“Resistance… is exceptionally important at this particular moment in time…[of] mass protests, financial downfall, chronic recession ,” says Vicky Chainey Gagnon, the curator of the 2014 edition of the Quebec City biennial, Manif d’art 7. The month-long exhibition of contemporary… »
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
Economy, International, Politics, Society
Canadian comic book celebrates May 1st, International Workers’ Day
For most Canadians May 1st, is just another day in the year. And unlike people in numerous other countries, few celebrate International Workers’ Day. For most in Canada and the United States, North America’s alternative Labour Day, the first Monday… »
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Canadian short story writer Alistair MacLeod, dead at 77
Best known for his short stories of Cape Breton Island on Canada’s Atlantic coast, Alistair MacLeod died at the age of 77, on Sunday (April 20). He had been in hospital ever since having a stroke in January. Born in… »
Canadian government stops survey questions on its own economic policies
Canada’s Ministry of Finance has ordered its pollsters “to stop asking Canadians potentially embarrassing questions about its Economic Action Plan advertising”, according to a report by Canadian Press journalist Dean Beeby. The advertising promoting the Economic Action Plan is described… »
Politics Today – April 20, 2014
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda reviews statements by Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird about the situation in Ukraine. He talks about the shutdown of government websites because of a security… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Politics, Society
‘Screening Truth to Power – A Reader on Documentary Activism’
For 10 years Cinema Politica, a Montreal-based media arts, non-profit network, has been getting people together to watch documentaries and hold discussions in what they call documentary activism, and have been very successful. It started off in a classroom at… »
Hundreds protest for province to fund private abortion clinics, repeal law
Hundreds of people protested outside the legislature of the Canadian province of New Brunswick on Thursday (April 17) calling on the government to fund private clinics and to repeal Regulation 84-20. The law limits provincial funding of abortions only to hospitals after… »
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Clément Chartier on why court decision on Canada’s Métis so important
Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a landmark decision made last year that the country’s Métis people must be considered “Indian” under the Constitution Act. The decision, made public Thursday (April 17), also overturned the decision on non-status Indians. Canada’s Métis… »
Arts & Entertainment, International
Cannes film fest first: Three Canadians in competition, David Cronenberg, Atom Egoyan, Xavier Dolan
For the first time in Cannes Film Festival history three Canadians: David Cronenberg, Atom Egoyan and Xavier Dolan, will be in competition for the Palme d’Or. “This year’s Cannes festival is truly a monumental occasion for Canadian filmmakers,” said Carolle Brabant, the… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Politics, Society
Protesters want moratorium on cuts at national public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada
A noisy demonstration Wednesday (April 15) by employees, unionists, and some politicians in front of the French headquarters of CBC/Radio-Canada called for a moratorium on cuts at the national radio and television public broadcaster. The $130 million dollars and 657 job… »
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