Timing is everything – a truism in Canadian politics
3 days ago · TORONTO - It is also a saying that allows all prognosticators and political analysts to excuse away the mismatch between their explanations and the outcomes. In normal circumstances, “a plan” of commonly accepted goals and specific objectives is assessed against their timely achievements. Somewhere between the …
Corriere Canadese | Massimo Volpe | Emily: from Paris to Rome
9 hours ago · Emily: from Paris to Rome. Massimo Volpe October 18, 2024. TORONTO – Historically, relations between France and Italy haven’t always been hunky dory – to put it mildly – and whether it began with Caesar’s beheading of their Gallic Hero Vercingetorix in 49 BC, or with Napoleon’s French Campaign to loot and transport all of Italy’s ...
Canada, a place of refuge not a staging site for proxy wars
9 hours ago · Canada, a place of refuge not a staging site for proxy wars. TORONTO – The Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions featuring the PM, Justin Trudeau, on Wednesday, must classify as a most egregious example of diversionary tactics by any government in modern times, or an admission of ...
Corriere Canadese | Massimo Volpe | ‘Vermiglio’ Begins its Oscar …
2 days ago · The film is set in 1944, Vermiglio, a remote mountain village. The plot: The arrival of a deserter into the family of a local teacher changes everyone’s lives when he falls in love with the teacher’s eldest daughter. The film takes its title from the name of a mountain village in the Italian Alps, which was home to Delpero’s family for ...
Great expectations and greater resilience | Corriere Canadese
May 27, 2024 · Great expectations and greater resilience. Joe Volpe October 1, 2024. TORONTO – Had I been a Canadian political figure in the 1950s, I would have bought the rights to the song Casetta in Canada, Sanremo Festival, 1957 and invested in its distribution among nations and peoples desirous of a better life elsewhere (here to be specific).
“Everything Calls for Salvation”, a true story
Massimo Volpe October 7, 2024. TORONTO – With season two of “Everything Calls for Salvation” now on Netflix, new viewers might be inclined to explore Writer Daniele Mencarelli’s brilliant work. The series is semi-autobiographical, and based off of Mencarelli’s book of the same name – which is part of a trilogy of novels.
Political turbulence for the inattentive. What now? - Corriere
May 6, 2024 · TORONTO - A former friend engaged in journalism and politics at senior levels once opined that “politics is not a serious business”. Another, in an effort to excuse the “apparent failings” of the ones in power, offered that “the blame rests with the advisors”. Both are defensive postures aimed at deflecting transparency, responsibility and accountability.
Canada’s Covid-19 Vaccination pace | Corriere Canadese
Jun 3, 2021 · TORONTO - Canadians have been quick to criticize the nation’s pace of Covid-19 vaccinations. Since the first vaccine was administered one month ago, the pace has gathered momentum. So much so that Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the Province will be out of vaccines by the end of this week. After a slow start in
Unwarranted, inexcusable affront to Canadian-Italians - Corriere
TORONTO - I should have added the word deliberate in the headline. Only the uncouth, unschooled would allow the harassment of a guest. Or, worse, prevent the host Prime Minister from showing Canadian hospitality to an esteemed foreign dignitary, Giorgia Meloni, current Chair of the G-7 group. She has the same ethnic background as 1.5
We owe everything to our parents | Corriere Canadese
Nov 24, 2023 · We publish the Italian translation of the article by Flavio Volpe which appeared first on January 3rd in the Toronto Star. TORONTO - There is no honour as humbling as being recognized by your country. When the voice from the Governor General’s office said, “I’m calling to inform you that you’ve been named to the