Elections in Ontario: useless debate, Ford resists
TORONTO – Pandemic, education, health. It was with these issues that the liberal, NDP and Green Party leaders tried to put outgoing conservative Prime Minister Doug Ford with their backs to the wall during the debate ahead of the provincial vote on June 2. A debate, this, which was supposed to be a golden opportunity to convince the electorate that the Ford era in Queen’s Park had come to an end by overturning the polls that predict the victory of the Conservative Party. But NDP leader Andrea Horwath, Liberal leader Steven Del Duca and Green leader Mike Schreiner have failed to show that they are ready to lead the next government.
No definitive winner in election debate
The only official debate in this election campaign gave Ontario’s four main party leaders the opportunity to discuss and debate their records. While the 90-minute debate (on May 16) did not solve any of the key issues in this election, it allowed those who tuned in the chance to better understand the direction of each party’s plan for the future of Ontario.
York Centre transforming into a Conservative stronghold
Situated at the northern edge of the Toronto city limits is the electoral district of York Centre. It was created in 1999 (from parts of the former Downsview and Wilson Heights districts), and covers an area located within the North York community.
Financial ethics and reputational damage at the TCDSB
TORONTO – Monday’s special (otherwise known as urgent) meeting of the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), convened to deliberate and make a determination on a Report by the Integrity Commissioner (IC), as required by law, did not turn out as planned.
Covid “swing” in Ontario: hospitalizations start to rise again
TORONTO – More deaths and more hospitalizations: we have often called it a “swing”, that of the daily data on the pandemic, and so it is today: on Tuesday, Ontario confirmed another 11 deaths – which bring the total to the province, from the beginning, to 13,083 – against 2 yesterday, and 1,345 infected patients, a sharp increase from 1,122 in the previous 24 hours.
Monday’s data, however, reflected a still incomplete census as 10% of hospitals do not report data over the weekend and only update it as of Tuesday. And, in any case, hospitalizations have decreased by 13% compared to the same day last week, when 1,555 people with Covid-19 were hospitalized. Continue reading→
Stefania Bonfadelli racconta le primedonne
PARMA – Immaginate un lacchè di origini africane e la moglie – nello specifico, Alessandro e Maria Antonia Rapacciuoli – che presenziano orgogliosi al battesimo della loro figlioletta da poco venuta al mondo…
“Uccellacci e uccellini” al TIFF
TORONTO – Giovedì scorso è stato proiettato al Tiff di Toronto “Uccellacci e uccellini” di Pier Paolo Pasolini. In occasione del centenario dalla nascita del grande regista, il film è stato restaurato dalla Cineteca di Bologna, in collaborazione con Compass Film e Istituto Luce Cinecitta, e presentato come “classico fuori mostra” a Venezia lo scorso marzo; quella della settimana scorsa è stata invece la prima assoluta in Nord America…
Cosa spinge i cittadini ad andare a votare
TORONTO – Questa passerà alla storia come una delle campagne più sonnolente nella storia elettorale provinciale dell’Ontario. Il primo indizio è l’eccessiva dipendenza dallo “sloganismo” al posto delle discussioni che catturano l’essenza della provincia che vogliamo costruire e del come intendiamo farlo…
Eglinton-Lawrence, nessun candidato è sul piedistallo
TORONTO – Creato nel 1999, Eglinton-Lawrence è situato nel cuore del centro di Toronto. Il distretto è delimitato da strade come la Highway 401, Yonge Street e Eglinton Avenue West e Caledonia Rd. I residenti fanno parte in prevalenza del ceto medio e molte piccole aziende sono parte integrante dell’economia locale della zona…
I conservatori vicini alla maggioranza assoluta dei seggi
TORONTO – Il Progressive Conservative viaggia spedito verso una possibile maggioranza assoluta a Queen’s Park. È questa l’istantanea scattata ieri dal portale 338canada.com, nella giornata in cui i leader dei partiti sono impegnati nel dibattito televisivo di Toronto: un evento questo ancora in corso mentre andiamo in stampa, del quale daremo ampia copertura sull’edizione di domani del Corriere Canadese…