Category: Politics

Hands over the ‘Ring of Fire’: the law to be amended (and other promises) after the protest of the First Nations

TORONTO – The First Nations protests against Bill 5 seem to have had, at least in part, the effect the Indigenous People hoped for. The Ontario government, in fact, is ready to amend the bill that would make it “easier” to exploit the rare-earth elements of the ‘Ring of Fire’ in Northern Ontario: the First Nations should be consulted, according to the amendment. Not only that: the same government led by Doug Ford is promising a “package” of proposals ready for infrastructure projects dedicated to the Indigenous populations of those areas. But let’s order.

CORRIERE CANADESE / Toronto stanzia 750mila dollari per garantire la sicurezza dei festival

TORONTO – A seguito di quanto accaduto durante il festival di strada filippino a Vancouver il mese scorso, la Città di Toronto ha deciso di stanziare 750.000 dollari per aiutare i festival a coprire i maggiori costi di sicurezza. Ad annunciarlo è stata il sindaco Olivia Chow dopo un vertice sulla sicurezza a cui hanno partecipato gli organizzatori di queste manifestazioni… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>