Federal Budget: not an accounting exercise but an ambition

TORONTO – When it comes to the issues of political value, members of the Press and Media pontificate – a lot; make that always! I do it! Vigilance is part of “the “mandate”, or so I/we justify it. Exercised responsibly, press/media criticism represents a great privilege for those who do so on the public’s behalf. The Political process and its elected players are always a prime target – “low hanging fruit”, so the saying goes. 

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CORRIERE CANADESE / Austerity e boom del deficit: attesa per il Budget federale

TORONTO – Scatta il conto alla rovescia per il Budget 2025. Domani il ministro delle Finanze Francois-Philippe Champagne presenterà alla House of Commons la Manovra di quest’anno, la prima del nuovo governo liberale guidato da Mark Carney. E l’attesa ovviamente è febbrile per il contesto economico e politico nel quale questa Finanziaria arriva alla House of Commons: la situazione d’emergenza creata dalla guerra commerciale con gli Stati Uniti avrà logicamente un impatto significativo sulle misure che saranno presenti nella legge di bilancio… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

CORRIERE CANADESE / Alleanza Italia-Canada sul fronte dell’energia, missioni commerciali in vista

TORONTO – Italia e Canada collaboreranno sul fronte dell’energia in modo più stabile, più “istituzionalizzato”, con il coinvolgimento di funzionari, imprese e centri di ricerca di entrambi i Paesi. Entra dunque nella sua fase attuativa il “Dialogo energetico bilaterale Canada-Italia” previsto dalla dichiarazione firmata dal primo ministro canadese Mark Carney e dalla premier Giorgia Meloni a margine del Vertice G7 di Kananaskis lo scorso giugno. L’occasione per rendere operativo il “Dialogo” è stata la Riunione dei Ministri dell’Energia e dell’Ambiente dei Paesi G7, svoltasi venerdì a Toronto, a margine della quale il ministro italiano Gilberto Pichetto Fratin e quello canadese Tim Hodgson hanno presieduto la prima seduta “energetica” bilaterale Italia-Canada… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

Budgets tend to concentrate the mind

TORONTO – Judging by the posturing in Canada’s House of Commons Question Period (and consequent debate among the select few “insiders” chosen to inform the federal public about its meanings), the country may find itself in the throes of a general election in very short order. Anything is possible in a Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy. Members of Parliament are, strictly speaking, only advisors to the monarch. If the executive branch of that advisory group (Cabinet) cannot demonstrate that its advice – proposals and regulations for effective administration – do not have the support/confidence of the majority of his Majesty’s advisors, then His Majesty seeks different advisors. It is that simple. 

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Energy and natural resources: the Italy-Canada alliance takes off, trade missions on the way

TORONTO – Italy and Canada will collaborate on energy in a more stable, more institutionalized manner, involving officials, businesses, and research centers from both countries. The “Canada-Italy Bilateral Energy Dialogue”, envisioned in the declaration signed by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis last June, is now entering its implementation phase. The “Dialogue” was indeed made operational during the G7 Energy and Environment Ministers’ Meeting held on Friday in Toronto, where Italian Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin and Canadian Minister Tim Hodgson chaired the first bilateral Italy-Canada “energetic” meeting. Continue reading→

CORRIERE CANADESE / Oltre 7mila pinserie nel mondo: la quinta in classifica è “Venga Cucina” di Toronto

TORONTO – Più di quattro anni fa, scrivevamo che a Toronto ci sono “tante pizzerie, ma di “pinserie” ce n’è una sola”. L’avevamo scovata al civico 3076 in Dundas Street West a Toronto e le avevamo dedicato ampio spazio (qui il nostro articolo). Ci avevamo visto bene. Oggi, quella ‘pinseria’ è nella Top 5 delle migliori ‘pinserie’ al mondo… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

CORRIERE CANADESE / Over 7,000 ‘pinserie’ worldwide: fifth in the ranking is “Venga Cucina”

TORONTO – More than four years ago, we wrote that Toronto has “many pizzerias, but only one ‘pinseria’…” (here the article) …we discovered it at 3076 Dundas Street West in Toronto and we gave it ample coverage. It had been a good idea. Indeed, today, that ‘pinseria’ is among the top 5 best in the world… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

CORRIERE CANADESE / James Franco Soars in Italian Film

TORONTO – It feels like a lifetime ago that the “MeToo” movement dismantled the abuses within showbusiness. The global movement started with investigative journalism at the New York Times followed by the New Yorker, both documenting the allegations from numerous women about the then-movie mogul Harvey Wienstein. Accounts of sexual assault and audio evidence in which the film Producer admitted to groping a model rocked Hollywood. Several industry players had their careers cancelled as a result. But one of them, James Franco, is attempting a comeback… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>