Category: Family Living

CORRIERE CANADESE / Allarme lavoro in Ontario: tasso di disoccupazione più alto della media nazionale

TORONTO – Mentre i segnali che arrivano dell’economia sono ancora in chiaroscuro, in Ontario scatta l’allarme lavoro. Secondo gli ultimi dati resi noti da Statistics Canada, il tasso di disoccupazione in Ontario continua costantemente ad essere superiore rispetto a quello della media nazionale, con il 5,8 per cento della forza lavoro provinciale che il mese scorso era in cerca di occupazione rispetto al tasso ufficiale del Canada fermo al 5,6 per cento… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

NDP’s pricing bill without the Liberals: slap in the face for Trudeau

OTTAWA – While the federal government has been trying, in vain, for months to convince the food companies to sign up to a “code of conduct” to contain prices, the leader of the NDP, Jagmeet Singh, sets the tone and overtakes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, bringing forward a bill with the support of his and Liberals’ “enemies”: thanks to the vote of the Conservatives and the Bloc Quebecois, in fact, the NDP’s bill – which aims to reduce the cost of basic necessities – has already passed its second reading in the House of Commons. The Liberals voted against, but Singh – who also supports Trudeau’s government, keeping it alive – goes on. (more…)

Grocery code of conduct, Costo: “Yes, but it must apply to all”

TORONTO – It’s a joke. On the one hand, the federal government has been pushing for months to convince large food distribution companies to adopt a “code of conduct” to regulate prices, threatening them with “penalizing measures”. On the other hand, the same food companies, in turn, declare: “I would gladly adopt the code of conduct, but all the other companies must also adopt it, otherwise nothing will be done”. And, of course, nothing changes. And prices continue to rise.  (more…)