Civil rights lawyer “it’s an anti-diversity decision” A private evangelical university wanted to open a law school. Trinity Western University (TWU) in British Columbia however has a covenant on behaviour which includes such things as no cheating, no alcohol on campus,… »
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.
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics, Society
Politics: Looming environmental tax trouble for Trudeau
An election concern in 2019 As part of his environmental platform Canada’s Prime Minister said he would impose a federal carbon tax on any province that didn’t institute their own tax. Alberta already has a carbon scheme of about $30… »
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Dream job for a kid
Toy tester sought Toys are big business, so it’s important for manufacturers and retailers to find toys that are likely to please. One way of course is to give them to kids to play with and get their opinion. Giant… »
Gang members and deportation from Canada
A man living in Canada’s largest and most diverse city, Toronto, will likely be soon be on his way back to El Salvador, a place where he hasn’t lived in 20 years. Rene Pacheco has status as a permanent resident… »
Canada’s founding father takes another hit
Sir John A Macdonald’s name is dropped by the Canadian Historical Association (public comments open at bottom of page- will appear after moderating) The Canadian Historical Association has long awarded prizes for published works of an historical nature One of… »
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Deliberate oil spill for science
Controlled oil spill to study effects on freshwater lake ecosystems We have always recognised that oil spills cause environmental damage, but a group of scientists in northern Ontario are deliberately creating oil spills to study the effects on freshwater environments.… »
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The LINK Online June 15-16-17
Your hosts today, Terry, Carmel, Marie-Claude, Marc, and guest Sophie-Claude Miller from our Indigenous website (show video at bottom) Anniversary of official policy for “residential schools” Sophie-Claude Miller of RCI’s French language Indigenous site talks about this tenth anniversary of… »
Supreme Court rules against Christian university law school
Religious freedom vs civil rights Trinity Western University (TWU) is an independent evangelical Christian university in British Columbia. As a requirement for students, they must agree not to engage in sexual activity outside of heterosexual marriage. The “Community Covenant” is… »
Arts & Entertainment, International
Sabotaged music career – $375,000 judgement
When love goes wrong, and ends up in court Calling it a “despicable interference” in his career an Ontario court has ruled that a woman must pay her ex-boyfriend the huge sum for having “impersonated the plaintiff, Eric Abramovitz, thereby… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology
Weaponised A.I.: Google says no, but is that enough?
One of the world’s leading tech developers, Google, says it will no longer develop artificial intelligence programmes for the military once the current contract expires. This comes on the heels of internal resignations over military work along with a protest… »
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