The Canadian government was questioned Monday (December 8) in the House of Commons Question Period about its military intentions in Syria, and about it not meeting its commitments to bring in Syrian refugees. RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda has a report. twitter.com/wojtekgwiazda
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
Environment & Animal Life, Politics
Could government MP’s private member’s bill be used against pipeline protestors?
A Canadian government Member of Parliament’s bill to make it an offence to interfere with “critical infrastructures” could be used to punish environmental protesters, according to lawyers contacted by journalist Justin Ling. In an article published Friday (December 5) in… »
Province’s premier questions whether new federal law really protects sex workers
The premier of Canada’s most populous province of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne, has voiced her concern about whether new federal legislation will make sex workers in Canada safer. In a statement released Sunday (December 7) Premier Wynne said: “I am not… »
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Politics Today – December 7, 2014
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda reports on opposition calls for the Minister of Veterans Affairs Julian Fantino to resign, and his response. He also reports on a court challenge in the province of Ontario, and the… »
Arts & Entertainment, Politics
CBC’s comedy-news TV program ’22 Minutes’ celebrates 22nd season
Before Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and John Oliver, Canada’s national public broadcaster was featuring the comedy-news program “This Hour Has 22 Minutes”. On Tuesday (December 9) the cast will be celebrating the show’s 22nd season with a special hour-long retrospective… »
Radio-Canada’s giant costume department closes, union holds funeral procession
The giant costume department of Canada’s French-language public broadcaster, Radio-Canada, officially closed on Friday (December 5). Reportedly the biggest in North America with some 90,000 costumes, it includes some worn by iconic figures through decades of television productions. According to… »
Disabled Canadian war vet faces ‘biggest battle’ of his life, against his own government
Lying in a hospital bed, and just starting to comprehend losing both his legs in a Taliban ambush, Canadian Major Mark Campbell found out the federal government had stripped his lifetime military pension, according to journalist Tamsyn Burgmann in an… »
Canada’s Ethics Commissioner decides not to investigate matter she won’t describe
Canada’s Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson concluded she had no evidence on a matter brought to her attention to justify an investigation, but gave few details about what the matter actually was about. In a statement released Thursday (December 4) the… »
Canada’s federal police pilots made false entries, flying planes overweight
Pilots of Canada’s federal police force, the RCMP. flew planes loaded with too many passengers and too much baggage, and fudged the records, the public-sector watchdog says in a report released Tuesday (December 2). Public Sector Integrity Commissioner Mario Dion… »
Court blocks attempt by homeless to improve federal and provincial policies on homelessness
A provincial court of appeal in Canada has dismissed an appeal by a group of homeless people to use Canadian human rights laws against the federal government and Canada’s most populous province of Ontario. In a decision released Monday (December… »
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