On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda returns to the issue of electoral reform. The government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced a proposed Fair Elections Act that is meeting with criticism from electoral experts and opposition… »
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
Government’s omnibus budget bill includes wide range of non-budget changes
The Canadian government tabled its omnibus budget bill Friday (March 28) a massive 375 page document that not only outlines how the government will implement its February budget, but also affects a wide range of non-budget legislation. The government says… »
Truck container drivers reach agreement, end port of Vancouver strike
A strike by truck container drivers ended Wednesday (March 26) after high level negotiations worked out an agreement for non-union and unionized truckers to return to work. Container shipping at the port’s four terminals had been cut by about 90… »
Amend it or pull it, says elections expert about proposed Fair Elections Act
Yet another elections expert is disagreeing with the Canadian government’s intention to eliminate vouching during federal elections. (Vouching is done by a duly identified voter of someone who does not have sufficient identification to cast a vote.) Harry Neufeld, a… »
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada holding last event in city of Edmonton
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) is holding its last event in their pan-Canadian events to deal with the legacy of the abuses of Aboriginal children in so-called “residential schools” in the western city of Edmonton from March… »
Government reducing its health benefit payments for public service retirees
The Canadian government announced Wednesday (March 26) it had negotiated a cut to the money it paid into the health care benefits for retired public sector employees from 75 to 50 per cent, a 100 per cent increase for the… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
IMF: Canada top G7 with ‘dead money’ held by non-financial corporations
Money held by Canada’s non-financial corporations has doubled between the mid-1990s and 2012, and the increase in Canada has been the fastest of all the G7 countries, according to a February report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Canadian media… »
MPs focus on issue of vouching for voters, Fair Elections Act
Canadian Members of Parliament questioned one former federal and two provincial chief electoral officers at a House of Commons standing committee looking into the federal government’s proposed Fair Elections Act (Bill C-23) on Tuesday (March 25). The contrast between the… »
PBO: No labour skills shortage as government claims, real wages stagnant
There is no skills or labour shortage in Canada’s labour market as the Canadian government has suggested, and wages have stagnated since the recession, according to a new report to Parliament Tuesday (March 25) from the Office of the Parliamentary… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
FIFA – 32nd International Festival of Films on Art
The 32nd edition of the International Festival of Films on Art, known as FIFA (Festival International du Film sur l’Art), this year showcases 270 films from 34 countries. The festival presents films focusing on visual arts, dance, and other arts, as… »
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