The Canadian government’s most recent assessment of the impact of its free trade agreement with Colombia on human rights in the Latin American country once again fails to give the real consequences of the agreement, according to Amnesty International Canada,… »
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
Festival TransAmériques – ‘a projection of our dreams and our hopes’
“This eighth Festival TransAmériques is lavish, varied and highly exuberant. It is a projection of our dreams and our hopes, our indignations and our rebellions,” says the festival’s co-founder and general and artistic director Marie-Hélène Falcon. “It is anchored in its… »
Household Toronto water tests show 13% over safe levels, sometimes 2,000 times over maximum
In household water tests in Canada’s largest city of Toronto 13% had unsafe lead levels, some as high as 2,000 the maximum of 10 parts per billion, according to a report by the Toronto Star newspaper Tuesday (May 20). The data… »
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Injured Montreal goaltender Carey Price out for Eastern Conference final
The Montreal Canadiens hockey team will be without goaltender Carey Price for at least the rest of the NHL Eastern Conference final, said coach Michel Therrien Monday morning (May 19). “Carey Price won’t be able to play, not only for… »
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NB Premier: Hard to evaluate poverty reduction progress after census changes
It’s hard to measure the progress of poverty reduction, said David Alward the premier of Canada’s Atlantic province of New Brunswick, as he announced the province’s second poverty reduction plan on Friday (May 16). “One of the challenges that we’re facing… »
Michèle Audette: Inquiry into missing/murdered Indigenous women needed, despite police study
For years Michèle Audette has been convinced of the need of a national inquiry into the missing and murdered Indigenous women of Canada. And despite a new federal report by the Canadian federal police, the RCMP on Friday, she’s still convinced… »
Politics Today – May 18, 2014
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda reports on the federal by-elections on June 30th in the provinces of Alberta and Ontario. He also has updates on the Ontario provincial election (June 12) in Canada’s most populous province,… »
Police study on missing, murdered Indigenous women lists ‘risk factors’
The number of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada is higher than “previous public estimates” according to a new report by Canada’s federal police force the RCMP which was released Friday (May 16). The “Missing and Murdered… »
Indigenous survivors of residential schools fear their stories could be made public
Some survivors of Canada’s Indian residential schools are furious that their personal stories of abuse might become public, despite having been guaranteed confidentiality during Truth and Reconciliation gatherings across Canada. About 150,000 Indigenous youth were taken from their families and… »
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Official Opposition Leader: We respected the rules
Testifying before a House of Commons committee on Thursday (May 15) Canada’s Official Opposition NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair insisted the party’s “satellite” offices set up outside of Ottawa were done transparently. “We respected the rules as they existed,” he said… »
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