Category: Editorials

WORLDVIEWS

How often have we heard the saying, “if it feels good, it must be good” and the very popular reasoning that, at this age, the number one validation of one’s action is “as long as I’m not hurting anyone, it is okay.”  How convoluted and scary is this belief?

India has given Gandhi Peace Prize to Bangabandhu of Bangladesh

Muhammad Ali Bukhari, CNMNG News

Toronto, March 22: Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has been awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize 2020. The award was announced by the Indian Ministry of Culture this Monday afternoon. It is evident that this award was given to Bangabandhu in recognition of his contribution to the social, economic and political transition of the country by liberating Bangladesh, inspired by the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi.

বঙ্গবন্ধুকে গান্ধী শান্তি পুরস্কার দিয়েছে ভারত

মোহাম্মদ আলী বোখারী, সিএনএমএনজি নিউজ

টরন্টো, মার্চ ২২: বাংলাদেশের জাতির জনক বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমানকে ২০২০ সালের গান্ধী শান্তি পুরস্কার দেয়া হয়েছে। আজ সোমবার বিকেলে ভারতের সংস্কৃতি মন্ত্রণালয় এই পুরস্কার ঘোষণা করে। এতে প্রতীয়মান যে, মহাত্মা গান্ধীর আদর্শে উদ্বুদ্ধ হয়ে বাংলাদেশ স্বাধীন করে দেশটির সামাজিক, অর্থনৈতিক ও রাজনৈতিক উত্তরণে অবদানের স্বীকৃতি হিসেবে বঙ্গবন্ধুকে এই পুরস্কার দেওয়া হয়।

Social media

WHAT IS YOUR TRUE COLOR? Nowadays with technology, we expose our true colours not only within our community but also to the entire world. Our mouth has been replaced with our fingers.  What we type and post on social media does so much damage to our character. We all claim to be honest and well respected. Yet, how we behave most of the time is so contradictory to who we are.

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PILIPINO VERSION

May kasabihan ang tao puwede magkaroon nang pitong iba ibang linia sa buhay. Duda ako sa kasabihan Ito, dahil mayroon akong kakilala na babae 17 gulag nag umpisa na mag trabaho sa Isang malaking samahan pang himpapawid bilang Isang mang gagawa maninilbihan sa mga pasahero sa aroplano. Hangang ngayon iyon pa rin ang trabaho sa idad 62 at siya ay mag reretiro na. Sa idad na Ito, para sa iba, bata pa siya at puwede pang mag trabaho. Sa panahon ngayon, manirap mag umpisa uli at mabigat at manirap lumahok at sumabay lalo na sa panahon nang pandemia.

EXCLUSIVE Tcdsb and Minister Lecce in legal troubles

[GTranslate]TORONTO – Enough is enough! It was expected that Del Grande would fight back. An Application for Judicial Review (JR) between Michael Del Grande and the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) has been filed in Divisional Court. Understandably, it took a while to materialize in its final version.

In its reading, it resembles a thin veil pulled back that reveals the governance rot beneath the surface that has been afflicting Catholic education boards and the TCDSB in particular. It also exposes the perverse – even illegal – meddling by Queen’s Park in areas arguably beyond its jurisdiction.Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>

Bigotry, racism and “heterophobia” at City Council

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[GTranslate]TORONTO – In the end, from a personal perspective, one is left only with one’s good name – a reputation. Corporately, a legacy against which the public can measure value to societal standards. Both are built incrementally by sweat and tears. The ride is not always smooth.

The Corriere Canadese, in one form or another, has been in the service of the Italian Canadian community since 1954. Its purpose, from my point of view, has always been to integrate immigrant value structures into those newer ones that individual newcomers and their families were creating, in the course of their interaction with other disparate immigrant groups.
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