The Canadian government has agreed to accept new helicopters to replace Canada’s 50-year-old fleet of Sea Kings even though they don’t meet a key requirement recommended for marine helicopters by Canada’s air safety investigator, according to a report from CBC… »
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
Province’s Ombudsman notes 37% increase in complaints from public
The Ombudsman of Canada’s second most populist province of Ontario says there’s been a record 37% increase in complaints to his office in his latest annual report released Monday (June 23). “This year has been an exceptional one… for both the… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Canada’s latest temporary foreign worker reform faces business, political criticism
Canada’s Employment Minister Jason Kenney and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander were both determined Friday (June 20) to sell the federal government’s new policies and reforms of the temporary foreign worker program. But first with journalists, and then by others, the… »
Criticism of Justice Minister’s comment: Women ‘simply aren’t applying’ for judgeships
Comments made by Canada’s Justice Minister Peter MacKay about the dearth of women and visible minorities in federally appointed courts that they just “aren’t applying” stunned lawyers at a meeting in Toronto June 13, and became the focus of questions… »
Canada’s post office issues two new stamps on Ottawa’s return to Canadian Football League
With less than a month to the return of the city of Ottawa to the Canadian Football League (CFL) Canada Post issued two new stamps on Thursday (June 19) honouring the team’s past and its future. Canadian-born quarterback and legendary… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Controversial oil pipeline project gets approval from Canadian government
A controversial oil pipeline project which would bring oil to Canada’s Pacific coast across the province of British Columbia received conditional approval from the Canadian government Tuesday (June 17) despite continuing protests and court challenges. The Northern Gateway Project of… »
International, Politics, Society
Six finalists announced for design of Canada’s memorial to victims of communism
The Canadian government has announced six teams have been chosen as finalists in “in a national design competition to create concepts for the national Memorial to the Victims of Communism – Canada, a Land of Refuge.” Heritage Minister Shelley Glover and… »
Montreal racial profiling victim has still not received $33K compensation
In 2010, Farid Charles was waiting for a friend outside of a take-out restaurant when two Montreal city police officers removed him from the car and arrested him, and charged him with loitering. Four years later (in May) the Human Rights… »
Thousands of public school teachers start strike in province of British Columbia
There are no face-to-face bargaining sessions scheduled anytime soon between leaders of the teachers’ union in the province of British Columbia and government negotiators, after the province’s 41,000 public school teachers began their first day of a full-scale strike Tuesday… »
Hundreds protest municipal pension reforms in province of Quebec
Municipal workers in the city of Montreal and other municipalities in the province of Quebec walked out en masse at 2PM for 15 minutesTuesday (June 17) to protest against the Quebec government‘s proposed legislation aimed at reforming municipal pension plans… »
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