“It’s not just a question of being a big union,” says Jerry Dias, “It’s big ideas…It’s about engaging people. It’s about engaging our members…but it’s also about outreach to the community.” On Saturday (August 31) Dias was elected president of… »
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
Politics Today – September 1, 2013
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda focuses on the reaction of Canadian politicians to the calls for military action in Syria. He also focused on a number of briefs submitted to the Supreme Court of Canada by… »
PM Harper: Need for action on Syria, but no Canadian military mission planned
As western nations continue to discuss how to react to the situation in Syria, Canada’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister called for action, but underlined that Canada was not in a position to act militarily. RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda has a… »
Commission on 2012 student protests faces some scepticism
A provincial commission to look into the student protests in the Canadian province of Quebec last year faced sceptical questioning as it updated journalists Friday (August 30) on the progress of its inquiry. Serge Menard, a lawyer and former Quebec… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Politics
New fees for international musicians bad news for smaller clubs, live venues
Canada’s independent music scene, particularly smaller clubs and live venues, are facing potentially devastating fees for bringing international musicians to their venues. Changes to federal regulations surrounding foreign workers entering Canada came into effect in July, but the news made… »
Strike notice at Vancouver airport ahead of holiday weekend
Strike averted, see August 30 update below Hundreds of workers at Canada’s second busiest airport in Vancouver could be on strike this holiday weekend, and as early as Friday. Local 20221 of the Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE) informed… »
CLC, Canada’s largest union federation, endorses Labatt beer boycott
It may be a hot summer, and it may be popular, but Canada’s largest union federation the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) wants Canadians to boycott certain brands of beer because of a labour conflict in the Atlantic province of Newfoundland… »
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Baird: Syria must face consequences
On Wednesday (August 28), after meeting with the head of the opposition Syrian National Council (SNC), Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said the world must respond to the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime or risk the weapons… »
Project teaming police and psychiatrists made permanent
A pilot project that teamed up an officer with a psychiatrist, who can assess the mental health of people in their own home when responding to 911 calls, has been made permanent. Ottawa Hospital psychiatrist Dr. Peter Boyle and two medical… »
Small group of Indigenous people fighting Canada-China trade agreement
A small group of Indigenous First Nation people on Canada’s Pacific coast will continue to fight for consultation rights in a major Canada-China trade agreement, despite a ruling on Monday (August 26) by the Federal Court of Canada. The Hupacasath… »
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