TORONTO – Anyone who shaves or puts on make-up in the morning (or whenever) knows the routine of trying to put one’s best foot forward, alerting everyone to your persona and what they might expect of you. Canadians are captives of someone else’s agenda, in my humble opinion because we cannot seem to answer the fundamental question, “who are we”? …
TORONTO – Cosa significa veramente essere canadesi? Chiunque si rada o si trucchi al mattino (o in qualsiasi altro momento) conosce la routine di cercare di presentarsi al meglio, rendendo tutti consapevoli della propria personalità e di cosa potrebbero aspettarsi da noi. I canadesi sono prigionieri dei programmi altrui, a mio modesto parere, perché non riusciamo a rispondere alla domanda fondamentale: “chi siamo?”…
TORONTO – Minister Calandra’s appointment to the Education portfolio, the province’s second biggest department, started with a bang and great promise last Spring. The message was clear: no nonsense, back to basics, student oriented, accountability to parents, transparency in expenditures and accountability…
TORONTO – La nomina del Ministro Calandra al dicastero dell’Istruzione, il secondo dipartimento più grande della Provincia, è iniziata con il botto e grandi promesse la scorsa primavera. Il messaggio era chiaro: niente fronzoli, ritorno all’essenziale, orientamento della didattica, responsabilità verso i genitori, trasparenza nelle spese e rendicontazione…
TORONTO – For us “Canadians” the concept of “diversity”- differences – has come to mean a quasi- religious adherence to an “identity” that defines its own history, and its rights to the benefits accruing to those who fit that definition – we are all villagers within clearly delineated, commonly recognized, geographic/political/demographic boundaries. Italians have seen this movie before; it has been a “creative” phenomenon, a struggle of life that rewards resilience, tolerance and innovative models of governance…
