Difficult case puts Liberals rather confusingly on the same side as Conservatives The concept is called “jus soli”, a Latin term which means that anyone born in a country automatically becomes a citizen of that country. Canada is one of… »
Marc Montgomery
With a passion for anything antique with an engine, and for Canadian and world history, Marc comes with a wealth of media experience. After DJ work at private radio in southern Ontario, and with experience in Canadian Forces radio and tv in Europe, the state broadcaster in Austria (Radio 3), and the CBC in Ottawa and Montreal, he was the host of the immensely popular CBC and RCI show, "The Link". He is now part of the new RCI online team producing stories from and about Canada from coast to coast.
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The LINK Online Sept 7-9, 2018
Your hosts, Terry, Carmel, Marie-Claude, Marc (Video of show at bottom) North American Free Trade Agreement: deadlines and “Chapter 19” It’s a high stakes game with literally billions of dollars at stake. The North American Free Trade Agreement was a… »
Canada’s military and legalised cannabis
With the coming legalisation of recreational use of cannabis, Canada’s military has been working to develop a policy to deal with the situation. A draught policy has just been released by the Department of National Defence with just over a… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Politics, Society
Criticism for Canadian tennis star
Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard has come under fire in the Canadian media this week from political sources in the Quebec election campaign. In the past French Quebec media have criticised her for using the anglicised pronunciation of her name… »
More on the Macdonald controversy in Canada
In recent years there has been much media attention to groups seeking to change the historic narrative of the founder of Canada, Sir John A Macdonald. Because of his involvement in creating the residential school system there have been calls… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology
The lost Franklin expedition in the Arctic: new research
When Sir John Franklin left Britain with two ships and 129 sailors in 1845, it was to be an epic adventure to discover the fabled Northwest Passage to the Orient. Possibly the most prepared exploration of the Canadian Arctic at… »
Bear loose in the centre of Canada’s capital
Rare bear visit It may be Canada’s national capital, a large urban city, but every once in awhile Canadians are reminded that the wilderness is not far away. This morning about 3 AM, reports came of a sighting of a… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Tracking your child’s mobile phone
Location tracking and social media. It’s late and your teenage child hasn’t come home. Do you find out by tracking the GPS location? Should you be monitoring your child’s activity on social media? An expert says this is fairly common,… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
Canada: no hike in interest rate- for now
After a lengthy and almost unprecedented level of low interest rates, Canada’s central bank had begun a slow hike in rates. This comes as the economy begins to recover and inflation has risen to about 3%. However, the Central bank… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Internet, Science & Technology
New collectible “coins” from Canada
The Royal Canadian Mint continues to create Canada’s money for general use, but also has become a world leader in new coin technology, and in collectible and investment coinage. After new tech in holographic coins, and coloured coins, their latest… »
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