TORONTO – Their dream was to come to Canada and build a better future for their family. And they were succeeding, despite the enormous sacrifices required of those who can only rely on their own strength. They were succeeding until something, as sometimes happens, interrupted that already difficult path to happiness. (more…)
TORONTO – Less than one year after reaching a population of 40 million, Canada has crossed a new milestone: as of Wednesday morning, the population is at 41 million, according to Statistics Canada’s real-time “tracker”. (more…)
TORONTO – Continua il braccio di ferro sulla carbon tax fra il primo ministro Justin Trudeau ed i premier(s) del Canada: in una lettera inviata ai sette premier che chiedono lo stop dell’imminente aumento della tassa (il 1° aprile) – tra i quali anche il premier liberale di Terranova e Labrador, Andrew Furey – il primo ministro scrive che “ci sono diversi fattori che influenzano l’inflazione…
TORONTO – The tug of war over the carbon tax continues between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers of Canada: in a letter sent to the seven premiers asking for a stop to the imminent increase in the tax (on April 1st) – also to the Liberal premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Andrew Furey – the Prime Minister writes that ““There are several factors that affect inflation. It is critical to dispel the misconception that Canada’s carbon pricing system is a significant driver of inflation — because that is demonstrably false. According to the Bank of Canada, the carbon price is only responsible for about 0.1 percentage points of annual inflation”. (more…)
TORONTO – Il governo federale l’ha detto chiaro, e più volte: la carbon tax non si tocca. Ma cosa ne pensano i canadesi? Ha cercato di capirlo l’Angus Reid Institute attraverso un sondaggio condotto on line dal 20 al 22 marzo su un campione casuale di 1.602 adulti canadesi membri dell’Angus Reid Forum…