwallfreenews.com – please note that the opinions shared in these letters are not the expressed opinion of the Cornwall Free News, any of its staff, ownership, or their sponsors. “Since his arrivalContinue Reading
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.Continue Reading
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. InContinue Reading
To me the whole concept of a community newspaper is to be inclusive. Local Papers are the lifeblood and only source of information for many communities. L I N K “Five bilingual weekly newspapers in the Montreal area are now publishing in French only.” Transcontinental has bought a lot ofContinue Reading