CORNWALL ONTARIO – It’s odd that as teachers salaries keep going up students results in the area keep going down? In this years results we see that Francophone Catholic public schools locally are getting better results according to this year’s Fraser Institute rankings of schools in Ontario. Only a frighteningContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Holy Gilles Latour! The former Liberal bag man spoke to Bill Kingston, and reading his words you almost want to pat him on the back and put a few coins in his cup. However the evidence that has been displayed so far paints a different picture.Continue Reading
OTTAWA ONTARIO – Yeah, Max Weber had a lot to say and he gets quoted a lot. Virtually every politician or a wannabe has read Max Weber. Why? Well, he was friggen wise. You know what he said? “The first job of the politician is to get elected.” Yeah,Continue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – I live in a very odd community. It’s as though the bottle is upside down and nothing spills. Former Team Cornwall President Gilles Latour, who is still facing 43 criminal charges, was fined $900,000.00 by the MFDA for all sorts of icky things against his investmentContinue Reading
Ottawa Ontario – Since Justin Trudeau’s election last year, there has been a general consensus that he would be unbeatable in the next election. Trudeau was such a contrast to Harper that he was the darling of the media and he could do no wrong. Even the simple act ofContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – According to media reports, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is suggesting that high hydro rates that are crippling Ontario are in fact her fault. Under the guise of caring for the environment, coal (even though there are new technologies that reduce carbon and pollution) was phased out inContinue Reading
CORNWALL ONTARIO – I left Team Cornwall after a sampling of its former President Gilles Latour, who’s now waiting his court dates from charges of fraud, including of his mother. I also am no longer a member of the Cornwall & Area Chamber of Commerce. When I first ranContinue Reading
OTTAWA ONTARIO – When you hear that the KKK is planning a victory march to celebrate Donald Trump’s election win, it does make you wonder whether or not it was the right move for a candidate to align herself with some of his immigration policies even if there was anContinue Reading
WARRANTS ISSUED IN OPP INVESTIGATION ORILLIA ONTARIO – In January 2015, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Anti-Rackets Branch (ARB) received a complaint involving a former Director at the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services of Ontario (MGCS) that involved an allegation of Fraud and Breach of Trust. As a result ofContinue Reading
It is not such a surprise that Americans have elevated Donald Trump to the headship of their country. It was improbable at first, because of his raucous personality, and the fact he had never held public office or a high military command (the almost invariable qualifications for a nominee). HeContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – In what has been one of the ugliest elections in human history Donald J Trump has taken his candidacy to the bring of victory as I type this. This election was never supposed to be close. The odds makers all over the World supported Hilary Clinton.Continue Reading
OTTAWA ONTARIO – So here we are in late fall with just 28 sitting days left for the House of Commons before the Christmas/New Year’s break. At last count we had 12 people who have entered the Conservative leadership race or who have said they will enter it, all believingContinue Reading
Ontario Provincial Police News Portal OPP Media Release Corporate Communications GHQ OPP CHARGES TWO PEOPLE UNDER ELECTION ACT 2016-11-01 FROM/DE: Criminal Investigation Services DATE: November 1, 2016 OPP CHARGES TWO PEOPLE UNDER ELECTION ACT Sudbury Electoral Candidate Nomination Process (ORILLIA, ON) – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two peopleContinue Reading
Province Partners with Evotech Industrial Coatings to Help Create Jobs The province’s partnership with Evotech Industrial Coatings has helped relocate its manufacturing operations to Ontario and expand its business, creating 20 new jobs in Cornwall. Evotech Industrial Coatings is a leading manufacturer of industrial coatings used in a variety ofContinue Reading
CORNWALL ONTARIO – Cornwall By Law Officer Larson Payette is a busy boy. He is involved in the false vicious dog citation given to a city man which appears to be heading towards the same courts as the case of Doug & Rachelle Raymond who have engaged local lawyerContinue Reading
Last week when on CTV’s True North Political Panel I was asked to give Trudeau a rating for his first year in office. I gave him a “C” not because I am so partisan, that I can’t say anything positive about him, but because the jury is still out onContinue Reading
It is time. Cornwall is at a critical point in its history. With a struggling downtown, a weak economy, proposed school closings, a destructive brain drain of our youth, and a toxic business and political culture there are some easy steps forward, and some more difficult ones. Waterfront propertyContinue Reading
Letter to the editor – Hydro disaster in Ontario The Liberals added the 8% HST tax on our hydro bill to begin with now premier Wynne announces that she is going give us back the 8% HST in a tax rebate and thinks she helping us . I knowContinue Reading