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Your hosts today, Levon Sevunts, Vincenzo Morello,Marc Montgomery (video of show at bottom ListenEN_The_Link-20200214-WEE15 Canada plans to support ban on heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping The community of Arctic Bay, Nvt., is seen on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. The federal government plans to support a proposed ban on the use of heavy fuel oil by ships plying Arctic waters. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN PRESS) Environmentalists have long been concerned about shipping in the Arctic using heavy fuel oil (HFO) also known as "bunker oil" to power the large vessels. HFO is a thick low quality fuel, used primarily because it is relatively inexpensive. However, environmental groups also say HFO use emits substantial amounts of black carbon soot along with the risk of extremely difficult if not impossible clean up should there be an accident or spill. Levon heard that Canada may announce a ban on HFO use in the Arctic next week, but he also gets reaction from a shipper who feels such a decision is wrong. Read the original story here Climate change, human activities, and increasing disease exposure The current fears and spread of a deadly strain of a coronavirus has many asking how do these new diseases appear? (via CBC) As the Covid-19 virus continues its deadly spread, the question arises as to where these viral and bacterial diseases come from, or how some known disease becomes even more virulent. The answer comes from a few situations but certainly climate change and other human activities are involved. Dr Courtney Howard spoke to Marc. She is president of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, and an emergency room doctor in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories original story here Tinder as a marketing tool: Exploring off brand uses of the dating app File Photo (Reuters/Mike Blake/Illustration) Tinder is a social media site designed originally only as a dating app. At least it was. Now it seems people are beginning to use it for other things as well. Vincenzo spoke to Stefanie Duguay, an assistant professor of communications studies at Concordia. She saw that some users on Tinder were using the app in “off-label” uses, different from its intended use as a dating app. original story here Video of show Feb 14,2020 (available also on facebook, and YouTube RCI channel  window.jQuery || document.write('

Your hosts today, Levon Sevunts, Vincenzo Morello,Marc Montgomery (video of show at bottom Canada plans to support ban on heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping Environmentalists have long been concerned about shipping in the Arctic using heavy fuel oil (HFO)… »

Your hosts today: Levon Sevunts, Terry Haig, Stéphane Parent and Marie-Claude Simard  (Video of show at the bottom). G7 leaders gather in Biarritz, France for what could be another chaotic summit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on his way to… »

Your hosts today: Levon Sevunts, Terry Haig, Stéphane Parent and Marie-Claude Simard  (Video of show at the bottom). ListenEN_The_Link-20190823-WEE15 G7 leaders gather in Biarritz, France for what could be another chaotic summit The faces of the G7 leaders are seen reproduced by local Basque sand artist Sam Dougados in the sand on a beach with a message on gender equality in Biarritz on the eve of the Biarritz G7 summit, France, Aug. 23, 2019. (Regis Duvignau/REUTERS) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on his way to Biarritz, France, to take part in the G7 leaders' summit. It will be the last gathering of world leaders before this fall's federal election in Canada. And it's an opportunity for the prime minister to shine on the international scene and burnish his image of a statesman for audiences at home. But the meeting will be anything but predictable, with U.S. President Donald Trump at the table. To find out more about what to expect from this summit we reached Prof. John Kirton, head of the G7 and G20 Research Groups at the University of Toronto. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh gears up for fight for his political future Leader of the New Democratic Party Jagmeet Singh is facing an uphill battle in the upcoming fall federal election and, perhaps, the fight for his very political future. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press/file) Jagmeet Singh, leader of Canada's centre-left New Democratic Party, is an accomplished martial artist but several analysts predict that he is in for a tough fight as his party battles for the hearts and minds of Canadians in this fall's federal election, buffeted on one side by the governing Liberals, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and by the ascendant Green Party led by Elizabeth May on the other. Peaceful pressure pays off as prison farms reopen Jeff Peters and Olivia Groenewegen hold on to Stormy the donkey during a protest outside Correctional Service Canada regional headquarters in Kingston, Ont., in July 2010. Demonstrators relentlessly pursued the restoration of prison farms in the Kingston area for nine years. Last week, two farms officially reopened. (Lars Hagberg/Canadian Press) Terry brings us the story of a nine-year-long peaceful protest that finally brought some fruits last year as the federal government included $4.3 million to restore prison farms at the Joyceville and Collins Bay institutions in the Kingston area. Terry spoke to Liberal MP Mark Gerretsen, about the program, the people who made it happen and what it will do for inmates lucky enough to get into it. A small tribute to our colleague Carmel Kilkenny Carmel Kilkenny (on the left) hosts The Link on Nov. 2, 2018. She died on Aug. 13, after a short battle with cancer. We also paid a small tribute to our beloved colleague Carmel Kilkenny, who died two weeks ago, leaving a huge void in our team but also some great and very fond memories. (Click to watch the show) Images of the week window.jQuery || document.write('

Your hosts today. Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts, Terry Haig and Marie-Claude Simard (listen or watch video of show at the bottom) UN expert warns of a coming ‘climate apartheid’ A United Nations expert says the world is risking what he… »

Your hosts today. Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts, Terry Haig and Marie-Claude Simard (listen or watch video of show at the bottom) UN expert warns of a coming 'climate apartheid' A man walks through land in Bhola, Bangladesh where his home was washed away by rising water. Scientists project seas will rise an average of around one meter this century. Just 65 centimeters would swallow about 40 per cent of the country’s productive land, according to the World Bank. (Shahria Sharmin/AP Photo/Nov. 17, 2015) A United Nations expert says the world is risking what he calls a “climate apartheid” scenario where the rich can pay to escape heat, hunger and conflict while the poor are left to suffer. Climate change threatens democracy and human rights, says UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston in a new report. To get some Canadian reaction to his use of such strong language, Lynn reached Philip Loring, professor of geography at Canada’s University of Guelph. Washington and Tehran at impasse as Trump threatens Iran with 'obliteration' Iran on Tuesday sharply criticized new U.S. sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic's supreme leader and other top officials, saying the measures spell the "permanent closure" for diplomacy between the two nations. For his part, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani described the White House as "afflicted by mental retardation." Photo taken in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 25, 2019 (Iranian Presidency Office via AP) Tensions between the United States and Iran reached new highs U.S.when President Donald Trump threatened this week to obliterate parts of Iran. And Iranian officials called White House actions "mentally retarded." All this posturing and tough talk came after new US sanctions against Iran.On Monday President Trump signed an executive order imposing sanctions against Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior figures. The moves came after Iran shot down a U.S. drone on June 20. The US was about to launch a retaliatory strike when Trump called it off at the last minute, saying too many people would have been killed. The US is sending additional forces to the Persian Gulf and Iran has threatened that if attacked it will inflict a lot of pain on the US all across the region. For more on, this Levon  spoke with Bessma Momani who teaches at political science and international relations at the University of Waterloo in Ontario. He asked her what did she make of this latest round of tough talk and name calling. An anonymous gift sparks a lot of love in a Nova Scotia town A Nova Scotia community has been warmed by an anonymous gesture from a stranger who placed $100 bill and a message of positivity in a town park. The treasure was found by New Glasgow town employee Doug Miller while setting up for a funding announcement over the weekend. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Geralyn MacDonald) A random–and anonymous–act of kindness has residents of the Nova Scotia town of New Glasgow feeling pretty good about themselves and life in general these days, says Terry. The good vibes began over the weekend of June22, 2019 when town worker Doug Miller began setting up for a funding announcement in a local park. It was cold and dark and Miller was working alone when he noticed something: a baggie…with a $100 bill and a note inside. Terry called Miller to find out what exactly happened. Listen to The Link June 28, 2019. ListenEN_The_Link-20190628-WEE15 Watch The Link June 28, 2019.  Images of the week window.jQuery || document.write('

Your hosts Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Terry Haig. (Video of show at bottom) UN asks Canada to extend peacekeeping mission in Mali The United Nations has formally asked Canada to extend its peacekeeping mission in Mali for a few… »

Your hosts Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Terry Haig. (Video of show at bottom) ListenEN_The_Link-20190329-WEE15 UN asks Canada to extend peacekeeping mission in Mali Canadian infantry and medical personnel disembark from a Chinook helicopter as they take part in a medical evacuation demonstration on the United Nations base in Gao, Mali, on December 22, 2018. (Adrian Wyld/THE CANADIAN PRESS) The United Nations has formally asked Canada to extend its peacekeeping mission in Mali for a few months. The UN wants Canada to stay in Mali until the Romanian contingent which is replacing it is up and running. Canada has asked for two weeks to make a decision. For more on the Canadian mission in Mali we reached Col. Travis Morehen, commander of the Canadian peacekeeping contingent - Task Force Mali at the UN base in Gao, northern Mali. Quebec to suspend constitutional rights to ban religious symbols If a new law is passed by Quebec, women wearing headscarves will not be allowed to become teachers. (iStock) A furore erupted over the government of the province of Quebec plan to override charter guarantees and forbid many public sector employees from wearing religious symbols at work. Recently tabled legislation would apply to new teachers, judges, prison guards, police officers and others the government deems to be in positions of authority. Few public servants wear such symbols and the group mostly likely to be affected are teachers wearing hijabs. A school board in Montreal has already said it will refuse to implement the legislation and a teacher’s union has filed a lawsuit to stop the government from counting the number of teachers who wear religious symbols. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reacted to news that the law was tabled saying  “it is unthinkable to me that in a free society, we would legitimize discrimination against citizens basesd on their religion.” Various religious groups have weighed in and this is only the beginning of what will be a highly acrimonious debate. To learn more about which rights would be suspended and how, Lynn spoke with Robert Leckey, dean of law at McGill University. Hope springs eternal for getting a baseball team back in Montreal For the past five springs, baseball fans have filled Montreal’s Olympic Stadium in an effort to bring Major League Baseball back to Montreal. (CBC) Since 2014, the Toronto Blue Jays have completed their spring training with games at Olympic Stadium, the home of  now defunct Montreal Expos baseball team. And Expo fans have for those six years,used the occasion to try to send a message to Major League Baseball that Montreal can support a team. But getting a team back is not easy task. Major League Baseball is a cartel and it will do things the way it wants to, says Terry. But he says it still it appears things are moving ahead. Businessmen including Stephen Bronfman, the son of the Expos' original owner, is leading the charge. For more, Terry spoke with talk show host and journalist Dave Kaufman. Watch The Link online! Images of the week window.jQuery || document.write('

Your hosts: Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Terry Haig. (Video of show at bottom.) Public hearing on oil and gas development in eastern Arctic wrap up in Iqaluit Public hearings on potential oil and gas development in the waters between… »

Your hosts: Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Terry Haig. (Video of show at bottom.) ListenEN_The_Link-20190322-WEE15 Public hearing on oil and gas development in eastern Arctic wrap up in Iqaluit A polar bear stands on a ice flow in Baffin Bay above the arctic circle as seen from the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent on July 10, 2008. (Jonathan Hayward / The Canadian Press) Public hearings on potential oil and gas development in the waters between Canada and western Greenland wrapped up in Canada's northern territory of Nunavut this week. There is ongoing moratorium on offshore oil and gas projects in the Canadian Arctic, but it expires in 2021 and Nunavut authorities are doing their homework to see whether they want that moratorium extended for another five years. This latest meeting took place in Iqaluit, which is the capital of Canada's Arctic territory of Nunavut.  This was the last public hearing and was part of a strategic environmental assessment being conducted by the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB). The board will now prepare a report and a list of recommendations that will be presented to the federal government. The meeting heard from members of the public, various Inuit organizations and government agencies about potential oil and gas development in Baffin Bay and Davis Strait. It's a long sliver of water that separates northeastern Canada and Greenland. And it's one of the Arctic's most productive marine environments. The strategic environmental assessment will look at various scenarios of potential oil and gas activity in the region from exploration and development to full-scale production. And of course it will look at potential benefits and drawbacks for the affected Inuit communities and the marine environment they depend on for much of their food source. For more Levon spoke with Chris Debicki, with Oceans North, it's a marine conservation NGO. Online hatred growing in Canada, warns rights advocate The massacre at two mosques in New Zealand elicited sympathy but also online celebration by extremists. (Vincent Yu/AP Photo/file) Last week's attack on a mosque in New Zealand had particular resonance for Canadians. Last week a gunman stormed two mosques killing 50 people and injuring dozens more. Horrifying in and of itself, it also brought back memories of a similar attack in Quebec City in Canada. A gunman stormed a mosque there killing six people. He pleaded guilty to the crime and is now awaiting sentencing. There have been attacks on Muslims in other places around the world, prompting questions about the spread of hatred online. Canada is not exempt. To find out more about what's going on here and the concern, Lynn spoke with Amira Elghawaby, a board member with the non-profit Canadian Anti-Hate Network. Spring arrives in Canada, can more rain and snow be far behind? Spring: the idealized version. Not what it looked like in Montreal. (Ian Black/CBC) On Wednesday at 5.58 our time and describing himself as a good Canadian, Terry took it for what it was....kind of chilly and overcast  but at least it wasn't snowing. He found it to be very strange though, Yellowknife had its warmest temperatures ever and so did the lower mainland of British Columbia. For the rest of us, it was business as usual. Now, since he didn't grow up here, Terry says he never really learned the trick of pretending that the first day of spring was absolutely gorgeous or at the very least somehow finding spring in his heart. The actual weather always got the better of him.  So he decided to call an old friend of ours, Dave Bronstetter, CBC legend and native Montrealer, thinking he might be able to supply the means to develop the needed suspension of disbelief. Watch The Link! Images of the week window.jQuery || document.write('

Your hosts: Lynn, Levon, Marie-Claude, Marc  (show video at bottom) ListenEN_Interview_2-20181123-WIE20 Private boys' school, sexual abuse Police were called to St. Michael’s College School after allegations were made of sexual assault and abuse at the private boys school. (Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press) It has been one of the top stories in Canadian news this week. An exclusive Catholic private school for boys for grades 7-12 (aged approx 12-17), has been the subject of a police investigation into charges of sexual abuse. Several teen-aged boys have already been arrested, others expelled. The investigation is ongoing as allegations of abuse among the boys grow. The principle of the school has also just stepped down. Lynn spoke to Humberto Carolo, the executive director of White Ribbon. That's a non-profit that was created to promote non-violence and what he calls healthy masculinity Concerns about increased cost of prescription drugs in Canada and effect on people Increasing costs for prescription drugs are placing an ever increasing burden on public and private drug plans, and especially on individuals. Medical professionals are becoming increasingly concerned. (iStock via CBC) A new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) notes that in Canada the cost of prescription drugs is growing and will be over $33 billion dollars this year. Those increased costs are putting a real strain on both private and public health care programmes, and even more so on individuals. Dr Iris Gorfinkel spoke to Marc about her concerns. She is a family doctor and clinical researcher in Toronto. NATO's Trident Juncture military exercise in Norway RCI's Levon Sevunts speaking to a soldier during the Trident Juncture NATO military exercise in Norway. (Cpl. Lisa Fenton/CAF) Nearly 50,000 NATO soldiers — including about 2,000 Canadians — backed by some 250 aircraft, 65 ships and up to 10,000 vehicles from all 29 NATO countries, as well as Sweden and Finland, began massive war games earlier this month that involved land, sea, air and cyber capabilities. Apart from about 1,000 ground troops, Canada had also deployed four warships, eight fighter jets, two submarine hunting planes, as well as an air refuelling tanker to take part in the exercise. As Levon explains, Canada’s participation in the exercise was the largest overseas deployment of Canadian Armed Forces since the end of their combat role in Afghanistan in 2011. Video of show Images of the week window.jQuery || document.write('

Your hosts: Lynn, Levon, Marie-Claude, Marc (video at bottom) ListenEN_Interview_2-20180928-WIE20 What does the UN general assembly do... Is the UN itself in trouble? The General Assembly at the United Nations in New York City. The room is brimming with world leaders this week, but what does it actually accomplish? (Patrick Gruban-wikicommons) A huge crowd of world leaders, diplomats and assorted officials gathered by the hundreds this week in New York City. It is for the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. But one might ask what does all this expense and some would say grand-standing, accomplish? And what about the UN itself and its primary goal of world security? Marc put those questions to Aurel Braun, professor of International Relations and Political Science at the University of Toronto and an associate of the Davis Center at Harvard University. Did Trump snub Canada's Prime Minister, or not? Who to believe U.S President Trump said he rejected a meeting with Justin Trudeau during the U.N. gathering over Canada's negotiating position at NAFTA trade talks. After an earlier meeting Trump had labelled the Canadian PM as "weak". (Evan Vucci/Associated Press) The leaders of Canada and the U.S. were both at the General Assembly meeting this week, and apparently Canada's Justin Trudeau wanted to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. According to Trump, he turned down the offer, saying he was unhappy about Canada's tariffs and negotiating at the NAFTA talks. In an email to RCI, the Prime Minister's Office said, "no meeting was requested" with no further comment. Levon Sevunts looked into the situation. Women react to Trump tweets on sexual abuse A crowd gathered on Sept. 24, 2018 in Philadelphia, U.S. to support Christine Blasey Ford. She is the woman who accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault.(Heather Khalifa/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) North American news has been absorbed with the U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings for nominee Brett Kavanaugh. There are allegations that he is unsuited because of actions when he was a teenager in high school. These are allegations of attempted rape. However, no small part of the news has been in reaction to a tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump to the claims made by the alleged victim. Many women have been angered by the tweet, which said if the alleged abuse was that serious, Christine Blasey Ford should have immediately contacted police who would have laid charges. Lynn spoke with Dreeni Geer, director of Human Rights and Equity at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario  about her initial reaction to Trump's tweet. Video of show  images of the week window.jQuery || document.write('

Your hosts this week, Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Carmel Kilkenny sitting in for Marc Montgomery. RCI – The Link Posted by Radio Canada International on Friday, August 10, 2018 SAUDI ARABIA TAKES DRAMATIC ACTION FOLLOWING CANADIAN TWEET The diplomatic… »

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Your hosts this week, Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Carmel Kilkenny sitting in for Marc Montgomery. https://www.facebook.com/rcinet/videos/10160620538480114/ ListenEN_Interview_2-20180810-WIE20 SAUDI ARABIA TAKES DRAMATIC ACTION FOLLOWING CANADIAN TWEET Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (left) and Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland (right) (Reuters) The diplomatic row between Canada and Saudi Arabia began last week with a tweet from Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister, Chrystia Freeland. In it she expressed Canada's grave concern for women's right's activists, including Samar Badawi, the sister of jailed blogger Raif Badawi, whose wife and children live in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The reaction was pretty swift with the Prince expelling the Canadian ambassador and recalling the Saudi ambassador from Ottawa. Now at least 16,000 Saudi students are forbidden to continue their studies in Canada, and have to return before the direct flights from Toronto are suspended on August 13th. Levon Sevunts looked into the development over the last week,as the Canadian government stands firm in its support of human rights. FAIR BNB TAKES ON AIRBNB IN TORONTO OVER ABUSES OF SHORT-TERM ACOMMODATION Fairbnb is a national coalition of organizations focused on establishing fair regulations for short-term rentals. Thorben Wieditz, above, is a spokesperson for the group. (Yanjun Li/CBC News) San Francisco, where Airbnb got its start, successfully sued the accommodation-sharing app, and after reaching a settlement, implemented what's described as the best "regulatory framework" against the widespread abuses by Airbnb and other short-term rental accommodation platforms. In Toronto, City Council acted and brought in rules and regulations to deal with some of the many abuses in Canada's largest city, but the changes are currently being challenged in court. There's a lot of money behind some of the not so legal arrangements that have grown out of the "home-sharing" apps. Thorben Wieditz is a spokesperson for Fairbnb, a coalition of groups wanting greater transparency as well as rules and regulations about how these apps are allowed to work. FAIR BNB has been at work in Toronto since 2016, when it became apparent how out of control the situation had gotten. The city had become a major centre for what's known as "Ghost Hotels". Carmel Kilkenny spoke with Thorben Wieditz earlier this week, and he explained to me how these Ghost Hotels developed. HOT HOUSE EARTH: SCIENTISTS WARN AGAIN ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING Climate change could turn hearth into a ‘hothouse,’ says scientists A recent report by an international team of scientists looked at several of the earth's natural systems and determined that if carbon emissions go unchecked there could be a domino effect or chain reaction among them that increase global temperatures by 4 to 5 degrees. And that would change the word dramatically making large parts uninhabitable. Lynn Desjardins spoke with the co-author of the report Prof. Katherine Richardson of the University of Copenhagen.

The LINK Online this week features Carmel Kilkenny sitting in for Marc Montgomery, with Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Leo Gimeno ListenEN_Interview_2-20180803-WIE20 Huawei worries in Canada over 5G future and security with China Huawei seeks to dominate development of 5G wireless technology and China’s government provides considerable support. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo) The Globe and Mail newspaper reported that U.S. National Security adviser John Bolton talked with Canadian officials directly about the China-based tech company Huawei.Several countries are concerned about Huawei dominating the coming 5G telecommunications technology. Huawei is already entrenched in the Canadian information technology ecosystem. Tech analyst Daniel Bader says the Canadian government may try to prevent the company from bidding on important contracts like network infrastructure, and discourage private telecoms from using Huawei. Lynn Desjardins looked into the developments. Inheritance Taxes: the time has come in Canada Inheritance taxes: David Macdonald, an economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, says Canada should consider implementing them on estates of more than $5 million. (Cdn)(www.policyalternatives.ca) With an election looming in 2019, David MacDonald of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, says it's time for the government to implement an inheritance tax on the country's wealthiest families. "These 87 famiiies have the same wealth as 12 million Canadians," MacDonald says. "It's a tremendous concentration of wealth in very few hands." MacDonald says it could raise as much as $2 billion dollars for new government programs, and bring Canada in line with the other G7 countries, who all have inheritance taxes for the most wealthy. Trump's trade truce: good news for Canada? U.S. President Donald Trump and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker speak in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 25, 2018. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) The recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, brought about a truce of sorts, in the tit-for-tat tariff war. Levon Sevunts looked into the developments and found, according to several experts, it's all good news for Canada too. Former Industry Minister, James Moore explains why. https://www.facebook.com/rcinet/videos/10160598219410114/

The LINK Online this week features Carmel Kilkenny sitting in for Marc Montgomery, with Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Leo Gimeno Huawei worries in Canada over 5G future and security with China The Globe and Mail newspaper reported that U.S.… »

The LINK Online for the weekend of August 3, 4 and 5, with Carmel Kilkenny, Lynn Desjardins and Levon Sevunts.

The LINK Online, featuring this week, Carmel Kilkenny, Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Er Shen.

The LINK Online this week features Carmel Kilkenny, sitting in for Marc Montgomery, Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Er Shen. https://www.facebook.com/rcinet/videos/10160571987120114/ ListenEN_Interview_2-20180727-WIE20 Man Booker Prize nominees include a Graphic Novel Man Booker Prize nominee, Nick Drnaso creator of 'Sabrina' the first graphic novel ever long listed for the 2018 Prize. Man Booker Prize nominees for 2018 were announced on Monday and on the long list are two Canadians, and a third Canadian connection. The writers are Michael Ondaatje for his latest historical fiction novel, Warlight. Esi Edugyan is nominated again for her novel Washington Black. And for the first time a graphic novel was nominated; Sabrina by Nick Drnaso, was published by Montreal’s Drawn & Quarterly. Tracy Hurren, senior editor at Drawn & Quarterly describes the book as "literature" and credits the Man Booker committee for their foresight. Not so permanent tattoos Inkbox is the name of the company two Toronto brothers founded for lovers of tattoos, but for those who love the art and the experience but don't want to commit. Established in 2015 by Tyler and Braden Handley, the duo has just secured $10 million US in venture capital to expand their Toronto company which makes and sells tattoos that last only up to 18 days.  Underwater mountains and amazing sealife off the coast of B.C. This octopus, Graneledone boreopacifica, was found hanging onto a rock. (Ocean Exploration Trust, Northeast Pacific Seamount Expedition Partners) Canadian scientists discovered ancient and fragile coral forests and potentially new species during an expedition to explore deep-sea mountains off the coast of British Columbia. Now they say these “spectacular” sea wonders should be permanently protected. The expedition team included four groups, with members from the Haida Nation, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Oceana Canada, and Ocean Networks Canada. They set sail earlier this month to explore seamounts (underwater mountains) near the islands of Haida Gwaii in the northeast Pacific Ocean. window.jQuery || document.write('

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The LINK Online 29, 30, and Canada Day! July 1st With Carmel Kilkenny, Levon Sevunts, Lynn Desjardins and Marie-Claude Simard (Video of show at bottom) IT'S ON!  RETALIATORY TARIFFS Hershey’s chocolate bars are on the list of Canadian counter tariffs. (Mike Blake/Reuters) In response to tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium that Donald Trump imposed last month, Canada announced a carefully selected list of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products today. Levon Sevunts spoke with Karl Littler, of the Retail Council of Canada, who cautions that it's Canadians who could be hurt most in the long run. APP to SELL YOUR DATA Instead of others making money from consumer’s personal data, a new app allows the consumer to get paid for use of their own information. (iStock) A new app called Killi, allows consumers to volunteer their personal data for a price. Lynn Desjardins spoke with Catherine Chen, founder and CEO of IG Liason Strategy & Business Consulting to find out more about the app, and why several other companies are looking into developing similar apps. WILLIE O'REE in the HOCKEY HALL OF FAME O’Ree shown here in the state of the art sports complex named “Willie O’Ree Place”, in his honour in his hometown of Fredericton, New Brunswick. (Stephen MacGillivray/CP) Willie O'Ree, was 22 when he stepped onto the ice in the fabled Montreal Forum to play for the storied Boston Bruins. The Bruins won the game 3-0 and O'Ree debuted as the first black athlete in the National Hockey League. Now, 60 years later, O'Ree got the call this week that he is being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. Nicole Mortillaro wrote a book about O'Ree's life and experiences, and she tells Carmel Kilkenny why she is so happy to see this honour finally come to pass. https://youtu.be/LsWo88SKFqo?t=1m51s Images of the week window.jQuery || document.write('

The LINK Online 29, 30, and Canada Day! July 1st With Carmel Kilkenny, Levon Sevunts, Lynn Desjardins and Marie-Claude Simard (Video of show at bottom) IT’S ON!  RETALIATORY TARIFFS In response to tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium that Donald… »

Your hosts this week are Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts, Marie-Claude Simard and Carmel Kilkenny.  (Video of show at bottom of page) ListenEN_Interview_2-20180413-WIE20 Humboldt Broncos hockey player Logan Boulet had signed an organ donation card, inspiring other Canadians to do the same in the wake of his death. (Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League) Humboltd, Saskatchewan has been in the national spotlight for the last week, following the tragic accident there. A transport trailer collided with the bus carrying the town's young hockey players, leaving 16 people dead to date, and another 13 severely injured Just a few weeks ago, 21-year old Logan Boulet had signed an organ donation card and talked to his family about why. When it became clear he would not survive the accident, he was placed on life support and several of his organs were retrieved by surgeons. These will help six people who are waiting for transplants. News of this inspired many Canadians to sign up to donate their own organs in the event of death. Several provinces in Canada noted big increases in their registries. Lynn Desjardins spoke with Michael Terner, the program lead for the Canadian Organ Replacement Register at the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Monsanto’s Roundup Ready soybean seeds. (Dan Gill/AP) The US Dept of Justice gave provisional approval to the takeover of bio-tech giant Monsanto by German chemical giant Bayer, this week. Both organizations are already huge multinationals in the global agricultural market. The multi-billion dollar deal now greatly reduces the competition in agricultural chemicals and seeds. Meanwhile two giant fertilizer companies, Potash Corp and Agrium, have merged to form the company, Nutrien. ChinaChem and Syngenta combined in another chemical and bio tech mega merger worth billions of dollars. And Dow and Dupont did the same. Farmers world-wide fear the global agricultural market is now clearly dominated by just three or four huge corporations. This means likely increased costs for fertilzers and disease and pest control chemicals, more genetically modified crops and fewer varieties of crops, and increased costs for consumers. Marc Montgomery spoke to Jan Slomp, vice president of Canada's National Farmers Union, and asked him about their concerns over this latest mega merger. Rohingya refugee children fly improvised kites at the Kutupalong camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on December 10, 2017. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters) Dr. Megan Doherty is a pediatrician and palliative care specialist who works at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO). She recently returned from a trip to Bangladesh where she and some colleagues visited the Rohingya refugee camps. She was struck by the lack of palliative care. A little 4-year-old girl who was suffering horrible headaches due to eye cancer was one case that really moved her. In an interview this week, Dr Doherty told Levon Sevunts, there was nothing she could do. The little girl died in terrible pain because the clinics in these camps do not have the medicine to treat and manage pain in chronically or terminally ill patients. Now she is trying to raise awareness about this hidden crisis in refugee camps. Dr. Doherty says with so many resources going to save lives, there is little left for those who are beyond saving.  Images of the week window.jQuery || document.write('

Your hosts this week are Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts, Marie-Claude Simard and Carmel Kilkenny.  (Video of show at bottom of page) Humboltd, Saskatchewan has been in the national spotlight for the last week, following the tragic accident there. A transport… »

Avant d’accueillir la nouvelle année, comme le veut la coutume, il faut dire adieu à celle qui achève. Et 2017, sur le plan de l’actualité, n’aura pas été décevante. Entre nos sujets de prédilection comme l’immigration et les réfugiés, les autochtones, l'action internationale du Canada et les nouvelles de nos régions cibles (Monde arabe, Afrique, Amérique latine, Asie, Francophonie, Commonwealth), les artisans de RCI en ont eu plein les bras. Ils ont traité en tout quelque 13 000 sujets en 2017. Difficile dans ce contexte d’isoler un enjeu ou événement marquant. C’est pourtant ce qu’ont réussi à faire pour cette édition spéciale de Tam-Tam Canada des représentants des sections de RCI, mais aussi d’Espaces autochtones et Regard sur l'Arctique, deux sites voisins, relevant de Radio-Canada. ÉcoutezFR_Tam_tam_Canada-20171231-WEF17 Zoubeir Jazi, « Mr Techno» de RCI avec sa chronique Jazinet, explique en quoi consiste le principe de neutralité du Web et pourquoi il faut s'inquiéter de la décision de la Federal Communication Commission (FCC)  de remettre en question l’égalité du traitement des flux de données sur Internet. Wu Wei de la section chinoise revient sur le 19e Congrès annuel du Parti communiste chinois notamment marqué par la consolidation du pouvoir du président Xi Jinping  dont le nom et la doctrine sont désormais inclus dans les statuts du parti. Guy Bois d’Espaces autochtones, a retenu l'Enquête nationale sur les femmes et les filles autochtones disparues et assassinées. Un exercice complexe, douloureux et traumatisant dont le but est d’examiner les causes systémiques des violences subies par ces Canadiennes et de faire des recommandations au gouvernement. Levon Sevunts de la section anglaise revient quant à lui sur le crise des Rohingyas cette minorité musulmane persécutée au Myanmar (Birmanie). Quelque 900 000 Rohingyas du Myanmar sont regroupés dans le sud du Bangladesh, dont 625 000 arrivés depuis fin août. L'une des plus grandes chaines de vente au détail, Sears Canada a mis la clé sous la paillasson en 2017. Du jour au lendemain, quelque 12000 personnes ont perdu leur emploi. Pire, Sears a supprimé leurs indemnités de départ. Stéphane Parent de la section française y revient. La Syrie est déchirée par une guerre civile depuis début 2011, suite aux manifestations prodémocratiques réprimées par le régime de Bachar el-Assad. Depuis lors, le conflit a fait des centaines de milliers de morts et des millions de déplacés. Ce dossier a été sur le radar Pierre Ahmaranian de la section arabe. Pablo Gomez de la section espagnole a retenu la Colombie. Le 26 septembre 2016, un accord de paix historique entre la guérilla des Farc et le gouvernement mettait un terme un conflit armé vieux de 52 ans. Peut-on parler pour autant de retour de la paix dans le pays? Rien n'est moins sûr selon Pablo. Eilis Quinn de Regard sur l’Arctique a retenu la signature du moratoire sur la pêche commerciale dans l'Arctique. Selon Eilis, l'événement mérite d'être souligné d'autant plus que les signataires, dont le Canada, la Russie, les États-Unis et la Chine, ne nous ont pas habitués à des ententes spontanées sur des enjeux internationaux majeurs. https://youtu.be/5-sBjTlL7jA

Avant d'accueillir la nouvelle année, comme le veut la coutume, il faut dire adieu à celle qui achève. Et 2017, sur le plan de l'actualité, n'aura pas été décevante. Entre nos sujets de prédilection comme l'immigration et les réfugiés, les autochtones, l'action internationale du Canada et les nouvelles de nos régions cibles (Monde arabe, Afrique, Amérique latine, Asie, Francophonie, Commonwealth), les artisans de RCI en ont eu plein les bras. Ils ont traité en tout quelque 13 000 sujets en 2017. Difficile dans ce contexte d'isoler un enjeu ou événement marquant. C'est pourtant ce qu'ont réussi à faire pour cette édition spéciale de Tam-Tam Canada des représentants des sections de RCI, mais aussi d'Espaces autochtones et Regard sur l'Arctique, deux sites voisins, relevant de Radio-Canada. ÉcoutezFR_Tam_tam_Canada-20171231-WEF17 Zoubeir Jazi, « Mr Techno» de RCI avec sa chronique Jazinet, explique en quoi consiste le principe de neutralité du Web et pourquoi il faut s'inquiéter de la décision de la Federal Communication Commission (FCC)  de remettre en question l'égalité du traitement des flux de données sur Internet. Wu Wei de la section chinoise revient sur le 19e Congrès annuel du Parti communiste chinois notamment marqué par la consolidation du pouvoir du président Xi Jinping  dont le nom et la doctrine sont désormais inclus dans les statuts du parti. Guy Bois d'Espaces autochtones, a retenu l'Enquête nationale sur les femmes et les filles autochtones disparues et assassinées. Un exercice complexe, douloureux et traumatisant dont le but est d'examiner les causes systémiques des violences subies par ces Canadiennes et de faire des recommandations au gouvernement. Levon Sevunts de la section anglaise revient quant à lui sur le crise des Rohingyas cette minorité musulmane persécutée au Myanmar (Birmanie). Quelque 900 000 Rohingyas du Myanmar sont regroupés dans le sud du Bangladesh, dont 625 000 arrivés depuis fin août. L'une des plus grandes chaines de vente au détail, Sears Canada a mis la clé sous la paillasson en 2017. Du jour au lendemain, quelque 12000 personnes ont perdu leur emploi. Pire, Sears a supprimé leurs indemnités de départ. Stéphane Parent de la section française y revient. La Syrie est déchirée par une guerre civile depuis début 2011, suite aux manifestations prodémocratiques réprimées par le régime de Bachar el-Assad. Depuis lors, le conflit a fait des centaines de milliers de morts et des millions de déplacés. Ce dossier a été sur le radar Pierre Ahmaranian de la section arabe. Pablo Gomez de la section espagnole a retenu la Colombie. Le 26 septembre 2016, un accord de paix historique entre la guérilla des Farc et le gouvernement mettait un terme un conflit armé vieux de 52 ans. Peut-on parler pour autant de retour de la paix dans le pays? Rien n'est moins sûr selon Pablo. Eilis Quinn de Regard sur l'Arctique a retenu la signature du moratoire sur la pêche commerciale dans l'Arctique. Selon Eilis, l'événement mérite d'être souligné d'autant plus que les signataires, dont le Canada, la Russie, les États-Unis et la Chine, ne nous ont pas habitués à des ententes spontanées sur des enjeux internationaux majeurs. https://youtu.be/5-sBjTlL7jA

Levon Sevunts and Terry Haig speak about gut bacteria and ageing, Canadians and faith, and working as a lighthouse keeper as a summer job.

On this New Year edition of The Link Online, Levon Sevunts speaks with young Inuit leader Maatali Okalik, Marc Montgomery brings the story of the former Canadian soldier who wants to bring back the memory of Hill 70 and the Canadians who fought there during WWI, and Lynn Desjardins tells about government plans to reduce underwater noise from shipping to save endangered whales.

The LINK Online, with Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Marc Montgomery this week.

The LINK Online, with Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Marc Montgomery this week.

The LINK Online, with Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Marc Montgomery this week.

The LINK Online, with Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Marc Montgomery this week.

The LINK Online, with Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Marc Montgomery this week.

The LINK Online, with Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Carmel Kilkenny this week.

The LINK Online with Lynn Desjardins, Marc Montgomery, Levon Sevunts

The LINK Online with Lynn Desjardins, Marc Montgomery, Levon Sevunts

The LINK Online with Lynn Desjardins, Marc Montgomery, Levon Sevunts

The LINK Online with Lynn Desjardins, Marc Montgomery, Levon Sevunts

Levon Sevunts a été horrifié de constater que des journalistes travaillent toujours en zone de conflits sans casque, gilet pare-balles ou masque à gaz et sans avoir reçu une formation intensive en environnement hostile. Levon nous explique de quoi il s'agit: Il nous explique ce qui y est enseigné :

Levon Sevunts revient sur son parcours de journaliste en zone de conflits.

Lynn Desjardins and Levon Sevunts bring you items about the passing of hockey great Gordie Howe, Canadian children not getting enough sleep, and Canada looking to strengthen its borders.

The LINK Online, for the long holiday weekend in May 2016, wtih Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Carmel Kilkenny

The LINK Online, for the long holiday weekend in May 2016, wtih Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Carmel Kilkenny

Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Carmel Kilkenny

Lynn Desjardins, Marc Montgomery, Levon Sevunts

Colleen English, superintendent for Sustainable Development, Communities and External Relations at Diavik Diamond Mines Inc. spoke with Radio Canada International producer Levon Sevunts about the closure of the Diavik mine.