Canadians Need to Wake Up – Opinion by Markus Noé This is a country suffering from the minority government blues. Since Stephen Harper was elected in 2006 Canadians have been forced to remain in election “mode”. This prorogation has done nothing but remind voters of how ineffective a minority governmentContinue Reading
Chelsea Quebec will be the setting for regional summit of Arctic nations. Canada, Denmark, Norwar Russia, and the U.S. will be attending. Inuit? Nope. LINK “The Arctic gathering, scheduled just ahead of a G8 foreign ministers’ meeting in Ottawa, is aimed at encouraging “new thinking on economic developmentContinue Reading
So I’m chatting with a friend in the US. He’s upset at the Obama government’s failing to do what they wanted to do while they had the window of opportunity and control of the main streams of the government. We talked about the “appearance” of strength in a leader andContinue Reading
Letter to the Editor NDP – No Detail Politicians In most circumstances to have lots of rhetoric with no details we call it fiction, delusion, hypothetical and even fantasy. But on the 9th of February at the NDP Annual General Meeting in Cornwall it was the talk of the party. Continue Reading
Canada ready to stand on guard, says Harper The Vancouver Olympic Winter Games have begun. They will offer a stunning showcase of Canadian athletes and the beauty of the west coast Rockies while stirring our Canadian spirit. Stephen Harper’s Olympic message is that Canada’s always ready to stand on guardContinue Reading
FACISM a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism. Dictator ? √ He’s been studying many of Mr. Putin’s game plan books. Have you ever heardContinue Reading
Another Politician Faces Political Ruin Over Indiscretions by Markus Noé Cornwall Ontario – Last week Toronto Councilor Adam Giambrone was approached for an interview by the Cornwall Free News. His office did respond and asked for the questions to be emailed to him as it was difficult to coordinate aContinue Reading
The Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry Federal & Provincial NDP riding associations elected their executive members for 2010 at their joint annual general meetings on February 9 at the Navy Veterans Association in Cornwall. The federal NDP candidate for SDSG Darlene Jalbert was re-elected as the federal riding association President. Former Cornwall MayorContinue Reading
Harper Is Selling Another Piece of Canada to the United States By signing the agreement on government procurement, the Harper government is selling another piece of our country to the Americans. The provincial and municipal public markets were not included in NAFTA or the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement. TheContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – The NDP party received some upsetting news Friday when their leader, Jack Layton, announced he was in a battle with prostate cancer. For the past seven years Layton has been the charismatic leader of the NDP and is known to keep a very full schedule. Unfortunately, only one day after his announcement LaytonContinue Reading
NDP Federal leader Jack Layton has been stricken with Prostate Cancer. The 59 year old MP, and former Toronto City councilor will continue to stay on as leader of his party while he recuperates from treatment. LINK “I’m a fighter,” he said, noting he plans to stay on bothContinue Reading
Calling all local anonymous trolls. You know who you are. You post on this and other media sites sharing your insights and wit with the world; usually sitting nekkid in front of the computer at odd hours of the day… But I digress. The Cornwall Free News inContinue Reading
Radio sure has changed over the years. We’ve gone from old tubes to online radio, and starting this month you’ll be able to click the listen button and hear our community live! Cornwall Ontario you’ve asked us, and we’re making it happen. It’s our special birthday gift to you.Continue Reading
What Prorogation?: Liberals Gaining in Polls by Refusing to Stop Working Once again the Liberal’s wanted to demonstrate how they were still hard at work despite Parliament being prorogued. Liberal MP and Public Safety Critic Mark Holland organized a round table discussion yesterday focusing on community safety. Crime prevention wasContinue Reading
The Harper government has fallen behind the Liberal Party of Canada for the first time in a long time according to a recent EKOS poll. LINK “The random survey of 3,206 Canadians aged 18 and over Jan. 27-Feb. 2 claims a margin of error of plus or minus 1.7 percentageContinue Reading
Newfoundland & Labrador Premier Danny Williams is taking flak for going to the US for undisclosed Cardiac Surgery. Many are considering this a flagrant slight of the medicare system in Canada and this simply being a case of how those that can afford it seek better quality care southContinue Reading
Dear Editor: Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s recent appointment of 5 new Conservative Senators is another reminder of why the Canadian Senate should be abolished. An appointment to the Canadian Senate is like winning the cash for life lottery. Senators earn $132,300 a year as a base salary, serve until ageContinue Reading
City Council Wants Action on Bridge Issue Cornwall Ontario – During last week’s city council meeting, Councilor Mark MacDonald sought the council’s approval for a motion he put forth. This motion asked council and the Mayor of Cornwall to become more politically involved with the bridge issue. The MacDonald requestContinue Reading