| 2007 |
Wake Up With Co-Op!
Public
Affairs Radio, Monday- Wednesday - Friday 7 am-9 am |
| Producer/Co Host: | Charles Boylan |
| Co Producers/Co Hosts /Contributors: |
Donna
Petersen, Colin Zavier, Joyce Lam and Grace Kim |
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Yolanda Tsangarakis report on a recent meeting featureing Eva Hollinger Zalda Chan reports from Venezuella on the meeting on Haiti Tony Seed from Halifax |
Donna Petersen on the problem of the distruction of manifcaturing in Canada/ Peggy Morton onthe Security and Propserity Partnerships(SPPs) Phil Legood on a variety of items relating to transit including the current CNR strike Gail Davidson on the ongoing crimes in Afghanistan Peggy Mortan from Edmonton continuing duscussion on the opportunities of 9/11 |
Donna Petersen Commentary Gary Zatzman on the the 59th aniversary founding of the Israeli state. |
| NATIONAL | Donna Petersen on the effects on the Canadian dollar Dareel Powell on the rights of injured workers in Canada |
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| PROVINVIAL | Tom Rankin and Robert Mathews from Save Our Rivers Society speaking about a recent protest Lisa Barrett Councilor on Bowen Island and GVRD member on Bill 30 and other items. |
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Donna Petersen on the plight of African Americans Jay Hartling on her experiences in Venezuella Noah Pine on a demonstration against agression against Cuba |
Gail Davidson Lawyers Against War re: deaths of civilians in Afghanistan Noel Pine discussion of an international terrrorist and protest against his release |
Donna Petersen on the environment Gary Zatzman, Halifax correspondent, talks about some events in the Middle East and in Canada |
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Balin Sanghah head of the Pnjabi Association and the importance of promoting languages in Canada | Peggy Morton, Edmonton correspondent, speaks about the consequences in Canada of 911 | |
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Joey Foy Western Canada Wilderness Committee re: a recent protest against the Pacific Gateway project | Donna Petersen on water |
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Phil Legood on the 2010 Olympics and he film Five Ring Circus |
Lisa Barrett |
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| WORLD | A special guest on his involvement in a project to assist people in Venezuella Dawn Paley on a recent protest she was involved in |
Donna Petersen on May Day Gail Davidson Lawyers Against War on foreign policy and the public's olbigation. |
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| NATIONA | Donna Petersen on the closure of St Mary's Paper in Ontario |
Dawn Pailey reporting on a demonstration against corporations and empire building |
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| PROVINCIAL | Susan Leeman from Wake Up to Gateway on the her group's oppopsition to the Gateway project PHil Legood on a recent announcement by the state of California and BC regarding 2010 |
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| LOCAL& REGIONAL | Phil Legood WUWC Reporter, on a potouri of interesting topics | |
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Donna Petersen speaks on May Day events Cristpin Beltran, Member, Filipino Congress, talking about his illegal imprisonment and preparations for May Day |
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Gary Zatzman, Halifax reporter, critiques Harper's environmental policy | ||
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Lisa Barrett, Bowen Island Councilor, speaks on BC Hydro and TILMA | ||
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Donna Petersen speaks on April 28th Memorial Day for Killed and Injured Workers Jay Hartling, speaks from Caracus on the preparations for May Day in Venezuela |
Donna Petersen Commentary MIchael Wicks on calling Americans "USians" and Darrel Powell on worker's rights Gail Davidson Lawyers Against War on Canada's violation of international law regarding treatment of prisoners in Afghanistan |
Donna Petersen Betty Krazwyck speaking about prison life. Gary Zatzman on Middle East Issues |
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Darrell Powell the final in a series on the rights of injured workers | Phil Legood on a major safety audit of CN | Darrell Powell continues his series on Worker safet |
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Mike Carr, activist against Pacific Gateway, speaking about the growing opposition to the Gateway project. | y | |
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Betty Krazwyck speaking about being a political prisoner in BC | ||
| DATE | 20th | 18th | 16th |
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Ian Maki,
University of Washington School of Medicine, on the exclusion of
Dr. Riyadh Lafta from testifying on high death rates in Iraq Rick Le Noury speaking on the process to keep people safe, as well as Phil Legood. |
Darrell Powell, Official
Witness, Senate Committee on Mental Health, on injured workers' rights Phil Legood, WUWC reporter, discusses water in Canada Pete Nibatroff speaking about the CN Rail strike and other issues. |
Donna Petersen on Iran and other
issues Jay Hartling, Caracas correspondent, on the anniversary of the people's victory over the coup d'etat and political empowerment at the municipal level |
| NATIONAL | Donna Petersen on dismantling and sell-out of Canadian industry Darrell Powell, Official Witness, Senate Committee on Mental Health, on injured workers' issues in Canada |
Donna Petersen opposes "back to work" legislation for CN workers | Gary Zatzman, Halifax reporter, on Deir Yassin and the silence of the Harper government |
| PROVINVIAL | Lisa Barrett, Bowen Island Councilor, on TILMA | Darrell Powell, official witness, Senate Committee on mental health, series on injured workers | |
| LOCAL & REGIONAL | Andrew Teasdale, environmentalist facing criminal contempt conviction sentencing | ||
| DATE | 13th | 11th | 9th |
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Donna Petersen on the situation in Iran Stephen Kristoff from Montreal on Syria |
Donna Petersen on ending the legacy of colonialism Stewart Bailey on a film on Venezuella Gail Davisdon Lawyers Against War on the abuse of authority in Afghanistan. Mary Sol Tores more on the film Venezuella Rising |
Donna Petersen discusses Canada
Elections Act Jean St. Vils, Canada Haiti Action Centre, talks about 200th Anniversary of the Slave Trade Gary Zatzman, Halifax correspondent, discusses the truth about the Vimy Ridge Battle in a war between empire builders Isaac Saney, Halifax history researcher, discusses Canada within the world African slave trade and the issue of reparations |
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Daryl Powell on his experiences about injured workers first in a series of reports. | ||
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Dave Taylor reporting on the environmental aspects of the Gaterway project | Phil Legood on the Pacific Gateway protest in Vancouver and about the CNR |
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| WORLD | Dawn Paley,
says goodbye to her Friday spot on WUWC and reports on her ongoing work
to restrict the monopoly right of gold mining corporations to ruin the
land and water in pursuit of maximum profits |
Gail Davidson,
Lawyers Against War, talks about Guantanamo and other
illegalities in the "war against terror" |
Charles Boylan speaks about the
200th Anniversary of the illegalization of the AFrican slave trade Dr Ismail Zayid, authority on Palestinian Right of Return, reports on the Palestine Lives! conference Fernando Duque Gomez, Head of Canada Desk, Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), talks about brigades going to Cuba (Will call in but back up no. is |
| NATIONAL | Donna Petersen discusses the ongoing issue of de-industrializing Canada | Donna Petersen discusses
Harper's illegal attack on the Canadian Wheat Board Sid Chow Tan memorializes a 102 year-old matriarchal heroine of the head-tax reparations movement |
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| PROVINCIAL | Donna Passmore, spokesperson
Gateway30, outlines some reasons to oppose this highway/port
development project Phil Legood, WUWC reporter, continues the discussion on Pacific Gateway Lisa Barrett, Councilor, Bowen Island, elaborates on how TILMA expands the space for monopolies to impose their private interests over those of the public good |
Susan Lambert,
Vice-President, BC Teachers' Federation, discusses the pre-occupation
of the Campbell government on "performance" ratings instead of on
enlightenment in the BC education system Phil Legood and Fred Millar discuss social irresponsibility of railways and government regarding movement of dangerous cargoes through cities Robin Nathias activist on the resistence of the Eagle Ridge protestors to bring justice to the justice Dept. |
Charles Boylan on the Stop the
Pacific Gateway Rally Chief Stewart Phillip, Union of BC Indian Chiefs, reports on the rejection of the Lheidi Tenneh Treaty and the First Nations Energy Conference Tom Rankin on the latest developments in the movement to save Our Rivers |
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| DATE | 30th |
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Gail Davidson, Lawyers Against
War, reports on the treatment of Afghanistan prisoners held by the
Canadian army and findings of a US judge regarding torture of prisoners
in Iraq |
BCCHRP spokesperson, an APPEAL
FOR SUPPORT FOR PERSECUTED PHILIPPINE REPRESENTATIVE SATUR OCAMPO
(supposed to phone in at this time, no backup. If no call, go over to
Charles Boylan, reviews February issue of Granma, see below) Gary Zatzman on struggle around Land Day in Palestine and around the world |
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Donna Petersen presents an analysis of the Quebec election | Donna Petersen on the Quebec election and the postal workers struggle | |
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Donna Petersen
talks about the day of action against TILMA Rick Wazney, Mayor of Kitimat, talks with Tom Rankin about the Supreme Court decision favouring Alcan's monpoly right to sell electrical power Kevin Thomas *Chief negotiator for the Lubicon nation. Chief John French* of the Tse Keh Nay First Nation speaking about mineral mining in Amazay (Duncan) Lake. |
Charles
Boylan reviews the February issue of Granma and Mike Carr, Sessional Instructor, SFU & UBC, analyses the Pacific Gateway project. Peter Dimitrov, Editor, BC Politics website, on Campbell's give away of energy |
Stewart Phillip, Chief, BC Union of Indian Chiefs, on Harriet Nahanee's death, the Lheidli-T'Enneh Treaty proposal and other issues |
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Phil Legood, WUWC correspondent, discusses aspects of the gas pipeline strategy of the monopolies |
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21st |
19th |
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Frédéric Dubois
about the eviction and historical importance of the Umdenhuset
squat and cultural centre in Copenhagen, Denmark. |
Jean Saint Vil, Canada Haiti Action Network spokesperson, on the latest situation in Haiti | Bernardo Braga, Brazilian law
student, talks on prospects for South American students Michel Chossudovsky, editor, Global Research, talks about the peace movement and danger of US war on Iran |
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Donna Petersen on matters
related to the election in Quebec election as well as the budget John West on fiscal reform in Canada |
Donna Petersen on the reaction to the federal budget and its possible ties to the Quebec election | Donna Petersen reports on the
anti-war demonstrations Gary Zatzman on the Halifax demonstration and the new unity government in Palestine |
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Philip Lake, Researcher,
Federation of Post Secondary Educators, on the shortfall of the
budget to post-secondary education Tom Rankin, spokesperson OUR RIVERS, about the privatization of BC rivers |
Karen Bakker, Associate Professor, Geography, and Gwen Barlee, policy director Western Canada Wilderness, discuss their presentations for World Water Day conference March 21 | |
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Phil Legood, local reporter, on
the self-serving awards given by business to PPP operations Katheren Hay Council Of Canadians on an upcoming event and screening of a film on water |
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Grahame Russell from Rights
Action updates on the situation with Skye Resources in El Estor,
Guatemala. Macdonald Stainsby, independent researcher, talks about the tarsands project in Alberta and debunks the myth that it is an "Alberta" issue. oil riges at the Tar Sands of Alberta |
Jordan Flaherty, New Orleans journalist, discusses developments since Katrina. | Donna Petersen on President
Bush's tour of South America Gary Zatzman, Halifax correpsondent, reports on developments between Syria, Lebanon, Israel and the U.S. |
| NATIONAL | Donna Petersen on the protests
in Vancouver and Montreal against police brutallity and the
implications. |
Donna Petersen reports on international trade agreements and the annexation of Canada by monopolies | |
| PROVINVIAL | Eden Haythornthwaite,
School Trustee, Cowichan Valley School District, discusses closure of
two small schools Gail Davidson, Lawyers Against War, talks about the violation of the rule of law by the Canadian Armed Forces and Harper government in Afghanistan |
Tom Rankin, spokesperson, OUR RIVERS, discusses the state of rivers in BC | |
| LOCAL & REGIONAL | Betty Krazwyck speaking at the memorial of Harriet Mohanny, eldery activist of the olympic construction at Eagle Ridge Bluffs. | Phil Legood, WUWC reporter, cites Mayor Sullivan's lack of "civic behavior" | Derek O Keefe, spokesperson
from stopwar.ca , calls everyone to attend March 17th anti-war
rally and march. Phil Legood, WUWC reporter, talks about the new transport authority he labels "Frankenlink" |
| DATE | 9th |
7th |
5th |
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Donna Petersen on International
Women's Day Derek O Keefe Stopwar.ca on Canada's role in iraq. Gail Davidson from Lawyers Against the War discusses illegal detainee transfers by Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan |
Darren Tellier discussing the
4th anniversary of the US invasion on Iraq, and the history of
Traditional Chinese Medicine Jon Elmer reports on Canadian foreign policy and a recent speech to the Fraser Institute by Canadian Forces Lt. General Andrew Leslie. |
Donna Petersen on the closure of
Slater Steel in Hamilton, Ontario |
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Dr. Catherine Coumans from Miningwatch Canada talks about Canada's role in mining globally. | Derek O Keefe. Stopwar.ca discusses the plans for the demonstration on March 17th to Get Canada and NATO out of Afghanistan. | Hazel
Hill from Six Nations reports on the first anniversary of
the reclamation of Six Nations land on the Haldimand Tract. |
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Harsha Walia preview upcoming events in Vancouver around police brutality and Grassy Narrows. | Donna Petersen on International
Women's Day and the sentencing of Betty Krazwyck Conrad Schmidt filmaker along with Phil Legood, local WUWC reporter, discuss the film, Five Ring Circus, about the dark side of the Winter Olympics 2010. |
Sue
Rowen, Eagle Ridge Bluff activist, calls on people to attend
the sentencing of Betty K Conrad Schmidt, film maker, discusses his documentary film "Five Ring Circus" about the gulf between word and deed in making the Winter Olympics 2010 Phil Legood, WUWC reporter, discusses the Valuation Summit held last Friday |
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| WORLD | Sandra Cuffe from
Rights Action talks about mining in Central America, especially on the
case of Goldcorp/Glamis gold in Honduras, Guatemala and California. |
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| NATIONAL | Donna Petersen on the elections
in Quebec as well as the future direction of that province Kahntinettta Horn on the first annirversary of the occupation of ther Six Nations Reserve. |
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| LOCAL& REGIONAL | Amanda Mitchell, Discussion on Eco Density who works with the urban Redesign committee of the Vancouver Public Space Network. | |
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| DATE | 28th |
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Stephen
Lendman, author and radio host discusses Hugo Chavez's
social
democratic agenda. |
Gary Zatzman discusses
developments in the middle-east John Waller, Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba, discusses the 5 Cuban prisoners in US prisons |
| NATIONAL |
Donna Petersen reports on the
first anniversary of the reclamation of Six Nations land in Ontario Hoping against Hope - the struggle against colonialism in Canada. Recorded by praxismedia.ca |
Donna Petersen reviews the Liberal record in Quebec | |
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Betty
Krazwyck, senior environmentalist, speaks about Harriet
Nahanee, Squamish warrior who died
after Supreme Court jail
sentence Jim Houlihan, Vice-President, CAW Bus Drivers' local, talks about the crisis in Coast Mountain Bus Company |
Tom Malen,
spokesperson, Anti-Poverty Coalition, reviews the Feb 12th demo against
the Olympics and closing of SRO in the downtown eastside Bob Bossin discusses a new singing talent & looks at the music scene today Phil Legood with an update on more news about cost increases related to the Olympics. |
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21st |
19th |
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Sander Otten, from the Pastoral
Commission fo Peace and Ecology in San Marcos, Guatemala, on the recent
consultas (referendums) in San Marcos. |
John Waller, Cuba solidarity
activist with Pastors for Peace talks about the economic embargo and
their attempt to stop it. Headline news from Latin America and the Caribbean Jon Elmer, Independent journalist, talks about Canadian complicity in occupied Palestine |
Zafar Bangash, editor, Crescent
International, speaks on US preparations for war against Iran |
| NATIONAL |
Donna Petersen reports on the
election in Quebec reviewing the Liberal record Carleen Pickard, organizer for the BC/Yukon Council of Canadians, on the T.I.L.M.A. accord between BC and Alberta. |
Donna Petersen reports on Harper's efforts to liquidate the Canadian Wheat Boad | Donna Petersen Reports on the
Struggle against Security Certificates Mary Foster, Montreal activist against Security certificate, reports on the Saturday demonstration and movement against security certificates |
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Kathy Lampright, elementary
school teacher in Terrace, reports on the 4 day school week Phil Legood, Vancouver reporter, talks about the double talk in the BC government throne speech on "BC going green"ech |
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Betty Krawczyk, senior environmental activist, reports on Elder Harriet Nahanee and Betty's Own Sentencing Today at 2 p.m. | ||
| DATE | 16th |
14th |
12th |
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Father Daniel Vogt describes the
recent situation related to Vancouver's Skye Resources in El Estor,
Guatemala. Liza Smith, from Peace Brigades International, explains recent human rights violations including assassinations in Colombia. |
Kevin Skerrit, trade union
researcher and member of Canada Haiti Action Network discusses Canada's
role in occupied Haiti. Anthony Fenton, independent journalist continues his discussion on Canada's combatant role in Afghanistan. |
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| NATIONAL | Donna Petersen reports on the Olymel pork processing plant workers in Quebec | Donna Petersen discusses
finance capital manipulation of the bankruptcy act to liquidate
the steel industry. Darren Tellier,doctor of traditional chinese medicine talks about the wood element in bureaucracy and good governance. |
Donna Petersen on the minming of
raw materials Vice pres of the Communication Energy and Paperworkers'Union in Quebec discussing more on the colosure of the Goodyear pplant in Quebec Tony Seed from Halifax reporting on Security control put on the ports in Canada and NAFTA Representative of CAW local 598 discussing nickel mining in Ontario |
| PROVINVIAL | Brian Harder, President, Langley Steel Workers Union (woodworkers), talks about the closure of the Western Forest Products Mill and 300 jobs in New Westminster | Irene Lanzinger,
First
Vice-President, BC Teachers' Federation, reports on the Speech from the
Throne |
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| LOCAL & REGIONAL | Marla Renn from Stopwar.ca talks about anti-war conference in Vancouver. | Jim Houlahan, President of Transit Drivers Union, presents third annual report on the state of the buses in Greater Vancouver | |
| DATE | 9th |
7th |
5th |
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Pre recorded segment and
reading of a exerpt from a Norman Chomsky book on Haiti Patrick Ellei speech Amy Goodman recorded speech segment Jean Ardilla with guest about Haiti's struggle for independence and Open Phone segment |
Gary Zatzman on the number of
refugess from Isael |
| NATIONAL |
Donna Petersen on the
demonstration against a closue of a tire plant in Quebec Kahntinetta Horn on the latest developements i 6 Nations |
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Donna Petersen elaborates on
what the Trade Investment and Labour Mobility (TIMLA) Agreement between
B.C. and Alberta entails Fred Muzin, President HEU, speaks about the health consultation process and the attack on public health care by the BC Liberals |
School trustee on the state of
education in BC Donna Petersen on student demonstration against rising tuition fees |
Lisa Barrett Bowen Island councillor onT I L M A (Trades Investment Labour Management Agreement to come into effect in April . |
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Andrew Pask from the Vanocuver
Public Space Network regarding issues of public space in
Vancouver and the group's work. Andrew Pask (cont.) Betty Krazwyck, environmental activist, speaking of her legal situation. |
Betty Krazwyck, environment activist facing prison time for protesting at Eagle Ridge Bluffs. | |
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| WORLD | Dhar Jamail,
independent US journalist, clarifies how the Iraqi puppet army and U.S.
forces massacred the people in Najaf on January 28th. Grahame Russell fron Rights Action on the second emergency delegation to Oaxaca, Mexico. |
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| NATIONAL | Donna Petersen
reports on a pro-Wheat Board demonstration, and discusses the
importance of public lands and institutions for the national economy. Petr Cizek on the Tar sands *in Northern Alberta and uranium extraction in Port Radium, NWT. |
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Donna Petersen
reports on mass anti-war demonstrations in the U.S.A., and on the mine
workers' struggle in Sudbury to resist the power of the mining monpolies Adriana Paz, activist and independent journalist discusses the strengthening of socialism in Bolivia despite the destabilizing attempts of the mass media. Chris Arsenault independent journalist discusses Canadian Forces PR offensive in Afghanistan. Visit www.chrisarsenault.ca Jon Elmer Independent journalist and photographer discusses developments in Palestine. |
Dawn Paley Report on mining in
Guatamala
Noah Fine, Activist from Free the Cuban Five Commitee, explains their case and promotes demonstration at US Consulate Rana
Al-Aiouby, Iraqi journalist, reports live from Baghdad on
U.S. occupation's endless killing of Iraqi civilians
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Betty Krawczyk reports on the trial attempting to extinguish her individual political right to protest against environmental destruction on behalf of civil society. | Tom Rankin continues his
story on the treasonous sellout of our rivers by the BC government to
private monopolies Phil Legood, Vancouver correspondent, debunks BC Hydro ads about "electrial power shortage" in B.C. |
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Jennifer Moore, independent
journalist interviews an indigenous Ecuadorian leader about President
Rafael Correa's recent victory and what it means for the people of
Ecuador. Roger Annis, co-editor of Socialist Voice and member of Haiti Solidarity BC discusses developments in Haiti. Marysol Torres, member of Bolivarian Circle Vancouver discusses 21st century socialism in Venezuela. Anthony Fenton discusses developments in Afghanistan |
Jon Elmer reporting Gaza about
the situation there. Gary Zatzman from Halifax on the issue of energy (Ted Oadous?) guest speaker on human rights violations in the Philipines |
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Donna Petersen on the Trade,
Investment, Labour Mobility Agreement between Alberta and British
Columbia Hazel Hill from Six Nations, Ontario updates the situation with the Land Reclamation project Stewart Wells, President of the National Farmers' Union with news about a demonstration in Edmonton to defend the Canadian Wheat Board |
Donna Petersen critiques Defence Minister O'Connor's call for "retribution" in Afghanistan | Donna Petersen speaks about the ongoing industrialization in Canada |
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Chief Joe Mathias, hereditary
chief, Squamish Nation on issues facing the people Tom Rankin, Ashlu River activist, re-iterates the plans to sell B.C. rivers to billionaire developers |
Susan Lambert, Second VP, BC Teachers' Federation, reports on effects of budget short-fall for public education | |
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Donna Petersen discusses
restriction of monopoly right as a major task of the day. Jon Elmer reports live from Gaza on the significance of the resignation of the Israeli Chief of Staff. Dawn Paley reports from Guatemala on Skye Resources evictions of Indigenous farmers from their land. |
Donna Petersen on a recent
article on Cuba Jennifer Moore, independent journalist reporting from Quito, Ecuador about the recent inauguration of Rafael Correa and socialism taking root. Jacob Muller, documentary filmmaker and journalist reports from Oacaxa about the people’s efforts to create democratic change from the grassroots. Marc Rodriguez, member of Student Farmworker Alliance discusses achievements of 2006 in eliminating sweatshop conditions and modern-day slavery in the fields. |
Donna Petersen talks on
the proposed Enbridge Pipeline Jon Elmer, reporter in Gaza Strip, reports on developments there Mandeep reports on actions marking the 5th Anniversary of the Guatanamo Base |
| NATIONAL | Gary Zatzman, Halifax reporter, discusses Canadian restrictions on assistance of Iraqi Palestinian refugees. | ||
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| LOCAL & REGIONAL | Lisa Barrett councilor from Bowen Island reports on a special GVRD meeting on the regional plan and alternative power | Kathleen Thomson, President, Coquitlam Teachers' Association, talks about school closures | |
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8th |
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Donna Petersen on Lt. Ehren
Watada, first U.S. commissioned officer to refuse to go to Iraq. Mok Singh, Zimbabwe Air foreign countries representative, on Zimbabwe tourism Dhar Jamail, independent U.S. journalist, discusses the Watada case. Dawn Paley from Guatamala reports on the burning of indigenous homes by Sky Resources Ltd. |
Yolanda Tsangarakis Latin
America and Carribean News update George Ciccariello-Maher, Ph.D candidate at the University of California reporting from Venezuella discusses his article " Deepening the Bolivarian Revolution: Beyond Chavistas and Anti-Chavistas ". Anthony Fenton more on the latest events in Afghanistan Gail Davidson Lawyers Against War speaking about her efforts to declare President Bush a war criminal (Reb, Nov 06) |
Gary Zatzman from Halifax
on
the latest fighting in the middle east and the Gaza strip Dawn Paley in Quatamalla reporting on aCanadian mining company's illegal operation. Phil Legood on drug testing policies (Reb) |
| NATIONAL |
Michael Wicks, President Local 23, Federation of Post Secondary Educators, on Bill C-257, an "anti-scab" clause in the federal labour code. | Donna Petersen on the issue of income trusts | |
| PROVINCEAL |
Eden Haythornthwaite School Trustee, Cowichan District Gary Botting his book on the Cree nation (Reb Nov 06) |
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Donna Petersen on the
proposed pipelines in the Alberta tar sands Peggy Morton from Edmonton with more news regarding the tar sands oil project |
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| WORLD | Dawn Paley from
Guatamala
reporting on mining in the country Sucha Deepack from India on a conference to discuss the ongoing conflict between India and the Punjab region. John Ardilla on some latest developments in Columbia |
Gary Zatzman on the latest news
from the MIddle east Yolanda Tsangarakis talks to Derek O Keefe, editor of Seven Oakes MagazIne and Charles Demare re: a recap of the op seven news events around the world in 2006 Guest from Venezuella speaking on some developments in Venezuella Jon Elmer from Gaza speaking about the ongoing situation in that area |
Donna Petersen The execution of
Sadam Huesein and its implications Francis Boyle professor at the University of Illinois School of Law Talks the efforts of the US people to bring troops home from Afghanistan and on the nature and arbitrary actions of the US state. Jean Ardilla - speaks on the latest developments in Columbia since that country's presidential election. |
| NATIONAL | Donna Petersen on Hydro's takeover by large multi national corporations | Donna Petersen on The Canadian Wheat Board | |
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