TORONTO – According to the parliamentary committee on national security, an unknown number of federal politicians are knowingly working with hostile countries to interfere in Canadian democracy: the revelation came from the latest report from the National Security and Intelligence Committee’s (NSICOP) on foreign interference in Canadian democratic institutions by countries such as China, India and Iran. →
TORONTO – The annual ICFF, recently rebranded as the ICFF Lavazza IncluCity Festival, has just announced its line-up for this year’s Festival, which will run from June 27 to July 21 2024. Filmgoers can now go online to view and book screenings for the Italian and Multicultural films.
ROME – The President of the Republic speaking of independence and freedom, the “Frecce Tricolori” flying across the sky of Rome while the highest authorities of the State lay a laurel wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Firefighters “spreading” the Tricolor from Colosseum and then the songwriter Claudio Baglioni singing the Italian Hymn accompanied by the Band of the Armed Forces: today, 2nd June, the Italian Republic celebrated its 78th birthday in a very… Italian way. →
“The Man without Gravity” suspends Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation for 105 minutes, opting for a fabled reality, one in which a force does not attract the body towards the centre of the Earth. Marco Bonfanti’s film is not about Physics or the Laws that bind us to the physical reality of the natural world, but a contemplation of how these very Laws affect our state of mind.
TORONTO – How things change: until a few years ago, everyone wanted to come to Canada, from every corner of the world. Today, many children and grandchildren of that “Canadian dream” flee. Tens of thousands of Canadians are emigrating to the United States: the number of people packing their bags and moving south has reached a level not seen in the past decade, according to the latest data from the American Community Survey (ACS) compiled by CBC who in an extensive report also gave voice to some of the Canadians disappointed by their country. →
