Commentary on the 2015 elections in Canada by Pastor Tom Newton – Prime Minister Harper was not defeated because his opponent was a better man. Justin Trudeau is not at all the better man as it pertains to knowledge and experience when it comes to running a country, by far. And looking at what […]
Dear Electors, RE: Strategic Voting and the Fear of Wasting a Vote With all due respect to Tim Hortons, there are some institutions that are held even dearer by Canadians: the old age pension, unemployment insurance, and universal medical care among them. And it will be news to many that not one of […]
Conservative Tax Credits Are Big Government The Harper Conservative are proposing a tax credit for service club memberships. That follows earlier tax credits for volunteer firemen, children’s organized sports, and children’s organized cultural activities. These are all very noble and worthy endeavours. But do they need tax credits? Do tax credits make them more worthy […]
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 decisions regarding their health and relationships.” […]
Letter to the Editor Keystone Must Be Approved The Keystone project, MUST go forward for North America’s Sake. This may seem simplistic, yet Ultra important to all our economies. Here is why: Dependency on oils of Asian and Arabic extraction in the Far East have caused virtually ALL the wars between the USA and all other […]
Letter to the Editor Every year from time to time, we hear or read about traffic warnings. They can be about snowmobiles or all terrains in Winter and in summer, about motorcycles, bicycles or skateboards….in all cases, it’s the rider who is at risk. Let’s say the aver4age vehicle weight is approx. 3,000 to 5.000 […]
Re: Federal parties start to play their economic cards, Jason Fekete, May 5, 2015 http://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/federal-parties-start-to-play-their-economic-cards The conventional wisdom is that whichever party forms government will not have much financial breathing room, especially with the collapse of world oil prices. In fact, while there are ideological and eventual real resource restraints, there is no financial constraint […]
Yes, the High Court of the Land has spoken, and many gladly obey. Another nail in the coffin of religious freedom and expression! I am not surprised at the High Court’s decision here, seeing its track record on past ungodly actions: abortion, same sex marriage, physician-assisted suicide, and many others. The trend is more […]
Why a new sex curriculum for Ontario? From listening to the talking points of most Canadian media outlets these days, we would surmise that Ontario is long overdue for an upgrade in what is taught about sex. In this day of smart phones, internet, etc, the youth of Ontario need to be protected. The question […]
As a citizen and taxpayer, I am opposed to allowing TransCanada to reverse their existing natural gas pipeline, build a new portion to tidewater and pump dilbit through it. Energy East has all of a sudden became a “nation building” project since pipelines to the United States and British Columbia to enable export of […]
I was just curious how many, if any, people have seen “The Interview?” My wife and I watched it on VOD Saturday night on our local television service provider. I can see why the North Koreans are a “little” upset at Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures. The North Koreans, for the most part, are not […]
I can see a lot of irony in the condemnation of council to skew the city and continue to show ‘council continuing per se’ in a bad light. Negativity is more popular as it helps people to ‘feel’ they have a right and the power to shout others down. I am somewhat ambivalent about the […]
As we approach another Christmas, I would like to reflect on Christmas before and after becoming a Christian. For Christmas before becoming a Christian was a day; to most of us it meant very little. This year, Christmas will come and go, and it may have little or no impact on your life. Christmas to […]
City and Community Action Group Jargon Spin and Fumble They all suckered by the ‘excuses’ of city vs. county dwelling due hyperbole of taxes. CAG may well have used City Logo when they should not have, BUT, is the city using this argument as smoke and mirrors as frankly at this point in the election, […]
Dear Editor, Why should I vote? I’m just one person and my vote won’t change a thing. The same people get elected by the same voters and nothing really ever changes. Even if new people get elected the results are still the same. I have heard this many times before and I`ve even thought that […]
The South Stormont News organized a Debate for Tuesday October 7, 2014 at The Long Sault Marina Restaurant, unfortunately the organizer Mr. Jamie Gilcig developed a sudden medical condition and the event morphed into a Town Hall style meeting. A near packed house of South Stormont residents attended and although they thoroughly enjoyed the comradery, […]
I am a South Stormont resident, and as I can imagine many received as I did Deputy Mayor Hart’s campaign flier in the mail. I submitted some questions via email about some issues that I had a concern about, and of yet, after two submissions, still no reply, so I thought maybe if I […]
A looming municipal election provides opportunity to raise some issues relevant to South Stormont’s future economy. The newly designated industrial area between Hwy 401 and the CN Rail line, to the east of Moulinette Road has the advantage of being in close proximity to main power transmission lines, a natural gas pipeline, an oil pipeline, […]