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Controversial comments cost Ukrainian pianist gig with Toronto symphony
TORONTO – The Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s decision to cancel performances by a Ukrainian-born pianist over what it calls her “deeply offensive language” is part of a troubling phenomenon that could lead artists to self-censor, civil rights advocates said Tuesday.Valentina Lisitsa, an ethnic Russian born in Ukraine who now...
Canada giving Ukraine satellite data despite its own ‘critical shortage’
The Conservative government says providing Ukraine with satellite imagery won’t have any adverse effects even though government documents show Canada is facing a critical shortage when it comes to acquiring such surveillance data for its own use. The government received a request from Ukraine last year for imagery from Canada’s...
Toronto Symphony cancels performances by Ukrainian-born pianist for anti-war views
Photo by elPadawan The following statement was released on Facebook on April 6 by the renowned Ukrainian-born classical pianist Valentina Lisitsa. It is in response to the decision of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra to cancel two performances by her with the symphony planned for April 8 and 9 of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto #2. The TSO said...
Quebec politician Gerard Deltell to seek nomination for federal Tories
QUEBEC – A longtime member of the Quebec legislature is jumping to the federal Conservatives as Prime Minister Stephen Harper pushes for further inroads in the province.Gerard Deltell of the Coalition for Quebec’s Future will seek the Tory nomination in the Quebec City riding of Louis-Saint-Laurent.Deltell, 50, has represented the...
Toronto symphony bans Ukrainian-born pianist over ‘provocative’ tweets denouncing Kyiv’s ‘neo-Nazis’
Valentina …read more Source: Vancouver...
Toronto symphony bans Ukrainian-born pianist over ‘provocative’ tweets denouncing Kyiv’s ‘neo-Nazis’
Courtesy of Barbora Krsek In a statement written by the pianist and posted on Facebook Monday, Valentina Lisitsa said she has been accused of “inciting hatred” on Twitter because of her comments on the conflict in Ukraine. Why Ukro-Nazis are so fond of torchlight marches? Mystery solved
World Prepares for Russian Aggression
In 2008, Russia gained control over South Ossetia and Abkhazia from neighboring Georgia, and then last month, on the anniversary of occupying Crimea, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a 25 year Treaty of Alliance and Integration, solidifying control over South Ossetia. …read more Source: Canada Free...
Comments cost Ukraine pianist gig with Toronto symphony
TORONTO – Ukrainian-born pianist Valentina Lisitsa will not perform with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra this week because of what the TSO calls “provocative comments.” In a statement purportedly written by the pianist and posted on Facebook Monday, Lisitsa wrote about the people of Ukraine “raising in fury against their corrupt rulers.” But she...
Five stories in the news today, April 7
Five stories in the news today, April 7, from The Canadian Press:LONG WAIT IS OVER, TRIAL OF MIKE DUFFY STARTS TODAYThe Senate expense scandal lands squarely back under the spotlight today as the long-awaited trial of suspended Conservative senator Mike Duffy gets underway in an Ottawa courtroom. The trial, currently scheduled to last more than...
Controversial comments cost Ukraine pianist gig with Toronto symphony
TORONTO – Ukrainian-born pianist Valentina Lisitsa will not perform with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra this week because of what the TSO calls “provocative comments.”In a statement purportedly written by the pianist and posted on Facebook Monday, Lisitsa wrote about the people of Ukraine “raising in fury against their...
