TORONTO – I confess, the Corriere was unprepared for the news that appeared “out of nowhere”, last Thursday, that four of the Province’s school boards had banded together to sue Meta and three other digital companies to the tune of $4.5 Billion. Judging from Minister Lecce’s flaccid response, his reaction was less than inspiring.
TORONTO – Easter Week is the holiest week of the year for practicing Christians and, one might venture with some legitimacy, Catholic Christians in particular. Good Friday, preceding Easter Sunday, is, even by lapsed Catholics, the most important day of the year for their religion. It seems to have slipped by the attention of the Prime Minister and his staff – nary a discernable message from the office of he who says is Catholic. Wonder why?
TORONTO – Jagmeet orders, Justin executes. As already happened with the Dental Care Plan and Pharmacare, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau immediately fell into line when the leader of the NDP, Jagmeet Singh (who is keeping the minority Liberal government alive), invited the executive to respect the promise made during the 2021 election campaign but never kept: to finance a new national school food program. (more…)
Last week, the Senate adopted Bill C-34, the National Security Review of Investments Modernization Act. The Senate Banking Committee, on which the Senator Tony Loffreda serves as Vice-Chair, reviewed the bill and adopted it without any amendments, but with some strong observations directed to the government. Considering the importance of this bill in attracting direct foreign investments, the Senator chose to write his most recent piece on the bill and the work of the committee.
We publish an article by Lou Iacobelli from the blog everydayforlifecanada.blogspot.com
TORONTO – Just days ago four of Ontario’s largest school boards filed a lawsuit against social media giants Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok. They accuse the companies of having an adverse effect on student leaning. (more…)