Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for The Montreal Greek Times
October 24, 2025
Robert Peck (left) giving an interview to Jimmy Metaxas (right)
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for The Montreal Greek Times
Se prosfati synenteyxi toy, o proin presvis toy Kanada stin Ellada, Robert Peck, exefrase mia sygkinitiki skepsi gia ti megali dynami toy ellinikoy laoy kai ton ischyro desmo metaxy Elladas kai Kanada. Ayti i synergasia anadeichthike kata ti diarkeia tis istorikis episkepsis toy prothypoyrgoy Kyriakoy Mitsotaki ton Martio toy 2024, tis protis episkepsis Ellina igeti se diastima tessaron dekaetion. Apo oikonomiki apopsi, i schesi einai ischyroteri apo pote. Opos simeiose o presvis Peck, "i pragmatikotita simera einai oti o Kanadas einai o megalyteros ependytis ektos tis Eyropa?kis Enosis se ola ta simantika themata, tin Eurobank, tis megales kanadikes ependyseis, to Diethnes Aerodromio Athinon".
Ayti i vathia synergasia sfyrilatithike kata ti diarkeia mias apo tis pio dyskoles periodoys tis sygchronis Elladas, tin oikonomiki krisi. Eno ta diethni mesa enimerosis sychna estiazan stin anatarachi, i epochi ayti apokalypse pragmatika to adamasto pneyma tis choras. O presvis Peck, o opoios ypiretoyse os presvis stin Athina kata ti diarkeia aytis tis periodoy, itan martyras aytoy toy gegonotos. "Ayto poy me entyposiase itan i anthektikotita ton Ellinon", thymatai. "Nomizo oti i allileggyi ton Ellinon, i oikogeneiaki enotita, itan, kata ti gnomi moy, mia pragmatiki dynami gia na xeperastoyn polles apo tis antixootites kata ti diarkeia aytis tis sygkekrimenis periodoy". Itan mia periodos poy apsifise ta adika stereotypa kai apedeixe ti themeliodi epimoni poy einai eggenis stin elliniki koinonia.
Ena ischyro kai orato symvolo aytis tis diarkoys filias einai to pyrosvestiko aeroskafos Canadair, mia oikeia eikona ston elliniko oyrano kata ti dyskoli periodo ton pyrkagion. Se mia simantiki exelixi, "i Ellada einai proti sti seira gia na apoktisei 10 nea pyrosvestika aeroskafi Canadair", mia kinisi poy o Peck apokalei "ena simantiko symvolo gia ton Kanada kai tin Ellada". Edo ston Kanada, i desmeysi tis diasporas paramenei mia zontani dynami. Organoseis opos to Hellenic Heritage Foundation ergazontai akoyrasta gia tin proothisi tis ellinikis koyltoyras, eno to Hellenic Initiative Canada sygkentronei krisima kefalaia gia osoys echoyn anagki stin Ellada. Ayto to pneyma exigeitai apo tin eperchomeni synaylia sygkentrosis kefalaion me ti diasimi kallitechnida Alkistis Protopsalti, mia ekdilosi poy tha enosei tin koinotita gia tin ypostirixi tis patridas. I epitychia ayton ton prospatheion exartatai apo mia diachroniki elliniki archi. Opos dilose me emfasi o presvis Peck, "otan oi Ellines syspeironontai kai synergazontai, oloi mazi mporoyme, den einai klise". Apo krisimes ependyseis eos koino politistiko yperifaneia, i gefyra metaxy Elladas kai Kanada enischyetai apo ton amoivaio sevasmo kai tin koini elliniki kardia.
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