Your hosts this week, Lynn, Levon, and Marc
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Who hasn’t heard the saying ” the rich get richer, the poor get poorer”?
A new study seems to indicate that certainly is the case.
In fact the report from Oxfam noted that a mere sixty-two people in the world own as much wealth as half of the entire population of the world combined.
Oxfam says they manage this in part by keeping vast sums through tax-avoidance schemes. That money could be used to help lift the poor out of their impoverished situations.
Lynn spoke with Julie Delahanty, executive-director of Oxfam Canada.
Canada’s Governor-General has set a goal of improving innovation in this country.
To do this His Excellency, David Johnston has created a new award called appropriately, “The Governor-General’s Innovation Awards”.
The purpose is to foster a culture of celebrating and encouraging innovation here.
In an exclusive interview, Levon spoke with the Governor-General.
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Eillis Quinn is the journalist and editor for RCI’s website, “Eye On the Arctic”.
She is currently on her way to Norway where she will be covering the tenth annual Arctic Frontiers conference.
The international gathering brings together businesspeople, politicians, environmental groups and NGOs and indigenous representatives to talk about issues facing the Arctic.
More specifically, how to strike a balance between commercial development, an environmental preservation.
Marc spoke with Eillis just before she left.
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