Canadian writer Marcello Di Cintio began wondering about walls and their impact after a visit to Bethlehem and Jerusalem. And those questions led him to visit walls around the world, and writing the book “Walls – Travels Along the Barricades”… »
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, Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics
Politics Today – October 13, 2013
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda focuses on the decision by Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper to boycott the Commonwealth Summit in Sri Lanka. He also deals with the questions raised by alleged spying by Canada’s ultra… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Canadian resources minister welcomes U.S. business leaders’ support of Keystone
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver says the Canadian government welcomes the support from top business leaders who have written to U.S. President Barack Obama, urging him to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The pipeline would transport oil from the American state… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Politics, Society
Cinema Politica – Screening truth to power
It started 10 years ago in a small classroom at Montreal’s Concordia University and now Cinema Politica continues screening films to hundreds of spectators Monday nights, and in more than 100 chapters around the world. Founded by two students, Ezra… »
Montreal’s ‘Festival du nouveau cinéma’ expanding horizons
Started by two film fans, the Festival du nouveau cinéma (Festival of new cinema) is now in its 42nd year. This year’s edition features 273 films from 47 countries. The focus has always been to expand horizons, and show all… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Alice Munro: Hope this makes people see the short story as an important art
“It is so surprising, and so wonderful,” Alice Munro told the first reporter who called her after she had been woken with the news she had won the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday (October 10). And the surprise was… »
International, Politics, Society
Supreme Court hearing Ottawa man’s challenge of security certificates
An Ottawa man accused of terrorist ties for more than a decade was before the Supreme Court of Canada Thursday (October 10) to challenge the constitutionality of national security certificates. Almost 11 years after his arrest, Mohamed Harkat, a former gas station… »
New book on how Canada’s politicians choose us and we choose them
Political journalist Susan Delacourt says she hopes after people read her book, they’ll ask themselves the question: “Shouldn’t there be a difference between being a consumer and being a citizen?” In her just released book “Shopping for Votes – How… »
Liberals defeat social democratic NDP in Nova Scotia provincial election
The social democratic NDP government of the Atlantic province of Nova Scotia failed to be re-elected in yesterday’s (October 8) provincial election, and fell to third place behind the victorious Liberal party and the Conservatives. Four years ago the New… »
Economy, International, Politics
Brazil’s president furious over spying, Canada looking into matter
Allegations that Canada’s Communications Security Establishment of Canada (CSEC) spied on Brazil’s Mines and Energy Ministry continue to raise questions in both countries. On Sunday (October 6) a Brazilian television reported on the spying. The Globo TV network worked on… »
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