SPEAKING OUT Letters to The Journal
Seniors need income support
using the Eurozone crisis as an excuse to in- augurate a spiral of diminishing support for and investment in the programs that people count on. Canadians understand the need to econo- mize andmanage shared resources, but a tax cut program that is depleting the common treasury just looks like a cynical and oppor-
To the editor:
The Harper government is crying poor on pensions for seniors while it lavishes $13 billion in tax cuts for big corporations that don’t need the money. What’s wrong with this picture? They can’t afford to staff the EI phone lines so workers
can access benefits for which they’ve paid, they can’t afford to maintain meat inspection levels that were instituted after the listeriosis outbreak, they can’t afford the non- taxation of veterans’ dis- ability benefit, they can’t afford to let the ecoEN- ERGY Retrofit program run its course till March, even though less than half of the budgeted funds have been allocated, and
tunistic attempt to mini- mize government and shrink public services. Harper’s plan for the Old Age Security is a way to download cost and re- sponsibility to lower lev- els of government which will have to pay out more to support seniors who are forced into poverty. Old Age Security and the Guaranteed Income Sup- plement are inadequate now.
“It’s hard for a government to cry poor when they are shovelling money out the back door. It’s high time tax expenditures were reviewed like all other program spending.” Elaine MacDonald
Photo by Greg Kielec The trio of Tyson Spink, left, Michael Borkowski, centre, and Kyle Baun have been vir- tually unstoppable during the Cornwall Colts’ eight-game run beginning Jan. 19. They have combined for 49 points, 47 of them during the Colts’ six victories in the eight-game stretch. Enjoying the view Colts incease first-place lead with win streak
President of the Cornwall & District Labour Council
they can’t even think about a national child- care, homecare or pharmacare program. But on Jan. 1, 2012, the corporate tax rate was cut to 15 per cent, right on schedule. It’s hard for a government to cry poor when they are shovelling money out the back door. It’s high time tax expenditures were re- viewed like all other program spending. The conservative government of Canada is
The right way to deal with a looming retire- ment income crisis is to expand the Canada Pension Plan now to raise incomes for sen- iors in the future. Income supports for seniors need develop- ment, not diminishment.
night. Also scoring for the Colts were Trent Durocher, with two, andMichael Borkowski. Matt Jenkins faced only 16 Rangers’ shots, earning the shutout for the Colts. The Colts winning streak however came to an end at four games, when they dropped a tight game to the Hawks in Hawkesbury on Friday night. Neither team was able to find the back of the net until early in the third period. Bran- don Bussey gave the Hawks the first lead of the game 2:45 into the third frame. Michael Borkowski tied it up for the Colts on the powerplay with 8:48 gone in the third. But Yannick Laliberte reclaimed the lead for the Hawks less than five minutes later, then put the Hawks up 3-1 with an empty-netter with seven seconds left in the game. The Canadians had a chance to climb within one point of the Colts again in a match against the Nepean Raiders Sunday after- noon, but fell 8-6. The Canadians had a 4-1 lead near the end of the first, but after a see- saw second period, Nepean notched three unanswered goals in the third to seal the vic- tory. The win puts Nepean eights pints ahead of Cornwall for the overall league lead. The Brockville Braves were able to close the gap with the Colts ever so slightly Sunday. They beat the Kemptville 73s 4-1 to move within four points of the Colts and within one point of the Canadians in the Robinson Division. COLTS NOTES When the line of Borkowski, Baun and Spink is hot, the Colts are winning. The line has an average of almost eight points a game in the Colts’ six wins over the past two weeks. In the Colts most recent losses to the Kanata Stallions and the Hawkesbury Hawks the line average one point a game. The Colt will play at home Thursday against Smiths Falls after a much needed rest. They won’t be back in action after that until their next home game against Pembroke on Feb. 16. As of Monday the Cornwall Colts have two players on the CCHL scoring leaders’ board. Borkowski is sixth in scoring with 72 points, just ahead of seventh-place Tyson Spink with 70 points. Lukas Hafner, who has been solid for the Colts during their recent run, leads the league with a goals against average of 2.19 over 41 games so far this season.
By Greg Kielec
The Cornwall Colts rolled over the Cum- berland Grads last Tuesday to take over first place in the Central Canada Hockey League’s Robinson Division and then ex- tended their first place lead over Carleton Place with a win over the Gloucester Rangers at home Thursday evening. The Colts have made the most of the stretch that saw them suit up eight times in just 16 days beginning on Jan. 19. They have racked up seven of a possible eight wins, half of them coming on the road. Tyson Spink and Kyle Baun have both notched seven goals in the same time period, and have both had four-point nights. Their recent hot streak has seen the Colts jump past the Carleton Place Canadians into first in the Robinson and within four points of the league-leading Nepean Raiders after Thursday’s win. The Cornwall Colts took advantage of an idle night for the Carleton Place Canadians to move one point ahead of them into first place in the Robinson Division on Tuesday evening. The Colts got two goals each from Tyson Spink and Kyle Baun on their way to a 5-2 victory over the Grads in Cumberland. David Rath notched a marker with 52 seconds left in the second to cap off the scoring. The Colts got on the board early with a goal by Tyson Spink 42 seconds into the first be- fore adding two more before the period’s end. The two teams traded goals in the sec- ond with the Colts leading 5-2 after 40 min- utes. It was another big game for Colts goalie Lukas Hafner, who stopped 34 of 36 shots to give the Colts 75 points to Carleton Place’s 74 in the Robinson. The Colts then earn a little more breathing room in the Robinson Division with a 6-0 home win against the Gloucester Rangers Thursday evening. The winmoved the Colts three points ahead of Carleton Place and within four points of the league-leading Nepean Raiders. The vic- tory also dropped Brockville to six points be- hind Cornwall in third place in the Robinson. The Colts, who directed 41 shots at Glouces- ter netminder Gunner Rivers, had a big game from their special teams – a shorthanded goal by Kyle Baun and powerplay goals from Michael Phillips and Marly Quince. Baun also earned three assists for a four-point
Elaine MacDonald,president Cornwall & District Labour Council
Pets treated better than citizens
and is left open to interpretation. Unfortunately, such allowances in the law leave patients hanging in limbo and safe- guards doctors from the threat of legal re- sponsibilities. ‘’No doctor will go over another doctor’s work...’’ (This is a statement I have heard numerous times in the course of my medical journey). For to do so, doctors fear theywould be forced to report any errors committed from the initial surgery and, in cases like my own, would be forced to testify against their fellow practitioners. This silent code of ethics leaves patients like myself with no other alternative but to seek legal help. As of today I have spent over $30,000 and have suffered for seven years. I am now crip- pled both physically and financially. If I were a dog suffering, there are services in place that would humanely deal with my dilemma. In Canada our pets are treated bet- ter then citizens. idential and commercial buildings. If this ill-considered proposal by the Wa- terfront Development Committee is ap- proved, it will open the door to other private developments on our downtown waterfront parkland, including a hotel. We should learn from the experience of other Ontario cities that have paved over their waterfronts as a result of private de- velopments such as condos and hotels. We should not give up our beautiful downtown waterfront parkland which has been a gathering place for the enjoyment of our residents and visitors since 1974. Liguori Carrier Cornwall
To the editor:
I had surgery seven years ago to rectify a crooked finger. Unfortunately, the surgery left me with a crippled hand. I have been trying to get surgery for the past seven years. Each new doctor assures me at first that the problem can easily be fixed, yet once they receive my file the refuse to op- erate and suggest that I go see the surgeon who performed the initial surgery. I refuse. In dealing with this matter, I have learned that in politics of medicines there is no al- lowance for patient’s rights. This is a system geared towards protecting doctors and unfor- tunately leaves patients to fend for them- selves. My efforts to get surgery and rectify the damage cause by the doctor in question has been hindered by ‘’a doctors right of refusal’’. The issue of whether it is discrimination for physicians to refuse a patient for a procedure that the physician does not wish to perform to be associated with is still the legal burner I am opposed to the City of Cornwall Waterfront Development Committee’s proposed three to four storey condo- minium project on the city’s waterfront between the Civic Complex/Aquatic Cen- tre and Marina 200. This is very poor planning which will deny our residents full access to our down- town waterfront parkland. The city’s prime downtown waterfront parkland should remain as parkland for the enjoyment of the people of this community and visitors to our city. Furthermore, there are many other places in Cornwall that are available to developers to build private res- To the editor:
Waterfront proposal “ill-considered”: Lynch
Brian Lynch, Cornwall
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