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Queens Park ON – “On behalf of the Ontario PC Party, I want to congratulate Prime Minister Stephen Harper upon the election of a Conservative majority government. “Yesterday’s results show Ontario families overwhelmingly voted in support of a government that focuses on their priorities. “It’s clear they want a governmentContinue Reading

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Cornwall ON – Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff has resigned.   Pointing out attack ads and such really doesn’t portray the “Big Picture”. Politics has always been high stakes, high pressure, and filled with attacks.  It’s the choices one makes in creating their own attacks and defenses that help at theContinue Reading

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Cornwall ON – Well the Canadian people have spoken.   This morning we wake up to a Harper majority government with the Conservatives picking up 167 of 308 seats in Parliament.   It’s pretty clear. We can talk about the politics of spin.  We can talk about corruption.  We canContinue Reading

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Cornwall ON – Stephen Harper is smiling tonight as it looks like he’s getting his majority.  In a dark day for Canadian Democracy his spin masters have nabbed the prize. Jack Layton and the NDP have recorded historic gains, but as opposition in a majority government they will have lessContinue Reading

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Cornwall ON – It’s been a long election run for many of the local candidates and we’ll be chatting to some of this tonight on Seawayradio.com. It’s been an interesting race locally and projections still show the Conservatives under Stephen Harper winning a minority government.  Here locally we see manyContinue Reading

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Cornwall ON – Wedge issues are like crack cocaine to fringe politicians. They appear to reinforce the base, get huge applause from guaranteed voters and define your platform like nothing else can. Perhaps this is why the Conservative party has seized upon Canada’s long-gun registry. It appeals to the libertarian ideals of manyContinue Reading

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Cornwall ON – The Twitterverse pounds you with news if you follow enough scribblers and news sites.  It’s like a rush of heroin without the …..heroin.   It’s a busy Manhattan street or the rush of the London tube. Just a cacophony of messages; most of them sales pitches andContinue Reading

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Cornwall ON – Liberal candidate for SD&SG Ontario, Ms Bernadette Clement woke up to an endorsement by the Ottawa Citizen who today gave their blessings for her to be the MP for this riding. The popular city councilor and attorney has been campaigning hard right through the campaign.  She’s hadContinue Reading

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Interesting is the terminology used by Harper over time. “Canadians want change not constitutional wrangling, said Harper.” were the words used when “New Confederation proposals” were issued by News Release on October 15, 1995. Also stated then was this: “In all cases, Reform’s New Confederation proposals simply require a federalContinue Reading

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St. Isidore ON – I decided to wander a bit and cover a debate in St. Isidore.  It was an All candidates debate in Glengarry, Presscott, and Russell Ontario which encompasses Hawkesbury, Alexandria and many parts in between. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5R30sexGjI Most of the debate was in French, and it was hostedContinue Reading

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Cornwall ON – It’s been a short election run.   This is our last episode of The Political Round Table on Seawayradio.com.   You won’t want to miss it.   The show starts at 9:00 AM with your host Jamie Gilcig and pundits Joe Gunn, Denis Sabourin, and Keith BeardsleyContinue Reading

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South Stormont, ON – There are many major players in the current political battle and most are well known. . There is Stephen Harper, the would-be benevolent patriarch, Michael Ignatieff , the “David” to Harper’s “Goliath” fighting insurmountable polling numbers, Jack Layton, the underdog that makes bold speaches and gestures with no fear ofContinue Reading

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Cornwall ON – So it’s one week to show time for Canada and all of our futures.    It’s been the most anti-climactic and non-focused election I’ve lived through to date. The Harper game plan is like a Jacques Martin hockey plan; get a lead and hide and hold ontoContinue Reading

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In the federal all-candidates debate in the Cornwall Civic Complex, SDSG MP Guy Lauzon is reported to have dismissed Parliament’s contempt ruling against the Conservatives as simply the opposition parties ganging up, and therefore meaningless.   Clearly, Mr. Lauzon has learned nothing about parliamentary democracy and has no time for it.  Continue Reading

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Cornwall ON – Harper Conservative MP Guy Lauzon has taken quite a beating during the four debates this week.  I was at the Martintown debate Monday and the crowd turned on Mr. Lauzon after his answers about the Seaway International Bridge crisis and his and the government’s role in howContinue Reading