In a wide-ranging interview with RCI, the Caucus Chair of the Official Opposition NDP, Peter Julian explained some of the factors that led his party to agree to an early adjournment of Canada’s House of Commons for the summer break. The spring… »
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
Politicians vaunt achievements as Canada’s House of Commons adjourns early
Friday was supposed to be the last day for MPs in Canada’s House of Commons before the summer break, but Tuesday night (June 18) an all-party deal adjourned the House until the autumn. The last few weeks have seen raucous… »
Maximum 10-year prison term for wearing mask in riot or unlawful assembly
A Canadian bill that would ban the wearing of masks during a riot or unlawful assembly was proclaimed law during a royal assent ceremony in the Senate this afternoon (June 19). Bill C-309, a private member’s bill introduced by Conservative… »
MP Bob Rae resigns to devote his time to First Nations issues
Longtime politician Bob Rae announced Wednesday (June 19) that he was leaving politics to return to his original profession of lawyer and mediator to work on First Nation Indigenous issues. The Liberal opposition Member of Parliament had been interim party… »
Susan Delacourt discusses a journalist’s dilemma: Info ‘off the record’ from PM’s office
It was a tough Monday for Toronto Star journalist Susan Delacourt. On Tuesday morning (June 18) she finally got to write about her dilemma, a dilemma that faced numerous media outlets contacted by the office of Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen… »
PM’s office behind leaked information on Liberal opposition leader
Canadian news media outlets are now very publicly confirming that the office of Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper is the source of information used to attack Liberal opposition leader Justin Trudeau. At issue are fees paid to Trudeau for speaking… »
Raucous Commons Question Period focuses on opposition leaders, minister’s advisor
Monday’s Question Period in Canada’s House of Commons was a raucous one focusing on government attacks on the two main opposition leaders, and opposition questions about a minister’s former advisor who was arrested in Montreal in a continuing municipal corruption… »
Festival season in Pacific coast city of Vancouver
Canada’s Pacific coast city of Vancouver is in the midst of a whole string of festivals from now until later this summer. Here are just three of them: From Monday (June 17) until Wednesday, the Spur Festival mixes politics, arts… »
Construction workers go on strike in Canadian province of Quebec
Construction sites across the Canadian province of Quebec were idle Monday (June 17) as thousands of workers went on strike after contract negotiations fell apart on the weekend. Unions representing more than 175,000 residential, industrial and commercial construction workers say the problem… »
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Politics Today – June 16, 2013
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda focuses on the continuing issue of Senate expense claims, the cheque made out by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s former Chief of Staff Nigel Wright to Conservative Senator Mike Duffy, and an… »
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