Cornwall ON – L’Assemblée de la francophonie de l’Ontario (AFO) accueille favorablement le budget ontarien présenté le 29 mars dernier par le gouvernement McGuinty. L’AFO est plus particulièrement contente des annonces dans les domaines de la santé, de l’éducation, de la culture et des arts, ainsi que de l’agriculture. Mais,Continue Reading
Toronto ON – The amount Canadians spend on healthcare is set to rise rapidly over the next two decades and Canadians need to face up to tough choices to deal with this “spending disease,” according to a new C.D. Howe Institute study by David A. Dodge, former Governor of theContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – UBB. The CRTC is being lobbied by the Internet Carriers to have caps on your bandwidth and charge exorbinant amounts of money over and above. Where it might cost less than 1 cent to deliver a gigabyte of data some carriers like Bell or Cogeco wantContinue Reading
So, the Conservatives decided they wanted to go to the electorate and, typically, did not have the integrity to do things in a direct manner. They brought down a budget knowing that none of the opposition parties {Harper’s vision of a Coalition] could possibly accept it. The Finance Minister said very positively thereContinue Reading
When Striking an Awkward Balance Means Striking Out: Budget 2011 By Alexandre Laurin, Finn Poschmann and William B.P. Robson The many minor, targeted spending initiatives and tax credits proposed in the 2011 federal budget delay a badly needed return to budget balance. Notwithstanding their appeal toContinue Reading
Ottawa ON – It looks like Canadians are off to the polls, the fourth election in seven years. There will be endless rounds of speculation as to why, what is the end game for the opposition parties? Will there be a coalition etc? It really doesn’t matter. In the endContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – As I watch events unfold in Libya it’s like watching the movie Scarface. Oliver Stone wrote the script which was directed by Brian DiPalma and in which Al Pacino will probably be more remembered than for his role in The Godfather. Lines like “Say Hello toContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The next Canadian federal election is always cropping up in news stories, with a general theme that the only reason we have not had one long ago is that the three main opposition parties do not want one. The Liberal party is seemingly leaderless and has soContinue Reading
Ottawa ON – The $13 billion budgetary surplus the Conservatives inherited when they took office in 2006 is gone. It has been replaced with a $56 billion deficit, the largest deficit in our history, and the Parliamentary Budget Officer is projecting that the government will add more than $200 billion in new debt byContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The Cornwall Police Service warns about Fraud Protection and our Police Blotter for Friday February 25, 2011. FRAUD and SCAM INFORMATION Cornwall, Ont. – The Cornwall Community Police Service recognizes that its’ not always easy to spot a scam and that new ones are invented on aContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Law enforcement officials I’ve spoken to say that White Collar crime and fraud are the biggest crimes in Canada. The Harper Government is supposed to be tough on crime although after the Rahim Jaffer incident it has been suggested that your party affiliation could impact theContinue Reading
Ottawa ON – Media reports indicate that Maxime Bernier has released an open letter in which he attacks his own government’s position on a national securities regulator. They report that he was quite specific saying “As I have said in the past, I am personally convinced that securities regulation is aContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – We’re proud to welcome Gabriel Riviere-Reid as a new columnist on The Cornwall Free News. It’s amazing when you can reach out and find bright articulate people, and we want to give them a platform because they are our present, and our future. Their voices countContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – It was a packed house at The King Georges Restaurant in Cornwall Ontario Friday night as young talent got an opportunity to perform. MPP Jim Brownell even was in attendance along with former city councilor Mark Macdonald. This was the press release we received on the event.Continue Reading
Ottawa ON – Not much happened in Ottawa today. The most important news for residents of this city focused on the traffic jams. Oh yes, there was a cabinet shuffle as well, but you would be excused if you missed it. Essentially Harper did a bit of tinkering around theContinue Reading
Ingleside ON – Over the past week or so there has been mention of new Canadian laws in the posts here in the Cornwall Free News. I thought that some information on how and where information on proposed legislation can be found would help those posters as well as anyoneContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – StarTek and Pet Valu teamed up with the S.D. & G. Branch of the O.S.P.C.A. to bring the pets of Cornwall Pet Pics with Santa ‘cuz pets love Santa, too! And Mommy and Daddy got an opportunity for every pet picture to donate $12 to the O.S.P.C.A. WeContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The Canadian Chamber is reporting that some members of government are calling for the corporate tax reductions, promised in 2007, to be eliminated. The possible elimination has the Cornwall & Area Chamber of Commerce concerned and it plans to lobby the government to keep its promise. .Continue Reading
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