CFN – So who are we really voting for in this odd limping Ontario election? There are two clear choices; a corrupt and incompetent Liberal Government under Kathleen Wynne which is frankly scary. Or a Hudak led government that will chop over 100,000 jobs; most likely be even more incompetent,Continue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – I was prepared for just about anything tonight. It’s been a crazy Ontario election here in SD&G. Public interest has been at a minimum. This election’s Chamber of Commerce debate had about 100 less than last elections and most of the crowd was very very partisan withContinue Reading
CFN – Did NDP leader Andrea Horwath agree to call an election just to get rid of Tim Hudak? Polling is showing very little over all movement. On Eric Grenier’s Threehundredeight.com support shows that the NDP really are not going to improve in spite of a scandal plagued LiberalContinue Reading
I am not sure if very many Canadians realize this; but “discrimination by language”, in our country is legal. Yes, you heard it. LEGAL; as in guaranteed by the Charter of Rights. Under Equality Rights 15.(1) Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the rightContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – It’s a ho hum race here in SD&G with all but most certain that MPP Jim McDonnell expected to pull in nearly 70% of the vote. The only real question is whether Liberal John Earle and his hair will fall into third place behind Elaine MacDonald andContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – People like Kevin Hargreaves just don’t get it. They don’t understand. That’s fine if you’re an average Joe or Jane, but when you are President of a Chamber of Commerce it’s quite another thing. My history with the Chamber has not been a pretty one. As aContinue Reading
CFN – Why is Ontario Preme Kathleen Wynne getting her ass handed to her by a boob? Disconnect with the people of Ontario. Cutting Clean Air for cars by $5? Fail. The Liberals chose to not distance themselves from Dalton McGuinty by choosing Ms Wynne instead ofContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Nurse Christopher Cameron if anything is a very determined person. He has been protesting in front of the Eastern Ontario Health Unit which allegedly only hires bilingual staff in spite of Ontario not being a bilingual province and the vast majority of the city being English speakers.Continue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – According to threehundredeight.com Liberal John Earle has fallen behind the NDP into third place. The website run by Eric Grenier uses formulas that combine popular poll results. It shows that not only is current MPP Jim McDonell a shoe in to return to his seat; butContinue Reading
CFN – That gentleman on the left is Don McCurdy. He’s the Executive Director over at the Ontario Press Council. My journey of journalism that now is in its sixth year has been an adventure.It really has. This year Don entered “my movie” although he was supposed to enter lastContinue Reading
CFN – In this day and age can a politician keep their sexuality private? Should gay candidates disclose if they are gay in 2014? Of course people are entitled to their privacy, but being a public servant is a role of trust. In particular here in Canada is theContinue Reading
CFN – Linguistic Political Activist Howard Galganov is rolling around the idea of running as an Independent Conservative in the upcoming June 12, Ontario election. The SD&G riding currently is held by PC incumbent Jim McDonell. Liberal John Earle and his hair are running for the Liberals, while ElaineContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Glengarry Prescott Russell looks like it’s in play in the early days of the 2014 Ontario Provincial election according to a snapshot taken on Canada’s premier political blog, Éric Grenier’s threehundredeight.com The snap shot shows the PC’s narrowly defeating Glengarry Prescott Russell incumbent Liberal Grant Crack. In StormontContinue Reading
CFN – Canadian businesses pay more for electrical energy, on average, than American businesses, according to a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. The study, Paying More for Power, examines residential, commercial and industrial electricity rates in 119 Canadian and American cities. The studyContinue Reading
Hydro One has to be stopped. With the recent announcement that the Ontario Hydro debt retirement charge will be taken off hydro bills in 2016 they seem to be buttering up the Ontario voter and taxpayer. That debt was actually paid off in 2010. Thankfully, in Cornwall we are notContinue Reading
CFN – Hey Ontario Provincial candidates! You have less than two months to win your seat at Queen’s Park! Find out what CFN can do to help you reach voters and compare our reach and value with where you’re thinking of advertising! If your riding is in one ofContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Shock, gasp! Andrea Horwath, NDP provincial leader will not support the Liberal budget of Kathleen Wynne! Ok, that was tongue in cheek. It comes down to the formality of whether the preme pulls the trigger herself or allows debate on the budget before it falls at theContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – This is going to be a very very scary exercise. After two years of boycott from City Hall that has spread to other areas of government we are going to ask the public to support us by signing the petition below. When you create a petitionContinue Reading