Author: Marzio Pelù

CORRIERE CANADESE / Lo scandalo CBC: tagli e premi milionari

TORONTO – Pochi mesi dopo che la Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) aveva annunciato il taglio di 800 posti di lavoro, le informazioni ottenute dalla Canadian Taxpayers Federation e pubblicate l’altro ieri dal National Post mostrano che la Crown Corp ha distribuito 14,9 milioni di dollari in bonus nel 2023. E dal 2015, sempre secondo la federazione, la CBC ha emesso bonus per 114 milioni di dollari… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

The appeal of an Italian chef: “Please, help my family smile again”

TORONTO – When he arrived in Toronto, almost ten years ago, his dream was the same of many Italians who come here to Canada: to give a better future to their family. But he had one more hope: to recover from a serious pathology and therefore be able to work and give his best for his loved ones in Italy. Sometimes, however, everything seems to work against us: first the pandemic, then the worsening of his physical condition and, now, his daughter’s health problems have shattered that dream.  (more…)

Cuts and $14,9 in bonuses: the CBC scandal

TORONTO – A few months after the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) announced the cut of 800 jobs, information obtained from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and published yesterday by the National Post shows that Crown Corp has distributed 14.9 million dollars in bonuses in 2023. And since 2015, again according to the federation, the CBC has issued $114 million in bonuses.  (more…)

CORRIERE CANADESE / Posti-letto come case: l’idea di Ford non piace

TORONTO – Ha tirato a “far ciccia”, il premier Doug Ford, inserendo nel conteggio delle case anche i posti-letto delle Long Term Care Homes (le case di cura e di riposo per gli anziani) di nuova costruzione. E l’ha fatto apertamente. L’ha pure detto ai giornalisti, venerdì: “Sfido chiunque a parlare con questi anziani e dire loro che hanno un letto e non una casa”, ha dichiarato il premier dell’Ontario. “Hanno la loro stanza, mangiano in una sala da pranzo con tutti gli altri. Queste sono case”… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

Beds like homes: people don’t like Ford’s idea

TORONTO – Prime Minister Doug Ford tried a magic shot by including the beds in newly built Long Term Care Homes (nursing and retirement homes for the elderly) in the house count. And he did it openly. He also told reporters on Friday: “I challenge anyone to talk to these elderly people and tell them they have a bed and not a house” the Ontario premier said. “They have their own room, they eat in a dining room with everyone else. These are homes…”.  (more…)