“We’ve been tread upon and ignored.” said Grand Chief Michael Delisle of the Mohawk Nation community of Kahnawake, near the city of Montreal, on Tuesday (April 15), as he reacted to the tabling last Thursday of a proposed new Canadian government bill,… »
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
Senators want nine changes to proposed Fair Elections Act
The Canadian government’s proposed Fair Elections Act should be amended according to a “Pre-Study” report released by the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on Tuesday (April 15). “Because it is important to protect the trust, participation, and reliability of… »
Canada’s PM Harper, FM Baird, on Ukraine and Russia’s ‘provocations’
After a meeting with several East European ambassadors in Ottawa, Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird once again condemned Russia for its most recent actions in Ukraine. Reports of pro-Russian separatists taking over buildings in… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
900 government ID numbers (SIN) stolen from Canada Revenue Agency data bank
After dealing with the “Heartbleed Bug” the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) responsible for collecting taxes announced, Monday (April 14), that the “Social Insurance Numbers (SIN) of approximately 900 taxpayers were removed from CRA systems by someone exploiting the Heartbleed vulnerability.”… »
International, Politics, Society
Tens of thousands at Vancouver’s annual Vaisakhi parade
Tens of thousands of people turned out Saturday (April 12) for the annual Vaisakhi parade in Canada’s Pacific coast city of Vancouver. Celebrating both the beginnings of Sikhism and harvest, the celebrations attracted Sikhs and non-Sikhs, including federal Liberal party… »
Politics Today – April 13, 2014
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda looks at the results and issues of the election in Canada’s predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec. He reports on the new Indigenous First Nations Education Act, the death of former Finance… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
More Canadian government websites shut down because of Heartbleed
All Canadian government departments using software vulnerable to the so-called Heartbleed Bug have been ordered to immediately disable public websites. The directive was issued late Thursday (April 10). A statement Thursday night from Tony Clement, Canada’s Treasury Board President, explained the… »
Economy, International, Politics
Canada supports private investment in public infrastructure at G-20 finance minsters meeting
Canada’s new finance minister Joe Oliver says Canada’s economic performance is among the best of the G7 countries and looks forward to further international reforms to balance budgets internationally, and supported private sector investment in infrastructure. He made the statements… »
Proposed First Nations Education Act faces support and criticism
Canada’s Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt says a proposed new government bill, the First Nations Control of First Nations Education Act, meets the five conditions outlined by the Assembly of First Nations and chiefs during a meeting in December, but not… »
Premier designate Philippe Couillard: ‘We are all Quebecers’
“The time of inflicting wounds is over…reconciliation begins,” said Philippe Couillard, the premier designate of Canada’s predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec when he met journalists the day after his party’s victory on election day, Monday (April 7). Couillard’s Liberals took… »
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