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Cornwall Ontario – This has been a rough political period for legal beagle Bernadette Clement.    The city councilor in Cornwall Ontario failed in her run to upset MP Guy Lauzon in the last Federal election actually finishing worse than previous Liberal candidate  Denis Sabourin inspite of having a twoContinue Reading

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CFN – One of the biggest obstacles in growing our humble independent media outlet is the bizarre boycott of CFN by government agencies. While some could argue that the City of Cornwall has some sort of reason (they don’t really and were disrespecting CFN before the War started) what reasonContinue Reading

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A friend of mine, a nurse who also teaches college and has two teenage children has recently received a speeding citation on a clear, straight, multi-lane stretch of highway 401 near Cobourg. She was charged with going 130 km/h in a 100 km/h zone. Her charge was not reduced inContinue Reading

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CFN – MPP Jim McDonell is pleased to be appointed as Ontario PC Critic for Municipal Affairs and Housing in the recent shuffle.   “I am excited to take on this new role in Tim Hudak’s Caucus” – said MPP Jim McDonell. “Ontario’s municipalities need a Government that will workContinue Reading

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CFN – I bumped into St. Lawrence College Dean Don Fairweather yesterday.   The mild mannered gentleman and I caught up, and I was saddened to discover that no new students will be admitted to the journalism program as it will be folding. The current class of students will beContinue Reading

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Ontario’s power sector needs an overhaul to address a long list of inefficiencies, and rising consumer prices, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “A New Blueprint for Ontario’s Electricity Market,” author A.J. Goulding presents a blueprint for an electricity market that would be responsive toContinue Reading

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CFN – For Mark A MacDonald the the Concerned Citizens Coalition the Fat Lady hasn’t sang her last song yet when it comes to the Cornwall General Hospital site which the sale of sits under a cloud of mystery. The sold sign is not on the building.  It was onContinue Reading

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CFN – Randy Hillier’s fall as PC Labour Critic this week has highlighted the problem with Partisan politics.   As some viewers of CFN may be aware I myself have elected to become Hyper Non Partisan.   No more party allegiances or memberships. In my political life I have beenContinue Reading

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  First-quarter figures reveal that Ontario’s projected deficit remains at $11.7 billion this fiscal year, meaning that it is now a structural deficit. Current unemployment figures indicate that Ontario’s rate is above the national average for the sixth straight year.   In light of this finance minister Charles Sousa announcedContinue Reading

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CFN – Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak will be teaming up with MPP Jack MacLaren ( Carleton-Mississippi Mills) and Mr. Ron Barr, GM – Greater Ottawa Truckers Association. On tap will be their conference about Mr. MacLaren’s Private Member’s Bill, Bill 80 “Fairness is a 2 Way Street” Act. If the technology works youContinue Reading

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CFN –  The delegation from South Glengarry expected to be moving forward with plans to link up to Cornwall’s massive ability to furnish water and sewage to help expansion for not only South Glengarry; but also Cornwall. CFN spoke with Mr. Brandt this morning who was bewildered and frustrated byContinue Reading

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CFN – Mayor John Henry of Oshawa Ontario sent  us a statement for publication after the incident in his council last week that resulted in several members of the public being hauled away by police.  LINK The beginning of each Council meeting begins with the following preamble, which provides membersContinue Reading

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  The Concerned Citizens Coalition has called a meeting to talk and try and get an update on the Sale of the Cornwall General Hospital. . Monday September 16, 2013 at the RCAFA Wing 424 at 6:00 pm. . The meeting will be open to the public. The real estate agentsContinue Reading

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CFN – What the heck is happening in Oshawa Ontario? Council went awry resulting in armed plain clothed police and what appears to be city staff wrassled a citizen to the ground that was seated? Activist Barry Dutton was also evicted under the guise of Trespass. More video of OshawaContinue Reading

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CFN – Traffic was down for hours on Lefebvre Street near Water as power lines were taken down by an alleged speeding Minimax Express truck pulled lines down on the narrow domestic street. Why a Minimax Express truck was on the street still seems a mystery? For Ron Kyer itContinue Reading

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CFN –   Please be forewarned to read and think before reacting to this piece.  It’s not defending the author of the letter above  nor is it in any way condoning some of the horrible sentiments in the letter above that has gone viral. Obviously a distraught, frustrated, bat shitContinue Reading