TORONTO – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in “free fall” in the polls, is playing the pre-Christmas “tax break” card: a two-month suspension of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the HST (Harmonized Sales Tax, a harmonized sales tax that is charged only in some provinces of Canada) on basic necessities, children’s clothing and diapers but also restaurants, beer and wine, as well as numerous other products. Not only that: at the beginning of Spring 2025, all Canadians who worked in 2023 and earned up to $150,000 after taxes will receive a “bonus” of $250.
TORONTO** – Jak dotąd jest powiewem „świeżego powietrza”, kimś, z kim wszyscy Kanadyjczycy mogą się łatwo utożsamić, jeśli tylko zechcą: osobą przesiąkniętą zasadami, ożywioną altruistyczną ideologią, z historią służby na rzecz struktury i kultury uniwersalnego systemu zbiorowego, oddaną wspólnej wrażliwości na poczucie odpowiedzialności, jednocześnie łączącą zasługi i współczucie dla tych, którzy zawodzą.
TORONTO – Finora è una boccata “d’aria fresca”, qualcuno con cui tutti i canadesi possono facilmente identificarsi, se lo desiderano: una persona intrisa di principi, animata da un’ideologia altruistica, un record di servizio alla struttura ed alla cultura di un sistema universale collettivo, e dedicata ad una sensibilità comune per un senso di responsabilità contemporaneamente abbinata al merito ed alla compassione per coloro che falliscono…
TORONTO – So far, he is a breath of “fresh air”, someone with whom all Canadians can easily identify, if they want: a person imbued with principles, an ideology that is altruistic, a record of service to the structure and culture of a universal collective dedicated to a common sensibility to responsibility, merit and to compassion for those who fall short.
TORONTO – O Papa Francisco nomeou vinte e um novos Cardeais e entre estes está também o Arcebispo de Toronto, Frank (Francis) Leo. O próprio Pontífice deu hoje a notícia da janela do Palácio Apostólico: logo a seguir ao Angelus, leu a lista dos novos Cardeais a quem vai conceder a púrpura no dia 8 de Dezembro, solenidade da Imaculada Conceição. A lista inclui quatro italianos (monsenhor Baldassare Reina; o arcebispo de Turim, Roberto Repole; o padre Fabio Baggio; o núncio apostólico Angelo Acerbi) mais… um: Frank Leo, na verdade, que é italo-canadiano.
