CORRIERE CANADESE / Aborto, un’industria da $100 milioni l’anno

TORONTO – Avevo abbandonato l’emittente canadese di riferimento, CBC-Radio Canada. Mi sembrava che perdesse costantemente l’opportunità di trovare o definire quei momenti o questioni unificanti che ci fanno sentire tutti parte di qualcosa di più grande del nostro insignificante “ego”. Ultimamente, la sua leadership si è concentrata ancora una volta su attacchi non proprio velati alla leadership cattolica… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

Papal edicts and the Toronto Catholic District School Board

TORONTO – I had abandoned Canada’s broadcaster of record, CBC-Radio Canada. It seemed to me that it constantly missed the opportunity to find or define those unifying moments or issues that make us all feel that we are a part of something bigger than our meaningless selves. Lately, its leadership has once again focused on its not-so-subtle attacks on Catholic leadership. 

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Canada, more than 13 thousand assisted deaths in one year

TORONTO – In 2022, 13,241 Canadians chose assisted death. An impressive number, especially when compared to California, where a very similar bill system is in force: in the same year, there were 853 assisted deaths in the American state. The data emerges from a study by Adrian C. Byram of “End of Life Choices”, California, and Peter B. Reyner of the Department of Psychiatry of the University of British Columbia (the whole research is here: Disparities in public awareness, practitioner availability, and institutional support contribute to differential rates of MAiD utilization: a natural experiment comparing California and Canada).  Continue reading

CORRIERE CANADESE / Legault: “Troppi immigrati: referendum in Quebec”

QUEBEC – “Referendum”. Una parola che, associata a “Quebec”, fa tremare il governo federale canadese. A pronunciarla è stato, martedì, il premier del Quebec, François Legault, che è tornato a chiedere al primo ministro Justin Trudeau di ridurre il numero di immigrati temporanei nella provincia, minacciando di indire un “referendum” sulla questione “e non solo”… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

Quebec, Legault threatens ‘referendum’ on immigration and “on other subjects”

QUEBEC – “Referendum”. A word that, associated with “Quebec”, makes the Canadian federal government tremble. It was pronounced on Tuesday by the Premier of Quebec, François Legault, who once again asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reduce the number of temporary immigrants in the province, threatening to hold a “referendum” on the issue and, maybe “on other subjets”. Continue reading