Dear Editor, This letter is in response to law proposals regarding the safety of Canada and its surveillance. What’s wrong with our current use of Part 2, section 46 of the Canadian Criminal Code?: Offences against public order. Offences against the Queen’s Authority or Person “…conducting acts preparatory for war, assists anContinue Reading
Political types tend to look at every action that takes place as a win or lose situation. This is especially true in today’s hyper-partisan political environment where each side regards the other parties as the enemy, not just as competitors for the hearts and minds of voters. In this superContinue Reading
CFN – The Harper government took another hit as former MP Eve Adams walked over to the Liberals giving them the riding of Mississauga-Brampton South, and will be running for the party in 2015. Mr. Harper is reeling over he loss of one of his key cabinet ministers John Baird.Continue Reading
CFN – John Baird was one of the Harper government’s most interesting Cabinet ministers. Today he announced that he’s stepping down from his post and will not be running again. There’s wild speculation about what has triggered his decision. Could it be that MP’s that retire before theContinue Reading
CFN – Who the heck is Patrick Brown and why are we not only writing about him here on CFN, but interviewing the MP from Barrie? MP Brown has made a splash as he fights his way towards earning the leadership of the PC party of Ontario and he’sContinue Reading
CFN – It is distressing to witness the waffling and quibbling in both federal opposition parties over Canada’s contribution to the anti-terrorist effort in the Middle East, and even more depressing to note the failure of the opposition to show any recognition of the nature of the intensifying struggle betweenContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – It was another embarrassing night for the local Federal Liberal riding association under President Jamie Labonte. The lightly employed prez saw his guest speaker for the spaghetti fund raiser not show up and a crowd of less than 30 attended at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Sadly itContinue Reading
CFN – The Prime Minister finally did what everyone knew had to be done and he removed Fantino from Veteran Affairs. It was long overdue. Clearly he waited too long, the damage has been done. In politics perception is reality and most voters perceive the Conservatives as not caring enough orContinue Reading
CFN – This past week we have seen Prime Minister Harper keep with tradition and stand during Question Period to defend two of his embattled ministers. One has to wonder why? The foul ups and bad optics that Veteran Affairs minister Fantino created for himself, should not require the PrimeContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Politicians say a lot of things. They really do. And then there are those like our MP who will say just about anything the PMO’s office wish him to say like what he did in Parliament recently on Poverty. Yes, there’s an election coming and surprisinglyContinue Reading
CFN – Canadians woke up today to the realization that there were two bye-elections yesterday. You have to wonder how many outside of the Ottawa bubble even gave it a second thought. I will hazard a guess and say that more Canadians were probably talking about the weather than theContinue Reading
CFN – A win is a win. In spite of the Del Mastro and Senate scandals. In spite of a past due date being a buzz phrase, in spite of his political obit being written, in spite of media reports of his stepping down for a new leader, StephenContinue Reading
CFN – It seems that there’s a move a foot to kill the CBC. And it’s coming from within. Hubert Lacroix, the reigning President of our Nation’s broadcaster looks like Gordon Gekko a business guy/bureaucrat brought in to dismantle the CBC one block at a time. He didn’t work his wayContinue Reading
CFN – Stephen Harper always complained about the media being so far on the left and favoring the Liberals; but during his years in office there has been a natural sway; chiefly because of the Benjamins. Media is of course controlled by money. Write or say the wrong thing andContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – What does the Poppy mean to you as Remembrance Day approaches? Should we be remembering those who sacrificed their lives only one day per year? Many people have different thoughts about the Poppy which is used by the Legion to raise funds for our Veterans. Continue Reading
Hope doesn’t always spring eternal. This was especially true (for me) in late summer, after the 100th anniversary of WW1 slipped back into the past, and August was on the wane. By that time, it was fully two months after the defacement of the poppy (by a gang that grewContinue Reading
CFN – Today was a dark day in Canadian history. A man (or men) killed one of our brave Canadian soldiers. The second this week. Why is this happening? Politics. There are people dying in wars all over the world. In particular the Middle East.Continue Reading
CFN – In “The Art of Fiction” Henry James cites “the very obvious truth that the deepest quality of a work of art will always be the quality of the mind of the producer.” Inasmuch as a country is a work of art—a work in progress, to be sure—its deepest qualityContinue Reading