Honda to build electric vehicles and battery plant in Ontario, Flavio Volpe: Flavio Volpe: “A historic agreement is expected”
TORONTO – Honda Canada will to build an electric vehicle battery plant near its automotive manufacturing plant in Alliston, Ontario, where it also plans to produce electric vehicles. According to The Canadian Press, the federal and Ontario governments will make an official announcement this week. Continue reading→
Canada: the lack of skilled workers causes skyrocketing prices
TORONTO – The cost of living also rises, in Canada, because there is a lack of specialized workers, according to some economic experts. A practical example? Until recently, a service call to a plumber to take a look at your malfunctioning dishwasher cost $70 or $80. Today it costs double that, said to CBC-RCI Mandy Rennehan, the company’s founder and CEO of “Freshco” (not the grocery: it’s a company specialized in building retail stores). But it’s just one of many examples we might do. Continue reading→
CORRIERE CANADESE / Codice di condotta alimentare, nessuno ha la “ricetta” giusta
TORONTO – Il “codice di condotta alimentare canadese” per frenare la corsa dei prezzi non è mai entrato in vigore perché, com’è noto, due fra le più grandi catene (Loblaw e Walmart) si sono rifiutate di firmarlo, sostenendo che avrebbe aumentato i prezzi invece che “calmierarli”…
CORRIERE CANADESE / Ancora scontro sul piano farmaci, liberali in difficoltà nei nuovi sondaggi
TORONTO – Non si sono ancora spenti gli echi delle polemiche sul Budget federale che a Ottawa si apre un nuovo fronte. Terreno di scontro, questa volta, è il Pharmacare voluto dal governo guidato da Justin Trudeau: il Piano sui farmaci è stato infatti pesantemente attaccato da Pierre Poilievre che ha ribadito come, in caso di vittoria, il suo esecutivo potrebbe cancellare completamente la riforma che sta alla base dell’accordo di legislatura siglato dal Partito Liberale e dell’Ndp. Ma non solo…
CORRIERE CANADESE / Morte dell’agente Northrup: “Zameer non è colpevole”
TORONTO – Non colpevole. È questo il verdetto emesso ieri pomeriggio da una giuria che ha assolto Umar Zameer dall’accusa di omicidio di primo grado nella morte del detective della polizia di Toronto Jeffrey Northrup: ciò che è accaduto nel parcheggio sotterraneo di Nathan Phillips Square il 2 giugno del 2021 è stato, quindi, un incidente orribile e tragico e non un crimine…
CORRIERE CANADESE / Italocanadesi di seconda classe a York
TORONTO – Molto potrebbe dipendere dalla proverbiale “giornata in tribunale” della fiduciaria Theresa McNicol, domani, 23 aprile. La sua storia è, come si suol dire, “una rete intricata”. A prima vista, la McNicol chiederà alla Divisional Court di annullare la decisione del York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) di sanzionare il suo comportamento nei confronti di diversi (cinque) dei suoi colleghi…
Grocery code of conduct, nobody has the right “recipe”
TORONTO – The “Canadian grocery code of conduct” to curb the rise in prices never came into force because, as well known, two of the largest companies (Loblaw and Walmart) refused to sign it, claiming that it would increase rather than “calming” prices. But according to some parliamentarians, the “code” could actually help reduce food prices, as would have happened – according to some surveys – in Australia and the United Kingdom. Continue reading→
Italian Canadians as Second-Class Citizens in York
TORONTO – Much may be riding on trustee Theresa McNicol’s proverbial “day in court”, on April 23. Her story, is, as the saying goes, “a tangled web”. On the face of it, McNicol will be asking the Divisional Court to quash a York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) decision to sanction her behaviour towards several (five) of her colleagues.
ArriveCan Contractor Kristian Firth at the Bar of the House of Commons: “No, I am not ashamed”
OTTAWA – GC Strategies partner Kristian Firth appeared on April 17th at the bar of the House of Commons to receive an admonishment from Speaker Greg Fergus and answer questions from MPs about the scandal of the app ArriveCan.
Italian Canadian Co-Produces Hit Netflix Documentary: “What Jennifer Did”
TORONTO – I recently had the opportunity to discuss the hit Netflix Documentary “What Jennifer Did” with its Producers, Jeremy Grimaldi and Paul Nguyen. The Documentary is about Jennifer Pan, a young Canadian girl from Markham Ontario found guilty in 2014 of conspiring to kill her parents. Jeremy Grimaldi is a Crime Reporter and Award Winning Author who’s been reporting/investigating the case for over a decade. Paul Nguyen is a Filmmaker and Social Activist who’s served as a role model and mentor for at-risk youth in his Toronto community.
