TORONTO – So much for a serious discussion on the Opposition Day Motion “Canada’s Actions to promote peace in the Middle East”. Pardon me if I laugh…I’ll keep it to a snicker. The vote to determine “action” was to take place – as per negotiated agreement – at 7:15 PM following the debate. At 8:30 PM, the Speaker finally ruled that the vote would take place at 9:00 PM, after allowing 30 minutes for MPs to make their way to the Chambers. What happened, you ask?
TORONTO – “Rapito” is a film whose scandalous history befitting of a 19th century Vatican, had initially lured the interest of Steven Spielberg. The American Director reportedly dropped the project after failing to find a suitable child actor for the lead role. While screening the film at Cannes last year, Rapito’s Italian Director Marco Bellocchio hypothesized on the American Director’s decision: “My feeling, speculation of course, is that he [Spielberg] may have seen the complexity of this very Italian and dramatic case, for which the Italian language is not necessarily obligatory, but very precious”.
TORONTO – The federal government insists: the carbon tax cannot be touched. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had said it, and the Minister of Natural Resources, Jonathan Wilkinson, reiterated it, arguing that “the provincial premiers who ask us to eliminate the planned increase in the carbon tax are wrong.”. (more…)
TORONTO – Tomorrow, Canada’s House of Commons will debate an Opposition Day motion, presented by NDP Leader, Jagmeet Singh (https://www.ourcommons.ca/en/ House Agenda, March 18: you can read it also at the end of this article). It is a clinical condemnation of political-military responses by the Israeli government against Gaza for the October 7, 2023 incursions, killings and kidnappings.
TORONTO – One of this year’s Oscar nominated Documentaries, To Kill A Tiger, was produced by Italian-Canadian Producer/Director/Writer Cornelia Principe. A rare feat considering that since 1929 only fifteen Canadians have been nominated in the category. The fine art to making a poignant documentary often hinges on how well the filmmakers execute their journalistic integrity with their ability to tell a story. In the case of To Kill A Tiger, filmmaker Nisha Pahuja documents a local story, but one that is echoed throughout the country. Her challenge is to report on a specific crime while telling a larger and more tragic story.
