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…
TORONTO – Mio nonno materno, Leonardo Liscio, si stabilì definitivamente nel quartiere Annex di Toronto, nei primi anni del 1900. Aveva viaggiato avanti e indietro attraverso l’Atlantico alla fine del 1800 prima di rendere permanente la sua residenza e la sua cittadinanza canadese (“British Subject”)…
TORONTO – Avrebbe potuto essere un evento programmato dai media, per un importante torneo sportivo: nel calcio, le finali per la Champions League, nel basket, March Madness. Un giorno, due organizzazioni di parte, due incontri di riscaldamento, due personalità, due grandi reti televisive, due “folle” che tifano per il loro campione. Ma questa era l’ultima fase di un’imminente elezione federale. Liberali e conservatori hanno fatto sfilare i loro gladiatori per un ultimo esame pubblico prima dell’evento principale…
TORONTO – It could have been a Media driven scheduled event for a major Sports tournament: In Soccer, the final brackets for the Champions League show down, in Basketball, March Madness. One day, two partisan organizations, two warm-up bouts, two personalities, two major TV networks, two “crowds” rooting for their champion. But this was the last stage in in an impending federal election. Liberals and Conservatives paraded their gladiators for one last public scrutiny before the main event.
