CFN – The talk one hears around Ottawa these days about Stephen Harper calling a snap election is nonsense. If the prime minister called an election over the determination of Unifor (created last year from the merger of the Canadian Auto Workers and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers unions) toContinue Reading
Dear Editor We have to thank MR.’s Kilger, Carr, Gardiner, Grant, and MacDonald, for taking that very difficult decision to vote to increase the Mayor’s and Councillors’ salaries by up to 40%, in order to attract more qualified candidates. However, now that we have attracted these more qualified candidates theyContinue Reading
I am a South Stormont resident, and as I can imagine many received as I did Deputy Mayor Hart’s campaign flier in the mail. I submitted some questions via email about some issues that I had a concern about, and of yet, after two submissions, still no reply, soContinue Reading
A looming municipal election provides opportunity to raise some issues relevant to South Stormont’s future economy. The newly designated industrial area between Hwy 401 and the CN Rail line, to the east of Moulinette Road has the advantage of being in close proximity to main power transmission lines, a naturalContinue Reading
CFN – All of the usual responses quickly occurred after the Scottish referendum last week: The defeated separatists, although their leader announced his retirement from politics, claimed that they represented the forces of history and that having got from a standing start to 45% on their first try, they wouldContinue Reading
Please accept this as a letter to the editor, or as a news story lead: I write this letter out of pure frustration with Oshawa City Hall. For 7 years our community has been “boring” our City officials with warnings that their ridiculous approach to the student housing issue, would spawn some catastrophic event.Continue Reading
CFN – Indeed, history is being written. Skeletons are coming out of all the closets. We have deputy mayors running into restaurants and taking stacks of papers while huffing out the door. What is so threatening about locals writing about local events? If you wanted history to recordContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – So I was asked by someone on my election team how I could cover Leslie O’Shaughnessy’s campaign kick off event last night seeing as I am running against him and Mayor Kilger in the election? It’s a valid question; but then I guess after nearly six yearsContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – That wacky Todd Lihou, pictured left, must’ve missed a few classes at J school or simply is ignoring certain principles of traditional journalism? CFN is a Gonzo journal so we do have more latitude, but we adhere to certain basic principles; like telling the truth to theContinue Reading
The old saying is “any free advertising is good advertising”. The Harper Conservatives exploit that by getting air time over a useless rebate in EI premiums. In fact, they get double messaging by falsely claiming job creation benefits. For one, a rebate of pennies in EI premiums to small businessesContinue Reading
CFN – Having a pet die for some is like losing a child. While I’m not trying to directly compare the emotional crush, it can be devastating. This past month I have had three friends, or two friends and a stalker, (let’s not get semantical) lose their beloveds. Continue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Politics has been compared to war in some ways; but sometimes it’s just petty and sometimes it’s just personal. Maybe it’s because The Seaway News is the number three media in Cornwall? ( they moved up after Corus Radio shut down its newsroom losing three jobs inContinue Reading
Greetings: The upcoming Labour Council debate is a prime example of doing the same thing and expecting a different result. It’s an attempt by the CDLC to push their own agenda and it only results in dividing candidates.Chemical tanks on our waterfront, resignations, criminal charges, huge payoffs, and closed doorContinue Reading
CFN – Can you start to feel the election fever around here as the signs are popping up in people’s yards and the propaganda fills our news feeds? This is the time where as a community we can band together and voice our opinions through votes about how we feelContinue Reading
CFN – Today is Labour Day and I just read about the Toronto Star cutting jobs. Of course they are getting flak from Unions; but there is a certain reality that we as a society are facing. 2% or cost of living raises may seem fair; but certain jobsContinue Reading
CFN – A looming municipal election invites a wide range of citizens to declare their candidacy for public office and share their vision of the city’s future. Over the past 30-years, various candidates have promised to work to bring high paying jobs to Cornwall, repeatedly singing the hymn “IContinue Reading
CFN – Where to start; the political climate in this area is absolutely scary. This does not feel like a community, this feels like a battle between good and evil. I do not believe I need to define who is who, anyone with a functioning brain can see thatContinue Reading
CFN – The story of the two monsters who abducted two young girls and now we are finding out sexually abused the 7 and 12 year olds is a flash point. It’s time to think hard about how to deal with people that cross lines in our society. ThereContinue Reading