In a time whereby some sectors of the film industry have become breeding grounds for political activists, it’s encouraging to see a non-political, edgy, and slightly offensive comedy return to theatres. Netflix’s recent release of “The Price of Nonna’s Inheritance” is a welcomed break from the agenda-laden films audiences have recently become accustomed to.
OTTAWA – Persistence pays off. And the premier of Quebec, François Legault, after having asked for months 1 billion dollars to the federal government in compensation for having “welcomed over half a million temporary immigrants”, obtained $ 750 million. A nice figure to cover the expenditure that Quebec would have incurred for social services to support migrants from 2021 to 2023. →
TORONTO – If you’re in Rome this summer, or planning unique outings for your Italian vacation, consider the Annual Caracalla Opera Festival, held in the Ancient Thermal Baths of Caracalla. The 2024 Festival has just kicked off and has 60 evenings scheduled until August 10th – to be held mostly in the Teatro Grande, a 4500 seat Arena built inside the Ancient Ruins. Some performances will also be staged at the Teatro del Portico situated near the Temple of Jupiter.
TORONTO – Four straight questions. And then a shot to freeze, in a single image, a life experience. Thus was born the exhibition “Italians on the move – Stories from Italy to Toronto”, which collects 17 photo portraits of Italians who live and work in the GTA. Seventeen + one, the author: Olmo Fattorini, Italian photographer originally from the province of Bergamo, currently in Toronto. →
OTTAWA – Does Canadians have the right to know who (names and surnames) are the federal politicians who have “knowingly” (and secretly) collaborated with countries that are not exactly “friends” of Canada such as China, India and Iran? The answer is “no”, according to the Liberals and the government of Justin Trudeau. But at least in this, the Prime Minister is not alone: not even the opposition is speaking out. Probably, the problem is transversal. →
