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Construction workers rallying on the streets of Toronto for better immigration policies. Sandro Miranda/TupiPhoto

Gravando! will present to you our new guest, Marcelo Paolinelli, who will help us to put some logs ‘in the fire’ in this show, politics. Enjoy this edition where we talk about the lack of emotions in the Canadian elections if compared to Brazilian or U.S. one’s, electoral promises to gain some votes from immigrants, and also the Brazilian political lack of representation in Toronto.

The Canadian elections (general elections), a very calm event, without nervous eruptions, with inexpressive candidates-some people miss Pierre Trudeau for that reason – will take place in October 14. The same can’t be said about the Brazilians elections (mayors and local councilman), the deafening speakers in vans and trucks reproducing political campaigns for the candidates they represent, the next-to-the-ballot advice, fliers dropped from airplanes, free gifts (brooms, t-shirts, pens, bottle openers, dentures, shoes…) but will win whose last mandate wasn’t as bad, or had less political scandals, because the fan it’s turned on, and if the ‘smell’ coming from the candidates stinks, maybe a little perfume can help, Paulo Maluf and Celso Pitta (Brazilian politicians from São Paulo) could tell you about it.

Don’t forget it, Wednesday on Gravando!

Construction workers rallying on the streets of Toronto for better immigration policies. Sandro Miranda/TupiPhoto

Gravando! will present to you our new guest, Marcelo Paolinelli, who will help us to put some logs ‘in the fire’ in this show, politics. Enjoy this edition where we talk about the lack of emotions in the Canadian elections if compared to Brazilian or U.S. one’s, electoral promises to gain some votes from immigrants, and also the Brazilian political lack of representation in Toronto.

The Canadian elections (general elections), a very calm event, without nervous eruptions, with inexpressive candidates-some people miss Pierre Trudeau for that reason – will take place in October 14. The same can’t be said about the Brazilians elections (mayors and local councilman), the deafening speakers in vans and trucks reproducing political campaigns for the candidates they represent, the next-to-the-ballot advice, fliers dropped from airplanes, free gifts (brooms, t-shirts, pens, bottle openers, dentures, shoes…) but will win whose last mandate wasn’t as bad, or had less political scandals, because the fan it’s turned on, and if the ‘smell’ coming from the candidates stinks, maybe a little perfume can help, Paulo Maluf and Celso Pitta (Brazilian politicians from São Paulo) could tell you about it.

Don’t forget it, Wednesday on Gravando![lang_pt]

Trabalhadores da construção civil fazem passeata por melhores regras de imigração. Sandro Miranda/TupiPhoto

Nesta edição do Gravando! apresentaremos a vocês nosso novo convidado, o jornalista Marcelo Paolinelli, que ajudará a colocar a lenha na fogueira do programa, política. Divirta-se com esta edição, que contém; a falta de emoção nas eleições canadenses (se comparadas às do Brasil e Estados Unidos), promessas eleitoreiras para angariar votos de imigrantes e a falta de representatividade política brasileira em Toronto.

As eleições no Canadá, um acontecimento  pacato, sem explosões nervosas, com candidatos inexpressivos – muitos tem saudade de Pierre Trudeau – acontecem em 14 de outubro. No Brasil a coisa é outra, o barulho é ensurdecedor partindo dos auto-falantes das antigas Kombi ou de caminhões, do boca-de-urna, de santinhos jogados dos aviões, dos brindes (vassouras, camisetas, canetas, abridor de garrafas, dentadura, sapatos…) mas ganha quem fez menos besteira durante o mandato anterior ou mesmo não se meteu em escândalos políticos, pois o ventilador estará ligado e se o ‘cheiro’ emanado do candidato é ruim, talvez um bom ‘perfume’ ajude, Paulo Maluf e Celso Pitta que o digam.

Não esqueça, quarta-feira no Gravando![/lang_pt]

Canadenses escolherão novo governo

Everybody in Canada is asking why there was a moment this week when was announced that the Green Party wouldn’t be allowed to show up at the ‘Prime Minister’ elections TV debate. More confusing was when suddenly NDP leader Jack Layton and Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced they wouldn’t participate in the debate if Elizabeth May, GP leader, was kept out of the ‘show’.

Is it a reason for all this soap opera to happen?

Elizabeth May is openly supporting the Liberals, and that would be the reason Layton and Harper – behind curtains – decided to stop their engines and did a ‘U’ turn by saying the opposite. It’s clear the Greens have something to say in this election (Kyoto, gas, climate change) and the population is aware of it. Maybe that was what the Green Party vehicle and Elizabeth May needed, a little free push from the 8 cylinder parties in Canada, the liberals were heavy-duty cars, and hybrids.

The elections will happen (October 14, 2008) only because Harper had called it just months after he passed the fixed-elections-date legislation, which he swore was the best way to stop governments from calling snap elections – which he just did.

Doesn’t it sound like a soap opera?

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Canadenses escolherão novo governo

Todos no Canadá estão se perguntando o motivo pelo qual, neste semana, o Green Party não participaria dos debates eleitorais para ‘Primeiro Ministro’ na tv. Mais confiso ainda foi quando repentinamente os líderes do New Democratic Party, Jack Layton, e do Progressive Conservative, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, anunciaram não comparecer ao debate caso a líder dos verdes, Elizabeth May, fosse mantida fora dos debates.

Existe uma razão para toda esta novela acontecer?.

Elizabeth May é abertamente inclinada aos liberais, e isso pode ser a razão pela qual Layton e Harper – por  das cortinas – decidiram parar seus motores e retornar na direção oposta. É claro que os ‘verdes’ terão algo pra dizer nestas eleições (Kyoto, petróleo, mudança climática) e a população está ciente disso.

Talvez fosse esse o combustível necessário para que o veículo do Green Party e Elizabeth May precisassem, um empurraõzinho gratuito do possantes partidos de ‘oito cilindros’ no Canadá,os liberais são veículos para todos os terrenos, e híbridos.

As eleições irão acontecer (14 de outubro, 2008) pois Harper as chamou meses depois de ter passado  a legislação para data fixa de eleição, que ele jurou ser a melhor forma de parar governos que tenham em mente clamar uma eleição de última hora – exatamente aquilo feito por ele.

Isto soa como uma boa novela? Não é verdade?[/lang_pt]

Canadenses escolherão novo governo

Everybody in Canada is asking why there was a moment this week when was announced that the Green Party wouldn’t be allowed to show up at the ‘Prime Minister’ elections TV debate. More confusing was when suddenly NDP leader Jack Layton and Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced they wouldn’t participate in the debate if Elizabeth May, GP leader, was kept out of the ‘show’.

Is it a reason for all this soap opera to happen?

Elizabeth May is openly supporting the Liberals, and that would be the reason Layton and Harper – behind curtains – decided to stop their engines and did a ‘U’ turn by saying the opposite. It’s clear the Greens have something to say in this election (Kyoto, gas, climate change) and the population is aware of it. Maybe that was what the Green Party vehicle and Elizabeth May needed, a little free push from the 8 cylinder parties in Canada, the liberals were heavy-duty cars, and hybrids.

The elections will happen (October 14, 2008) only because Harper had called it just months after he passed the fixed-elections-date legislation, which he swore was the best way to stop governments from calling snap elections – which he just did.

Doesn’t it sound like a soap opera?