TORONTO – This year started rather badly for Canada. With the newly-elected US President having taken oath on January 20, 2025, he immediately looked at the tariffs on Canada and Mexico and told the Canadian government to look into its undocumented people crossing the border to the US and at the same time, curb its flow of fentanyl into the US. These, Canada worked on. And showed the US that they can be done.
TORONTO – I was already around when the Cuban Missile Crisis happened in October 1962. Both US President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Krushchev kept the world at its toes, fearing a nuclear war. This didn’t happen though. What happened was a full scale economic sanction against Cuba by the US which stands till now. So, to the question “Do Sanctions Work?”, my reply would be, not for Cuba. This small country which is a mere 90 miles from Key West, Florida, has dug in for 63 years now and has managed to survive without trading with the US.
TORONTO – The impact or significance of cultural spaces is usually only contemplated when such outlets become scarce or inaccessible. To those who work in creative industries or ply their trade in the arts, the impact is obvious. But whether or not you believe that various art houses like movie theatres, music halls or art galleries for example are vital to the socio-economic heartbeat of a city, cultural spaces have been a mainstay since complex civilization began.
TORONTO – If it weren’t for the fact that two polls “say” it, one might think that there must be a mistakes somewhere. But two research institutes have revealed that, today, with Mark Carney as leader, the Liberals would overtake the Conservatives in the federal elections. For the first time in years, therefore, the public’s approval of the two main Canadian parties changes radically. →
TORONTO – Ontarians will go to the polling stations for the provincial elections on Thursday 27 February, from 9am to 9pm. Let’s see in more detail how voting “works”. →
