Presenting the show this week, Lynn, Carmel, and Marc
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the profession of journalism has taken quite a knocking about this year.
First the public broadcaster CBC was obliged to fire a prominent radio host, Jian Ghomeshi over and alleged sex scandal, Then came more trouble at the CBC over conflict of interest of the top news anchor, and two other high profile hosts over conflict of interest.
Then came the Francois Bugingo affair in Quebec where a freelance reporter was shunned and has left journalism after it was discovered he had made up some aspects of stories,
And now the CBC once again has fired a top political affairs host also over alleged conflict of interest.
Lynn spoke to Susan Harada, a former reporter herself, about the Evan Soloman affair Ms Harada is Head of the journalism programme at Carleton University in Ottawa.
To most of us it seems unbelievable, but there are people who feel they shouldn’t have both arms, or both legs. They say.it just doesn’t feel right to have a complete and fully functioning body.
They say it’s similar to those who feel they were born into the wrong sex. Some compensate by dressing in clothes of the other gender, and some go much further and gothrough sex change operations to become trans-gendered. The recent high-profile case of former American star athlete Bruce Jenner is an example, having now become female.
For those who have this feeling that their fully working body is not right, they may act out by using a wheelchair to simulate not having fully functioning legs for example. For those who go through the process of actually amputating a leg or hand or arm, they are called “trans-abled”.
Marc spoke with Clive Baldwin (PhD) a professor of Social Work at St Thomas University, in Fredericton, New Brunswick. He is also the Canada Research Chair in Narrative Studies, and Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Narrative.
It’s a relatively new cooking product made from an ancient grain.
It’s called Camelina oil, and it’s made from a seed related to the mustard seed, but with excellent cooking qualities.
On the market for only the past five years and is available in only about 1000 shops across Canada, but also is becoming a big seller in China which appreciates that the product can be traced back to a particular farm.
Camelina oil is providing new opportunites for a brand called Three Farmers..which is actually three farmers and two of their daughters.
Carmel spoke with Elysia Vendenhurk, a professional chef who has returned to the farm
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