It is no secret that at the moment the Conservative campaign appears to be in trouble and there are plenty of calls for them to hit the reset button. Declining poll numbers are just one of many signs of that happening along with rumours of infighting and incompetence. Some ofContinue Reading
The Syrian refugee question is getting a lot of ink since the tragedy of a child washing up on a beach in Turkey. And it is a tragedy just like the tragedies occurring all over the world. Africa especially is full of these stories as is other parts ofContinue Reading
City Councilor Bernadette Clement looked more blue than red as she finally kicked off her campaign in Morrisburg yesterday. The heat was unbearable and wilted the crowd of mostly seniors and staffers. Ms Clement looks like the heat was getting to her in the picture above during the hotContinue Reading
Morrisburg – Liberal hopeful Bernadette Clement kicked off her campaign to gain the federal seat for SD&SG today in the beautiful garden at the Russell Manor in Morrisburg. Liberal party supporters came out in the sweltering heat to cheer on Bernadette as she spoke about the Liberal party goals andContinue Reading
I had two odd conversations with two journalists in the last 24 hours. The first was a late night ping on facebook when a disgruntled journo asked if I’d seen the shameless cover of the latest seeker. I answered no, because like many in Cornwall I don’t readContinue Reading
Parents Protest Premier Wynne’s Sex Ed Perversion: First a word from our sponsor: “I hope the Liberal government will decide to work with both parents and educators in order to ensure they are ready to provide Ontario’s students with information they can use to make responsible and fully informed decisionsContinue Reading
CFN – It was a great day for the 1st Annual Eastern Ontario Garlic Festival in Cornwall’s Lamoureax Park. You couldn’t have asked for better weather. It was bright and sunny with a cool breeze blowing off the river. While we were setting up at 8 AM you could seeContinue Reading
So I have a friend who is an amazing grower. He has a maple sugar bush and grows many strains of amazing Organic Garlic. He called asking if I was going to be at the fest Sunday. I said nope. I would be catching up on house work,Continue Reading
As we prep our report card for council for the first half of 2015 there was some discussion about who will run for mayor possibly and who may or may not run for council from this motley group? The buzz is that there’s a chance of a duel between CouncilorsContinue Reading
Wow! Perusing the last few issues of TC Media’s Seaway News it was kinda funny watching Todd & Mac try and tag team. Mr. Lihou must be cranky of late. He’s taken shots at moi and Freeholder editor Hugo Rodrigues recently. Of course looking at the page countContinue Reading
One of the first rules in political issues management is to never be part of the story. Issues management works in the background, monitoring the news, briefing key staff on unfolding events, offering up counter-attack points and coordinating with communications staff as needed. The aim is to present your boss,Continue Reading
What does it say when the very Prime Minister of a country is fearful of the largest media outlet in a region or riding? What does it say if a party only invites “selected media”? Does it mean that those outlets are more “fair” or that they simply willContinue Reading
So I just finished reading the document that Mayor O’Shaughnessy & CAO Norm Levac are trying to ram though a all too often gullible public. Remember, this is the city that elected Brock Frost. The principle of a Code of Conduct is of course a wonderful thing other than theContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Ottawa Medical Marijuana user and advocate Russell Barth issued a release today after his complaint about comments made by Mayor Jim Watson were made public last April. The Mayor refused to apologize for a comment that Mr. Barth feels was discriminatory. In the release below Mr. BarthContinue Reading
Liberals Announce Campaign Launch in Morrisburg Cornwall – Today, Bernadette Clement is happy to announce that that she will be launching her campaign on Sunday, September 6 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at Russell Manor in Morrisburg. A great opportunity to meet Bernadette and help her – her team isContinue Reading
According to media reports, which first appeared on the 20th, the Green Party’s anticipated candidate in Peterborough-Kawartha plans to ask his supporters to vote for the NDP. Both the Globe and Mail and HuffPostCanada indicate that all of this is supposed to happen once it is too late to takeContinue Reading
As some may know I’ve always been a stat hound, and numbers person including being the Montreal Canadiens first video statographer way back in 1996. Before the days of today’s Analytics my system created tools to quantify results in hockey and included a filtering system for player performance. IE ifContinue Reading
This has to be the weirdest Federal election I’ve lived through. I’m now a hyper partisan voter. No more party allegiances for me. The problem is that in this race the one leader I’d lean towards I’ve lost all faith in. Nor do I see that much separatingContinue Reading