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Federal workers strike, PSAC vs Trudeau: and Singh…

TORONTO – Clash between PSAC (Public Service Alliance of Canada) and Justin Trudeau: today, the first day of the “federals” strike, the Prime Minister urged the union that represents public employees to return to the negotiating table and conclude a deal to avoid major disruptions to citizens’ services, saying the government had made an offer on Monday but the union did not respond. The reply of the national president of the PSAC, Chris Aylward, was dry: the union is “ready to reach a fair agreement as soon as the government is ready to come to the table with a fair offer”. 

CORRIERE CANADESE / La gente arranca, Trudeau fa vacanze di lusso

TORONTO – I canadesi “normali” faticano ad arrivare a fine mese, tra prezzi alle stelle, affitti impossibili, inflazione e tassi di interesse ai massimi livelli. E il primo ministro che fa? “Dà l’esempio”, spendendo circa 160mila dollari pubblici – fra sicurezza e costi del personale che deve muoversi nel caso di un viaggio di un primo ministro – per una vacanza di una settimana con la famiglia in Giamaica durante l’inverno, in una lussuosa tenuta (Prospect Villas) appartenente ad un ricco amico di famiglia, Peter Green, che due anni fa ha pure fatto una cospicua donazione alla Fondazione Pierre Elliott Trudeau. 

Canada: people trudge, the Prime Minister takes luxury vacations

TORONTO – Ordinary Canadians struggle to make ends meet, amid skyrocketing prices, impossible rents, inflation and interest rates at the highest levels. And what does the Prime Minister do? “Set an example”, spending about 160,000 public dollars – between security and costs of personnel who have to move in the event of a trip by a PM – for a week-long family vacation in Jamaica during the winter, in a luxurious estate (“Prospect Villas”) belonging to a wealthy family friend, Peter Green, who two years ago also made a substantial donation to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.