So I was sitting having lunch with Joe Gunn yesterday. Joe is of course not a Liberal by any means or definition. We have these occasional meetings and usually end up discussing politics and making “two bit” bets. Since the Cornwall News has evolved I’ve become more interestedContinue Reading
MPP REVISES SCHEDULE Brownell rescheduling appointments to ensure constituents get best services NEWS December 3, 2009 After having surgery, Stormont, Dundas and South Glengarry MPP Jim Brownell has been advised to revise his schedule. The MPP underwent shoulder surgery at Toronto’s Sunnybrook-Holland Hospital last week, and, while recovering, was admittedContinue Reading
Provincial NDP Leader Andrea Horwath visited Cornwall Sunday afternoon. Having already visited the riding twice previously before being elected leader last March, she is familiar with many of the problems faced by Cornwall and area. Speaking to a packed audience about the economy, she stressed the importance of working togetherContinue Reading
Those cardboard cheques the Conservative Government likes to showcase at photo ops seem to be worth about as much as the cardboard they’re printed on. L I N K The Globe & Mail is reporting that the amount actually spent on housing compared to that pledged is near nothing atContinue Reading
Boy Réjean Bélanger is going to have to earn his bucks in this case. Justice moves very slowly in this world. In the case of Teiohontathe Fallan Davis it’s taken over four years of her life. During this time she’s not only had to suffer the wounds ofContinue Reading
by Markus Noé: The newly elected leader of Ontario’s New Democratic Party, Andrea Horwath was in town this Sunday to headline a party fundraiser. This wine & cheese, silent auction event was held at the R.C.A.F.A 424 Wing, where a group of NDP members got a chance to meet theirContinue Reading
L I N K Michael Peeling in the Standard Freeholder is reporting some scuttle butt that the CBSA port of entry into Cornwall via the Seaway International bridge may be moving to Roosevelttown NY. “Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Grand Chief Mike Mitchell has heard unofficial talk from his sources, whom he wouldContinue Reading
Federal NDP Leader Jack Layton is calling for a National Affordable housing plan after a Conservative MP’s comments in Halifax recently. “Earlier this week, South Shore-St. Margarets Conservative MP Gerald Keddy told The Chronicle Herald that farmers need to import migrant labourers because Nova Scotians won’t do the work, referringContinue Reading
Pauline Marois must love being in opposition, but the new wranglings from the PQ may send their numbers behind those of the Marijuana Party. You can’t force people to do things they don’t want to do in life. Not for long anyway. The political will has changedContinue Reading
The results are in. 1562 members participated. Why members instead of citizens?? The results were for the following two questions. 1) Do you want the CBSA operations to return to the customs facility on Kawehnoke? 1119 voted yes, and 371 voted no. 2) If yes, should the CBSAContinue Reading
UPDATE The Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry Provincial NDP Riding Association will be holding a Wine & Cheese on Sunday November 29 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the RCAF Wing 424, 240 Water St., West, Cornwall. The Wine & Cheese will also feature a silent auction, which will have a varietyContinue Reading
L I N K So we had Frank McKenna calling the Harper team a bunch of thugs and today I read a story oozing with desire for some Chretien style alley fighting on behalf of the Liberals. Is it perhaps that many Liberals are fed up with not reallyContinue Reading
The hot topic for debate last night was Cornwall City Council discussing sending a message to the Harper Government requesting a drop dead date of June 1, 2010 as an end date for the temporary customs port to end its visit to the base of Brookdale. Councillor’s Mary Anne HugContinue Reading
What is it about Campaign managers locally? Are Elaine & Etiénne next? From everyone at The Cornwall Free News we hope that both Lorna Foreman , David Rawnsley’s campaign manager, and Cornwall City Councilor Glen Grant who stumps for our MP Guy Lauzon both have speedy and safe recoveries fromContinue Reading
L I N K Is Frank McKenna positioning himself to take over from Michael Ignatieff? If so he’s doing a terrific job with sound bites that show the kind of leadership that would make Stephen Harper raid the cookie jar in search of relief. I think that’s the biggestContinue Reading
There’s so much talk because of the Seaway International Bridge Crisis. Our MP states that he can’t discuss much on the record because of National Security issues which most people consider horse puckey, but the reality is that there are a multitude of issues related to the Akwesasne – CornwallContinue Reading
The Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry Provincial NDP Riding Association will be holding a Wine & Cheese on Sunday November 29 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the RCAF Wing 424, 240 Water St., West, Cornwall. The Wine & Cheese will also feature a silent auction, which will have a variety ofContinue Reading
Cornwall Council Ignores Green Option – Will Continue to Plunder Taxpayers Progress continues on Mayor Kaneb Drive, the new road between Second Street East and Marlowe. This week, the street lights were installed. Last month, I suggested in this column that the city install LED streetlights on this new road,Continue Reading