TORONTO – A number of goods have been exempted from the federal sales tax from December 14 to February 15, promoted by former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. An initiative that, now, could have consequences on prices and inflation. According to some economists interviewed by Reuters, in fact, that the annual rate of purchases will rise to 2.2% (in February, the figure for which will be released tomorrow by Statistics Canada), compared to 1.9 percent in January. →
TORONTO – Pomp and circumstance; ceremonial flags and standards; fife and drums; costumery galore… out with the old, in with the new. Excitement and drama to stimulate the much-ballyhooed anticipation for change. That was, in brief, the virtual atmosphere of the formal swearing-in of Canada’s new Cabinet.
TORONTO – La Piana di Catania, fertile land surrounding Mount Etna in Sicily is home to many flavourful fruits, nuts and vegetables…
TORONTO – It is appropriate to be among those well wishers who extend the very best to Canada’s newest Prime Minister, Mark Carney. It was, and is, the country’s most prestigious and most onerous position. Along with the praise, the burden of responsibility and leadership for navigating the people of this immense territory, through good or challenging times and with “mapping out a future” for its people, will rest heavily on his shoulders.
TORONTO – My maternal grandfather, Leonardo Liscio, settled permanently in the Annex quarter of Toronto, in the early 1900s. He had travelled back and forth across the Atlantic in the late 1800s before making his residency permanent and his citizenship Canadian [British Subject]. Readers will, hopefully, forgive my self-indulgence when I praise his resiliency and commitment to this country. It was not always a bed of roses, as the saying goes. Count your blessings and push ahead, he would say 0when i tried to commiserate with him in moments of sorrowful reflection…
