TORONTO – On February 1st, Canada braced for the imposition of 25% and 10% tariffs on consumer goods and gas and oil, respectively, by the US if conditions set by the occupant of the White House were not met. Said conditions are as follows: prevent the crossing south of the border of undocumented people and control the flow of fentanyl to the US. The occupant of the White House then gave Canada a reprieve after he gave Mexico one – a reprieve of one month.
TORONTO – There is no more apt descriptor to encapsulate Federal Court’s hearing on the matter of prorogation . than the question: why are we here (in Court) and not there (in Parliament)?. The soon to be former Prime Minister – former because he resigned effective a specific date in the future, not immediately – has provoked a constitutional matter involving 1. the rule of law, 2. executive overreach and 3. the erosion of the role and powers of Parliament. This according to the Applicants in Court File N.:T-60-25.
TORONTO – This year’s European Film Market kicked off yesterday and runs for nine days alongside the 75th Annual Berlin Film Festival. The event is the first major film market of the year bringing together industry professionals from filmmakers to financiers, and serves as a trusted barometer for industry trends in the coming year. One of the projects being pitched during the Berlinale will star Top Gun star Miles Teller as Gino Bartali – Legendary Italian Cyclist.
TORONTO – Toronto Centre: the presence of so many churches (both Protestant and Catholic) as well as Cathedrals – St. Michael’s, St. James, St. Paul – in Old Toronto led to the once-held reputation of “Toronto the Good”. It was, of course anything but. Nestled between the University, the Insurance Companies, the eastern territories of the federated colleges that comprised the University of Toronto and the hospitals and scientific research centers, was the old “Annex” – slum-like environment for new arrivals to Canada…
TORONTO – Today and tomorrow, the Federal Court of Canada will conduct an expedited hearing on a [Constitutional, legal] challenge to Justin Trudeau’s prorogation of Parliament on January 7.
