CFN – The announcement this week by Tony Clement, Canada’s capable Treasury Board President, that representatives of his department would attend collective bargaining sessions at Crown corporations, is entirely welcome. The entities he singled out for careful examination in search of budgetary economies were Canada Post, Via Rail and theContinue Reading
CFN – SD&SG Conservative MPP Jim McDonell spoke with CFN via telephone tonight to talk about the budget process. The Tim Hudak led Conservatives have been calling for the minority led Liberal government to be pulled down by non confidence. Mr. McDonell pulled no punches with CFN as he wentContinue Reading
CFN – With the budget being presented by the Kathleen Wynne government today under a cloud of tension due to Conservative leader Tim Hudak calling for the fall of the government MPP Grant Crack commented on some of the key points he felt strongly about with CFN via telephone. I’mContinue Reading
$476,115 Two-Year Project will regulate tobacco at Akwesasne CFN – The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne announced today that it received a $476,115 two-year grant from the Government of Ontario to support the development of an Akwesasne Tobacco Law and Regulatory Framework. The “Akwesasne Tobacco Pilot Project” is one of twoContinue Reading
As the public are aware, the City was convicted for illegal retaliation against me in October 2011 in relation to resident abuse at the Lodge. . The City Council was then investigating for answers as to why the three members of senior management of the City had participated in illegalContinue Reading
CFN – Local Liberals in SD&SG Ontario have been taking a walloping in local media of late. The riding still has not replaced it’s last offering, former Cornwall Council member Mark MacDonald, who took the place of retiring MPP Jim Brownell. The Buzz is that Cornwall city councilor BernadetteContinue Reading
CFN – Ontario Conservative leader Tim Hudak and his Conservative caucus are running up a Non-Confidence motion against the Kathleen Wynne led Liberal government. It should be interesting to find out if NDP leader Andrea Horwath is ready to rumble or not? poll by twiigs.com Ms Wynne won the LiberalContinue Reading
CFN – With news of Cornwall Ontario Deputy Fire Chief Rob Hickley suing the City of Cornwall Ontario over Mayor Bob Kilger’s alleged Conflict of Interest we contacted Diane Shay, the other Whistle Blower recently in the news over her case against the city of Cornwall. Ms Shay answered someContinue Reading
CFN – Deputy Fire Chief Rob Hickley has filed suit against the City of Cornwall. He is not being represented in this case by lawyer Fay Brunning due to the huge legal costs involved and has been forced to represent himself at this point. With legal costs exceeding $2,000Continue Reading
Time for Action (ARA Review) I helped stop the mega-quarry. From the moment I read about the aggregate licence application in March 2011, I worked to stop the proposal – 40 to 50 hours per week. I knew without a shadow of a doubt that the mega-quarry proposalContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall City Hall did the back door shuffle and have agreed to send $50K to fund the study that the committee above have asked to have commissioned. Little has been said about their vision; but CFN has been digging and could the reason for the secrecy simply beContinue Reading
This call for a Day of Action to Stop GM Alfalfa was issued by the National Farmers Union-Ontario. WHEN: Tuesday April 9, 2013, 12 noon (sharp) to 1 pm WHERE: Kingston, Ottawa (details below) and many other sites across eastern Canada Bring your banners. Bring your voices. Together we can stop the releaseContinue Reading
Submitted Media Release…April 4, 2013. Some 65 species have been waiting and waiting for habitat protection – on average for 19 years Sixty-five species slated to receive mandatory habitat protection this summer under Ontario’s Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA) may be out of luck if the government proceeds with sweepingContinue Reading
CFN – There’s more and more buzz about what’s news and how news is covered. In the US the most trusted news person is not a new person, but Jon Stewart of the Daily Show which isn’t really news. More and more big money rules the day. If youContinue Reading
CFN – I’ve always been told that the law is a living thing and that by cases heard by learned judges case law develops into accepted practice. . As our court systems become more and more bogged down, and less people can afford legal services, Paralegals have evolved here inContinue Reading
CFN – The NDP Motion to reduce car insurance rates by 15% in Ontario passed recently; but is that really enough or just a token gesture by politicians feeling the wrath of consumers and drivers in Ontario? There are major issues with the auto insurance industry in Ontario. BeingContinue Reading
CFN – While the Cornwall Citizens Coalition lobbied Council last night the Champlain LHIN gave it’s thumb’s up to approve the current offer on the table. CFN received the following confirmation: The LHIN has received a business case from the hospital which does outline an offer to purchase the formerContinue Reading
“Is there a lot of controversy around diagnosis? Absolutely. Should there be? Absolutely. That is its greatest virtue. It provides opportunity for input from lay people, social workers, and brings us all to the table. We’re dealing with conditions where there is a profound degree of complexity and a profoundContinue Reading