Episode date14 January 2012

Masala Canada - Saturday, January 14th 2012

Conversations with Noa Mendelsohn Aviv and Nayan Sthankiya

MASALA CANADA with WOJTEK GWIAZDA

On this edition of MASALA CANADA we’ll talk about a Canadian government fugitive list put out by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). The list includes some of the people the agency wants to deport from Canada for allegedly being war criminals, or for a number of other alleged offences. We discuss the civil liberty issues that this list raises with Noa Mendelsohn Aviv, the Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA).

Then I have a fascinating and wide ranging conversation with freelance photojournalist Nayan Sthankiya. For the past 11 years he’s been travelling the world, documenting natural disasters, wars, and the beauty of the world for such publications as the New York Times, The Guardian, Canada’s Maclean’s Magazine and Canadian Geographic. We’ll talk about how he approaches photography – whether it’s photographing Canadian writer Yann Martel, or taking photos after an earthquake in Pakistan. We'll also discuss the state of photojournalism, and the advantages and disadvantages of being based in our western Canadian city of Saskatoon, as opposed to key big cities like Toronto, Montreal, or Vancouver.

 

WEB LINKS:

Canada Border Services Agency – www.cbsa.gc.ca

Canadian Civil Liberties Association – www.ccla.org

Raghav music and info – www.raghav.com

Harry Manx music and info – www.harrymanx.com

Nayan Sthankiya photos and info – www.nayansthankiya.com