Canada’s most populous province of Ontario and the Canadian government jointly announced Monday (January 12) funding investments for the auto manufacturing firm Linamar, in the Ontario city of Guelph. “We are thrilled with the support shown by both the Ontario… »
Wojtek Gwiazda
Wojtek Gwiazda is a veteran award-winning broadcast and print journalist. As one of RCI’s senior host-producers he focused mainly on news and current affairs programming. He has hosted a variety of programmes, including MASALA CANADA, the Indo-Canadian Report, Canada in the World, North Country, and The Music Shop (a Canadian rock music show). Before joining RCI, he worked extensively for Canada’s national public broadcaster CBC radio, as well as for publications such as The Montreal Gazette, Cinema Canada Magazine, and Canadian Business Magazine. He produced a program on the history of Quebec song for Canada’s national French radio service Radio-Canada, and was an on-air music columnist at the service. He retired from RCI in July, 2015 and can be reached at wojtekgwiazdamtl@gmail.com or on Twitter at @WojtekGwiazda
Canadian government hired hundreds as unpaid interns, almost none got jobs
Despite hiring almost 1,000 unpaid interns, the Canadian government only hired a few for paying jobs after the internship. A Canadian Press news agency story reports that in House of Commons written responses to Canada’s Official Opposition NDP party, the… »
Latest statistics show 6.6% of Canadians unemployed
In its latest labour force survey the Canadian government’s statistics gathering agency Statistics Canada reports that in December the country’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.6%, with increases in full-time jobs being offset by drops in part-time employment. In December, employment… »
Canadians need to know impact of workplace on breast cancer rates, says researcher
Canadians need to know more about the impact of the workplace in causing breast cancer, according to Canadian occupational health researcher Jim Brophy. And Brophy, who is an adjunct professor at the University of Windsor. says Canada has among the… »
New veterans affairs minister announced, as embattled Julian Fantino shuffled out
After months of calls for this resignation by opposition parties and veterans affairs advocates, Canada’s Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino has been relieved of his portfolio, and made an associate minister of defence. Conservative government MP and former member of… »
Canada: Government agency blocked employees’ access to Blacklock’s news website
Ottawa’s only reporter-owned and operated news website, Blacklock’s Reporter, was blocked by a Canadian government agency stopping government employees from accessing the site, according to an article in Blacklock’s on Monday (January 5). The article says confidential memos of Shared Services… »
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Politics Today – December 21, 2014
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda reports on a year-end press conference by Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird that included discussion of Canada’s response to the protests in Hong Kong. He also reported on a meeting… »
International, Politics, Society
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird on Russia, ISIS and Hong Kong
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird held a year-end press conference in Ottawa’s National Press Theatre on Friday (December 19). In addition to announcing more economic sanctions and travel bans against Russia, the miniister also discussed a number of issues… »
Canadian government pays publicist $1.25M for free ‘news’ articles, videos for media
Public Works Canada, the ministry responsible for supplying services to federal departments and agencies, has awarded a $1.25 million contract to a publicist to distribute government-vetted “news” to publishers and radio and TV stations, according to an article published Friday (December 19)… »
International, Politics, Society
Candlelight vigil in Canadian city for children killed in Pakistan
Responding to a call for a candlelight vigil in front of the Consulate of Pakistan in the city of Vaughan (near Toronto) to “commemorate the innocent lives lost in the terrorist attack in Peshawar,” numerous people from different nationalities and religions gathered Thursday… »
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