OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau’s minority government supported by Jagmeet Singh’s NDP is safe, so far: an agreement has in fact been reached between the Liberals and New Democrats on pharmacare, free access to some types of drugs. On it, the NDP had given the Trudeau government an ultimatum: either it passes by March 1, or the NDP’s support fades and we go to vote. Trudeau and the Liberals have obviously given in: if we go to vote now, according to the polls, the Conservatives would win by a landslide. →
OTTAWA – Mentre il governo federale tenta, inutilmente, da mesi di convincere le grande catene alimentari a sottoscrivere un “codice di condotta” per contenere i prezzi, il leader dell’NDP, Jagmeet Singh, mette la freccia e sorpassa il primo ministro Justin Trudeau, portando avanti un disegno di legge con l’appoggio dei “nemici” suoi e dei Liberali: grazie al voto dei Conservatori e del Bloc Quebecois, infatti, il disegno di legge dell’NDP – che mira a ridurre il costo dei beni di prima necessità – è già passato in seconda lettura alla Camera dei Comuni. I liberali hanno votato contro, ma Singh – che pure appoggia il governo di Trudeau, tenendolo in vita – tira dritto…
OTTAWA – While the federal government has been trying, in vain, for months to convince the food companies to sign up to a “code of conduct” to contain prices, the leader of the NDP, Jagmeet Singh, sets the tone and overtakes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, bringing forward a bill with the support of his and Liberals’ “enemies”: thanks to the vote of the Conservatives and the Bloc Quebecois, in fact, the NDP’s bill – which aims to reduce the cost of basic necessities – has already passed its second reading in the House of Commons. The Liberals voted against, but Singh – who also supports Trudeau’s government, keeping it alive – goes on. →
TORONTO – Troppi furti d’auto: una vera e propria “strage”, negli ultimi mesi. Il governo federale del Canada ha dunque deciso di correre ai ripari, annunciando 15 milioni di dollari in finanziamenti federali per combattere il fenomeno…
TORONTO – Too many car thefts: a real “massacre” in recent months. The federal government of Canada has therefore decided to “invest” 15 million dollars to combat the phenomenon. The initiative was announced today during a joint press conference by the Minister of Public Security, Dominic Leblanc, the Minister of Transport, Pablo Rodriguez, the Mayor of Montreal, Valérie Plante, the Commissioner of the RCMP, Mike Duheme. →
