CFN – The Honourable Sinclair Stevens, Leader of the Progressive Canadian Party (PC Party) and Party President, the Rev. Dorian Baxter PC Party candidate in the March 19th Toronto-Danforth, called following the passing of NDP Leader Jack Layton, stressed today that the by-election is in a very real sense aContinue Reading
CFN– What distinguishes a democracy from its totalitarian neighbours? Freedom to move, to go where one wants, including freedom to leave. Freedom to work at one’s chosen career (assuming jobs are available). Freedom to be friends or lovers with whomever one wants. Freedom of religion, to worship (or not worship)Continue Reading
CFN – Here is today’s installment of Political Times by Mike Roache! About Mr. Roache: Mike Roache was born in Halifax and began cartooning for a school newspaper while in junior high,often putting the paper together by himself. Over the years some of his work has appeared in newspapers in theContinue Reading
CFN – Like many Conservatives, I am an admirer of John Diefenbaker, our thirteenth Prime Minister. Dief was a great politician and an impressive orator. Watching the present Conservative government’s use of time allocation to stifle debate in the House of Commons I was reminded of one of Diefenbaker’s quotes.Continue Reading
CFN – What a conundrum. These things called principles. There can be ironies as was the case when I received an urgent missive from Cornwall Ontario City Councilor and local Labour Board President Elaine MacDonald. Some people think I and the good councilor have some sort of feud; butContinue Reading
CFN-I have been following the pomp and ceremony surrounding Queen Elizabeth the II‘s, 60 years of regal service, and Prime Minister Harper’s Celebration in honour of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. I must admit to being disgusted with the whole thing.First listening to Canada’s Governor General David Johnston was a revelation,Continue Reading
CFN – As many of you know Thursday February 9th is our 3rd Anniversary of The Cornwall Free News and birthday emails and phone calls have started to trickle in this week! Deputy leader of the Federal NDP and front runner to replace Mr. Layton as leader, Thomas Mulcair;Continue Reading
CFN – I see that the NDP’s Irene Mathyssen, Wayne Marston and Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe have launched a cross country tour to save the Old Age Security (OAS) program. What they are saving it from we don’t know as of now. It might be a bit early in the game forContinue Reading
CFN – Our MP says so little locally it’s always surprising to see him stand up and spout bullet points in the House of Commons. I sometimes wonder if he actually understands what he’s saying and how evil some of it is? Here’s what Guy Lauzon had toContinue Reading
CFN– Ezra Levant’s myth, “Ethical Oil” is currently receiving a lot of publicity as part of the Canadian and Alberta Governments’ push to sell Tar Sands oil to the US and China. The myth’s premise is that it is OK to buy Canadian Tar Sands oil, because it comes fromContinue Reading
CFN – Here is today’s installment of Political Times by Mike Roache! About Mr. Roache: Mike Roache was born in Halifax and began cartooning for a school newspaper while in junior high,often putting the paper together by himself. Over the years some of his work has appeared in newspapers inContinue Reading
CFN – The Cornwall Free News is happy to introduce our latest contributor; Political Cartoonist Mr. Mike Roache of Halifax Nova Scotia! About Mr. Roache: Mike Roache was born in Halifax and began cartooning for a school newspaper while in junior high,often putting the paper together by himself. OverContinue Reading
CFN – Some people have noticed that CFN really wants to play a role in helping young people become more active in politics and find their voice. What I like to do is find politically active young people and share our platform with them. And that’s where Stéphane Groulx enters.Continue Reading
To the Editor, re Threats to Old Age Security The Harper government is crying poor on pensions for seniors while it lavishes 13 billion in tax cuts for big corporations that don’t need the money. What’s wrong with this picture? They can’t afford to staff the EI phone lines soContinue Reading
CFN – In a speech given this past weekend in Vancouver, Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae took aim at Stephen Harper’s approach to Canadian federalism, citing the issue of health care as one example in which Harper’s Conservative government has adopted a non-collaborative approach. Rae’s comments are timely, particularly as our country’sContinue Reading
CFN – With the House of Commons returning today we can expect a raucous session. Already the battle lines are forming as the opposition party’s line up to take shots at the Prime Minister over pension reform. Not since 1985 when Brian Mulroney stated that he would de-index Old AgeContinue Reading
CFN – With the Harper Government now proceeding at full throttle to push through the Northern Gateway oil pipeline to supply China, an unexpected crack has appeared within the governing party’s ranks. Calgary West Ultra-Right Conservative MP Rob Anders is publicly questioning the proposal to sell Canadian “Ethical Oil” resources to non-ethicalContinue Reading
CFN – Most reports indicate some progress was made at the Crown-First Nations Gathering yesterday. This is positive news and a sign that both sides are inching forward and making progress. While there was speculation that Harper would only attend for a few minutes, he surprised observers by committing muchContinue Reading