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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2014-04-02, Page 9Wednesday, April 2, 2014 • Lucknow Sentinel 9 Liberal Senate wants public to ask questions The Senate Liberal Caucus has invited Canadians to submit questions they wish asked of the government in the Senate. "This will open up Parliament to the citizens from the regions we represent - it will give Canadians a direct voice, asking the questions they want answered. By involving Canadians directly, it will also increase the accountability of the government and reduce partisanship in Parliament;" said Senator Art Eggleton of Ontario. Canadians immediately began sub- mitting questions, and on Tuesday, March 4, the first publicly -submitted question was asked during Senate Question Period. Senator James Cowan of Nova Scotia, the Leader of the Oppo- sition in the Senate, asked the government to justify its copyright concessions under the proposed Can- ada -EU free trade agreement. The question came from Sterling Mancuso of Newmarket, Ontario. Senator Eggleton then rose and asked the government how it plans to address low voter turnout among young Cana- dians. That question came from Jordan Hill of Dundas, Ontario. "The response from Canadians has been very encouraging - and we launched the website less than a month ago," said Senator Eggleton. "Canadians are sending in serious, thoughtful ques- tions they want the government to answer' If an individual's question is asked, he or she will normally be identified by name in the Senate, and then also in the Wingham Curling hosts 4th annual funspiel On March 15 the Wingham Golf and Curling Club threw a party and what a party it was! The club held it's 4th annual fun - spiel and organizers Joan and Scott Bridge did a fantastic job putting this group together. The 64 guests consisting of many new curlers enjoyed curling and team games followed by lunch in the dining lounge. Special thanks to Nanci and Marg the games girls. In curling action on Monday March 10th the daytime curlers winning skips were Stewart Leedham, Bill Tol- ton, John Mann, Barry Simpson and Jim Taylor. The Monday night men had Simpson and Leedham pick up their second win of the day. The Tuesday night ladies teams tak- ing home wins were Leanne Marks, Emily Elston and Carol Horton. The Wednesday mixed league win- ners were Jill Eadie, Jennifer Elston, Wayne Horton and Steve Burke. On Thursday, March 13 the daytime curlers getting victories were Barry Simpson, John Mann, Bob Foxton, Roy Aitchison and Jim Taylor. The Belgrave league saw Elliot Miller, Marshall Haines, Bob Sinclair and Chris Shiell skip their teams to wins. On Friday Bill MacDonald and Hugh Todd came out on top. On March 11, four Wingham curlers came home with the victory in the Gay Lea bonspiel in Teeswater. The team members were Emily Elston, Donelda Cottrill, Sue Fair and Jenni- fer Elston. Thompson Calls for Public Release of Information Huron Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson has made a call to see the Milestone Date for Commercial Operation for renewable energy projects in Ontario to be once again made publically available Thompson made the request in the Ontario Legislature on March 19. "This information used to be easily available online, and has since been removed, said Thompson. "I urge the government, and the Ontario Power Authority, to immediately make the Milestone Date for Commercial Opera- tion for all renewable energy projects in Ontario publicly available': Thompson raised the case of Ray- mond Beaudry, of Manitoulin Island, who went as far as filing a Freedom of Information Act Request in an attempt to find out information about industrial wind projects in his local community. He has not yet been provided with the requested information. "Once again, the Liberal government is refusing to be open and transparent with the people of Ontario; said Thom- son. "This information will have a big impact on many communities in Huron -Bruce and across the province': "The only honest thing to do is to make it freely and publically available': official record of the Senate Debates. The Senate Liberal Caucus will also contact the questioner and provide a link to the official transcript of the Sen- ate as well as to the audio file of the exchange. Canadians are invited to submit questions by going to: www.liberalsenateforum.ca and clicking on the "Your Question Period" link. ;Spring vings have oruflg! Thank you to everyone who purchased certificates in March's certificate sale. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by technical problems with the website that may have prevented our readers from purchasing certificates. Although the situation was corrected, it did result in a few hours of inactivity at a peak period in the day. We were inundated with calls and emails and unable to respond to everyone. If you have any lingering concerns, please let me know and I'll do my best to help rectify them. Our next Thrifty Thursday sale will take place on April 17, 7 am - 7 pm. So please return and all glitches with the site shall be remedied. Thanks. Ron Barnett Online Sales Specialist, North Central Ontario 519-376-2250 ext 236 1 ron.barnett@sunmedia.ca