Groundwire News - December 3, 2012 edition

 

This edition was produced by Erin Hudson at CKUT in Montreal Quebec.

Headlines:

Six Canadian human rights and civil liberties organizations oppose Bill S-7, the Combating Terrorism Act

Mohammad Mahjoub calls for an independent inquiry into his case and for the government of Canada to drop all charges against him

Weekend of action in solidarity with Gaza occurs across the country

A global day of action is held to protest pipelines across North America after an incident in the First Nations Wet’suwet’en territory in British Columbia

The Canadian International Development Agency has a new leader, taking the agency in a new direction

The release of the final report of the Missing Women Commission is delayed again until mid-December, says the government of British Columbia

November 22 marks an international day of action against the commodification of education – Carla Green CKUT

Features:

An examination of the Art Gallery of Ontario’s new Frida Khalo exhibit – Paul Daniel AMI

The Abortion Right Coalition of Canada takes issue with the awarding to two Diamond Jubilee medals to honour two individuals – Erin Hudson CKUT

Discussion on exploitative practices against migrant workers and how workers are fighting back – Annie Banks CJSR

Music by Montreal-based artist Think About Life

Community Radio Report:

A look into the NCRA’s collaborative project, Sounds Cooperative – Kootenay Cooperative radio with Erin Hudson CKUT 

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