TORONTO – The Public has moved on from debilitating “culture wars” and DEI. The USA is now decidedly under the control of those who have spurned “the progressive” side of politics. It has nothing to do with character and/or morality, just with who won after the counting was over.
OTTAWA – Stop the strikes in the major Canadian ports of Quebec and British Columbia: the federal Labor Minister, Steven MacKinnon, decided it today, imposing a “final and binding arbitration” on the parties. Port workers had been abstaining from work for several days, as unions and employers had failed to reach an agreement: workers at the port of Montreal had taken the picket lines on Sunday evening, joining their colleagues already on strike at the British Columbia. →
COP29, an announced flop with few leaders present. Greta Thunberg: “It’s a mere act of greenwashing”
BAKU – Rather than COP29, it should be called FLOP29. In fact, the annual United Nations summit on climate change, which began today in Baku, Azerbaijan, risks being a resounding failure. →
TORONTO – The biggest networking event in the film industry, the American Film Market (AFM), was hosted in Las Vegas last week. Every year in November approximately 7,000 attendees attend an eight-day event, which brings filmmakers together with acquisition and development teams from all corners of the globe. Producers and filmmakers alike showcase their projects to would-be financiers in hopes of getting green lit or licensed. In fact, the event boasts $1 billion in distribution and film financing each year – for projects at all stages of development.
TORONTO – Tomorrow, 11 November, would be Remembrance Day, the day we remember the people who fought and died to protect Canada in past wars. That would be, because there’s a… problem: a lot of Canadians don’t have the faintest idea what these wars are. In fact, there is a new survey by Ipsos – conducted on behalf of Historica Canada, an educational charity known above all for its “Heritage Minutes” educational initiative – which highlights… the ignorance of many Canadians regarding the history of their own country (and history in general). →
