BRAMPTON – The city of Brampton, home to Canada’s largest Indian community, has become a real powder keg. On one side, criminal groups like the Bishnoi Gang (an Indian organization listed as a “terrorist entity” by the Canadian government last September, as we wrote here), and on the other, the creeping, latent, but constant “war” between Sikhs (particularly, the separatists seeking independence for their region, Khalistan, from India) and Hindus, have made Brampton a high-risk place, where crimes of all kinds are increasingly occurring. And for this reason—while not naming any of the ethnic groups—Mayor Patrick Brown has decided to take up pen and paper and write to both the federal and provincial governments to ask for help.
TORONTO – Una delegazione di trenta canadesi, tra cui sei parlamentari federali, ieri mattina si è vista negare l’ingresso in Cisgiordania, dove si era recata nell’ambito di un viaggio organizzato da un’associazione benefica, la Canadian Muslim Vote…
TORONTO – A delegation of thirty Canadians, including six federal MPs, was denied – this morning – entry to the West Bank where they arrived as part of a trip organized by the charity Canadian Muslim Vote. According to a spokesperson for the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), which includes members of the group, each delegate was asked to sign a form acknowledging their threat to public safety given the dangerous nature of the area. The delegation members refused to do so and were therefore turned back. →
TORONTO – Bank of Canada ha deciso di mantenere stabile il tasso di interesse, lasciandolo fermo al 2,25%. Il governatore della banca centrale canadese, Tiff Macklem, ha affermato ieri che il tasso di riferimento è al livello giusto per mantenere l’inflazione vicina al 2%, aiutando al contempo l’economia in quello che ha definito un periodo di “aggiustamento strutturale”…
TORONTO – The Bank of Canada has decided to keep its interest rate stable, leaving it unchanged at 2.25%. Governor Tiff Macklem said today that the policy rate is at the right level to keep the inflation close to 2%, while also supporting the economy in what he called a period of “structural adjustment”. →
