EDMONTON – Separatism in Alberta: what is the most widespread feeling among the population? Nanos Research tried to detect it with a random, hybrid (telephone / online) survey of 432 inhabitants of the province aged 18 and over, carried out on May 1st on behalf of the Globe and Mail. →
by Marzio Pelù
EDMONTON – In principio fu il Quebec. Il sogno di una Nazione indipendente, separata dal resto del Canada, è sempre stato appannaggio della provincia più francofona (e meno nordamericana) del Paese. Ma i due referendum per l’indipendenza – nel 1980 e nel 1995 – bocciarono tale idea, anche se non proprio nettamente: nel ’95, i “no” prevalsero sui “sì” 50,58% a 49,42%. Per un soffio, il Quebec non si “staccò”… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
by Marzio Pelù
EDMONTON – In the beginning it was Quebec. The dream of an independent nation, separate from the rest of Canada, has always been the prerogative of the most French-speaking (and least North American) province in the country. But the two referendums for independence – in 1980 and 1995 – rejected this idea, although not entirely clearly: in 1995, the “no” votes prevailed over the “yes” votes 50.58% to 49.42%. By a hair’s breadth, Quebec did not “break away”. Today, the wind of separatism is blowing strongly in Alberta, the most American province in Canada. There, the secessionist movement actually already existed but has now gained strength and what until now had been a breeze risks turning into a tornado, powered by the victory of Donald Trump in the USA and the defeat of the Canadian Conservatives in the federal elections. →
by Marzio Pelù
TORONTO – Una “modesta recessione”, proprio come quella prospettata dalla Deloitte nel suo rapporto “Trade Tensions Stall Momentum” sul Canada, pubblicato l’altro ieri (leggete il nostro articolo qui): anche l’organismo di controllo finanziario della Provincia, il Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO), prevede un futuro non roseo per l’economia… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
by Marzio Pelù
