On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda focused on Canada’s upper chamber, the Senate, and how and why it decided to stop the immediate passage of a union financial disclosure bill. He also talked about the G8 summit… »
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
Doctor in Canada helps treat Syrians via online consultations
A doctor in the western Canadian city of Edmonton is helping save lives in Syria, from thousands of kilometres away. “If they need my help, I’m available,” says Dr. Maher Saqqur, a critical care neurologist with Alberta Health Services. CBC… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Bell’s takeover of Astral furthers concentration of media in Canada, says OpenMedia
“Canada already has one of the most concentrated media markets in the industrialized world, and the most concentrated market in the G8,” says Lindsey Pinto of OpenMedia, a network of people and organisations promoting an open Internet. “This is seen… »
Environment & Animal Life, Politics, Society
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi – reassuring presence during city’s flooding
“A roar of applause greets Mayor Naheed Nenshi as he ambles up upon a riser above thousands of Calgarians gathered in a stadium parking lot to volunteer with flood relief efforts.” That’s the first sentence in a CBC news report… »
Beleaguered Senate blocks immediate passage of union disclosure bill
Canada’s upper chamber the Senate has won both praise and condemnation for blocking the immediate passage of a government supported bill on union disclosures, this despite a government majority in the Senate. In recent months the Senate has been the… »
Appeal court sides with Ottawa on long-gun registry, against province
The Court of Appeal in the province of Quebec has sided with the federal government’s argument that national long-gun registry information shouldn’t be handed over to the province to create its own database, in a ruling released Thursday (June 27).… »
Economy, International, Politics
G8 decisions, new Canadian rules, enough to deal with issue of tax havens?
Last week the G8 leaders dealt with the issue of tax havens at their summit in Northern Ireland. In their 10 point declaration, six dealt with the issue of tax evasion. Tuesday (June 25) the Canadian government publicized a relatively… »
Retail, health and social assistance, top two sectors in Canadian labour force
Retail and health and social assistance workers account for 22.9% of the Canadian workforce, according to the latest data from the government agency, Statistics Canada, released Wednesday, June 26. The retail trade sector had the largest employment share with 11.5%… »
‘Farmers Feed Cities’ – a campaign to support Ontario farmers
The Farmers Feed Cities campaign was started by grain and oilseed farmers in Canada’s most populous province of Ontario to lobby the government, and it now continues as a consumer awareness campaign with inquiries from around the world. Representing all… »
Montreal has another new interim mayor: Laurent Blanchard
Montreal city council has elected a new interim mayor, Laurent Blanchard. His election follows the short interim mayorship of Michael Applebaum was was elected to replace Gerard Tremblay who resigned last November. The new mayor of Canada’s second largest city… »
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