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Politics Today – May 4, 2014

On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda deals with the growing public differences of opinion between Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Supreme Court of Canada. He also discusses the calling of an election in Canada’s most »

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Politics Today – April 27, 2014

On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda reports on Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird who is in Europe shoring up support to deal with the situation in Ukraine. He reports on the continuing controversy over the Canadian »

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Politics Today – April 20, 2014

On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda reviews statements by Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird about the situation in Ukraine. He talks about the shutdown of government websites because of a security »

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Politics Today – April 13, 2014

On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda looks at the results and issues of the election in Canada’s predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec. He reports on the new Indigenous First Nations Education Act, the death of former Finance »

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Politics Today – April 6, 2014

On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda discusses Canada’s absence in the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. He reports on a decision by one Canadian province, Newfoundland and Labrador, to replace all student loans with student grants. And »

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Politics Today – March 30, 2014

On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda returns to the issue of electoral reform. The government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced a proposed Fair Elections Act that is meeting with criticism from electoral experts and opposition »

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Politics Today – March 23, 2014

On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda reports on the surprise resignation of Canada’s Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, a Supreme Court decision involving the appointment of a new justice by Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the resignation of »

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Politics Today – March 9, 2014

On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda reports on how the Official Opposition NDP party used a filibuster to fight federal government reforms of the Elections Act. He also discussed a House of Commons debate over a government »

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Politics Today – March 2, 2014

On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda has an update on last weekend’s policy convention of the Liberal Party of Canada. He deals with the continuing controversy over the Canadian government’s new proposed reform of the Elections Act, »

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Politics Today – February 23, 2014

On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda has an update on the controversial election reform bill of the Canadian government. He reports on the North American Leaders’ Summit in Toluca, Mexico and on the policy convention of the »