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Quebec’s premier appears to want a federal election to take place sooner rather than later. In a brief statement to reporters at the National Assembly on Thursday, Legault expressed his disagreement with the Bloc Québécois’s decision to support Justin Trudeau’s Liberal minority government in a non-confidence motion that is expected next week. For months, Legault said, he’s…
The documentary Russians at War will play at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Lightbox on Tuesday, after the festival suspended showings earlier this week due to security concerns. The first-person documentary by Russian Canadian filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova spurred protests from Ukrainian officials and community groups who say the film amounts to propaganda. In a…
Ukrainian officials are calling on the Toronto International Film Festival to pull a documentary about Russian soldiers from its schedule. In a letter to TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey, Ukrainian Consul General Oleh Nikolenko said the film Russians at War attempts to absolve the soldiers in question of responsibility in the invasion of Ukraine. “It is irresponsible…
The Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice arrived with about as much subtlety as its scheduling at the Toronto International Film Festival. Just as the Ali Abassi-directed film was plopped into the festival’s opening night schedule on Thursday as a last-minute surprise, the film barrels into its thesis without much warning or preamble. Documenting the former U.S. president’s beginnings…
