In what many call an unprecedented move, Noel Kinsella, the Speaker of Canada’s upper chamber the Senate, called a press conference in the Senate chamber, and after a short speech, opened the floor to questions from assembled journalists. Even seasoned… »
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
Arts & Entertainment, Politics
Canada’s PM Stephen Harper: 14 unofficial portraits
For three days in Ottawa, Canadians had a chance to see several different views of their Prime Minister Stephen Harper as the Arts Court Studio presented 14 unofficial portraits of the PM. In an article titled “Artists try to fill in… »
Politics Today – December 1, 2013
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda reports on the four federal by-elections this past Monday. He also deals with the Fall 2013 Report of Auditor General Michael Ferguson, the new policy direction of Canada’s Foreign Affairs policy,… »
Canadian government, military under attack after third soldier’s suicide this week
The suicides of three Canadian veterans of the war in Afghanistan, in separate incidents this week, has raised more questions about how much support Canada’s soldiers are getting from the military. Both the government and the military are promising to… »
Canadian woman denied access to U.S. because of hospitalization
Canadian Ellen Richardson says she was denied access to the United States by U.S. Customs at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport because of a 2012 hospitalization for depression, according to a Toronto Star newspaper report. Richardson was on her way to… »
International, Politics, Society
Canadian government refuses to confirm U.S. surveillance of G20 summit in Canada
The day after a news report about U.S. surveillance in Canada of a G20 summit in 2010, a Canadian government minister and the head of Canada’s intelligence gathering agency CSEC refused to answer whether the surveillance had actually occurred. John… »
Shipyard workers walk off job over management ‘bullying’, suicide of co-worker
Complaining of bullying by management, between 200 and 300 workers at Halifax Shipyard Limited walked off the job Thursday morning (November 28) in Canada’s Atlantic port city of Halifax. Upset by the death of a co-worker, protesters said the worker had about… »
International, Politics, Society
Snowden documents show Canada allowed U.S. surveillance of G20 summit
Canada allowed widespread surveillance by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) during the 2010 G8 and G20 summits in Canada, according to Canada’s national television public broadcaster CBC TV. CBC reporter Greg Weston broke the story Wednesday night (November 27) using top… »
Economy, International, Politics
Canada announces diplomatic ‘assets’ to be used to support commercial success
“This new focus represents a sea change in the way Canada’s diplomatic assets are deployed around the world,” Canada’s International Trade Minister Ed Fast told a mostly business audience on Wednesday morning (November 27). Speaking at the Economic Club in… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous
Media Co-Op reporter Miles Howe arrested three times at anti-fracking protests
Halifax Media Co-op journalist Miles Howe was released by police Wednesday (November 27) after his third arrest at a Indigenous First Nation anti-fracking protest in the Atlantic coast province of New Brunswick. The Elsipogtog First Nation has been protesting SWN Resouces… »
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