Ottawal ON – Recently on Facebook Canadians have been exercising their right to organize in protest. Various “Stop the Meter Petition” groups have surfaced on the social media network and have been gaining momentum. These groups are forming against the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications (CRTC) decision, to allow Internet serviceContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Click the banner to listen LIVE or after via Podcast to The Political Round Table on Seawayradio.com ! Every Tuesday morning starting at 9:00AM pundits Joe Gunn & Denis Sabourin share their views on what’s going on politically whether it be around the world or around theContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – That’s one pretty vase. No cheap grocery store flowers for this baby! Probably no flowers at all as it will be on display in a Canadian museum thanks to the largess of the Harper Government or minister Rob Moore in particular. The government sets aside funds to make sureContinue Reading
Ottawa ON – Attack ads are a handy partisan tool. They can be quite effective at putting your opponent into a political box and they can help to paint a picture of them that might just sway a few votes your way. As a partisan, I love a good attackContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – It was frosty Wednesday morning as I pulled into the Ramada Inn to attend the Budget Update from our MP to a group from the Chamber of Commerce here in Cornwall Ontario. The Chamber sponsored the event and offered free breakfast so I expected a bigger crowd.Continue Reading
Ottawa ON – Yes it is true, this is the year 2011 and our Prime Minister Stephen Harper did recently say, “There are times when capital punishment is appropriate.” However there is no need to panic or celebrate depending on which side of the fence you stand. Immediately after thisContinue Reading
Ottawa ON – Part of the pre-election narrative centres on the spin from the Opposition camps that the Prime Minister is refusing to meet with them to discuss potential options for the budget. They then whip this up into various attack lines that this refusal shows that Stephen Harper reallyContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – He’s not just a pretty face. Graham Greer is sitting in for Denis Sabourin on the Political Round Table on Seawayradio.com Tuesday January 25th starting at 9:00 AM. Join host Jamie Gilcig, and pundit Joe Gunn as they talk about some of the hottest issues facingContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Markus Noé came to me after graduating from St. Lawrence College’s Journalism program. I decided to work with him as an intern and he showed quite a bit of talent. After his internship he went off to Ottawa where he’s currently based and has been busy.Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – I belong to the Cornwall Chamber of Commerce. I think I’m a member of Team Cornwall still too? What should an organization like a Chamber of Commerce be? Well it can be many things, but since this is an editorial and it’s my pic on theContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – It’s Conservative Day at Seawayradio.com Tuesday morning for the Political Round Table. South Stormont Deputy Mayor Tammy Hart sits in for Denis Sabourin who is on vacation for the next two weeks. She joins pundit Joe Gunn and we have a busy slate for you. Last weekContinue Reading
Ottawa ON – New Conservative attack ads are out today. I can’t say that I am overly impressed with them, as they are repeating an old theme that was already getting stale. How many Canadians don’t know that Ignatieff spent time in the United States? And at this point inContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – You know an election is brewing when our PM and his minions start out with new attack ads. In the latest one released today Mr. Harper is seen terribly busy at work, with a dollar store pen and many papers, but no computer or staff in sight.Continue Reading
Ottawa ON – One can hear the war drums beating as our political leaders rally their troops, test drive their campaign themes and hit the road to deliver their somewhat predictable pre-campaign rhetoric. Of course it might all be for naught, sometimes cooler heads prevail. However, it is very difficultContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Darlene Jalbert has resigned as the Federal NDP Candidate. Ms Jalbert, a long time labour activist stated that due to my new career as a Staff Representative of the United Steel Workers, she no longer is able to be the candidate. She lost in the 2008 FederalContinue Reading
South Stormont ON – Deputy Mayor Tammy A Hart of South Stormont Ontario sent us a letter to the editor regarding the song “Money for Nothing” by Mark Knopfler and his band Dire Straits. The song is being banned of late for the term “Faggot” which I believe was hisContinue Reading
Ottawa ON – Media reports indicate that Maxime Bernier has released an open letter in which he attacks his own government’s position on a national securities regulator. They report that he was quite specific saying “As I have said in the past, I am personally convinced that securities regulation is aContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Click my pic on the left to listen LIVE to The Political Round Table; Tuesday morning starting at 9 AM on Seawayradio.com! Pundits Denis Sabourin and Joe Gunn join me and at 9;45 View From the Hill Columnist Keith Beardsley pops in before we turn the airwavesContinue Reading