Since a unanimous motion in Canada’s House of Commons in 2009, June has been declared National Aboriginal History Month. The Canadian constitution recognizes three groups of Aboriginal Indigenous people: First Nations, Métis and Inuit. This year marks the 250th anniversary of the… »
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
PM on ‘Senategate’: I have been clear, opposition disagrees
Canada’s opposition parties once again attacked the Prime Minister’s credibility in the House of Commons as they continued to demand answers to who knew what about a payment made by the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff Nigel Wright to Senator… »
Treasury Board explains new performance review of public sector employees
This past Monday a public sector union leader voiced concern and surprise that the Canadian government was implementing a new mandatory performance review of public sector employees. Robyn Benson, the president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), which… »
Hundreds gather to protest health care cuts in province of New Brunswick
Hundreds of unionized health care workers upset about more cuts to the health care system in the Atlantic coast province of New Brunswick protested outside the provincial legislature in Fredericton on Wednesday (June 5). Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees… »
Economy, Indigenous, Politics, Society
New Indigenous financial management software, bridge between two cultures
David Acco is very enthusiastic about helping Canada’s indigenous communities deal with managing finances in a way that recognizes the complexities of varied accounting needs of the community and government services. It’s called the Native Economic Management System. It was… »
New Canadian passport valid for longer, but has fewer pages
Canada’s new passports will be valid for up to 10 years, and include an electronic chip, but they will have fewer pages, which means for frequent fliers, the passport will have to be replaced more often. The new so-called e-Passport… »
Biennial convention of nurses federation focuses on ‘Taking the Lead’
Canada’s largest nurses organisation, the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU), is holding its biennial convention in Toronto from June 3-7. Under the theme “Taking the Lead” more than 800 nurses will discuss the future of nursing, sustaining Canada’s public health care… »
Public sector union president wary of goals of “new” performance evaluations
When Robyn Benson heard about a new federal government performance review of public sector employees she was surprised. As president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), which represents 180,000 federal employees, Benson knows that performance evaluations have always… »
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Commission starts investigation of student protests in spring of 2012
A special provincial commission into the student protests of last spring started Monday (June 3) with the goal of looking into the demonstrations and how authorities reacted to them. “We don’t intend to make a political judgement,” said Serge Menard,… »
Canada’s defence ministry investigates ‘leak’ from U.S. Navy news release
The Ottawa Citizen newspaper is reporting that the office of Canada’s Defence Minister Peter MacKay requested an investigation by the military’s investigative unit after a Ottawa Citizen journalist David Pugliese published information from a press release. It appears the Defence… »
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