Viewpoints

On today’s show:
The College of New Caledonia has just welcomed its first female president, in 54 years. The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence culminates on December 10. We’ll travel to Smithers, BC, and to Knowlton, Québec, where women’s coalitions and organizations are working to break the cycle of physical, verbal and psychological violence. And back to Revelstoke, British Columbia, where the residents of two of the biggest mobile home parks may have a chance to buy their land! 

Special thanks to our team. Journalists Meagan Deuling, Pamela Haassen, Taylor McClure and Ian Gregg. Our national editors are Victoria Fenner and Maureen McEwan. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is presented by the Community radio Fund of Canada. 

On today’s show:
Google will spend $100M to compensate Canadian media for lost revenues. What impact could Google’s millions have on the Canadian community radio sector if any? Will it get its share of the pie? Representatives from media outlets from across the country appeared in front of the CRTC to voice their ideas and concerns around the reform of the Broadcasting Act. Small business programs in Toronto will get $3M from the federal government to finance post-pandemic recovery. And Santa Claus is giving out gift cards to hundreds of seniors in Nova Scotia.

Thanks to our journalists, Owen Thompson, Ed Halverson, Taylor McClure and their guests. National Editors are Maureen McEwan and Victoria Fenner. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada.

On today’s show:
We’ll be all about housing and go to Halifax where the Housing Minister wants to get construction projects rolling. And then to Montréal, where protesters met at the Olympic Stadium to disturb Housing Minister Elaine Duranceau’s speech at the East Summit. In Peterborough, 50 shipping containers will be transformed into a new housing community for the homeless. Things are looking up in Kitchener, Ontario,  where 500 new affordable housing units will be built. Nothing compared to the 65,000 units Toronto’s planning for the year 2030. And Terry Teegee, BC’s Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief, is working to find solutions to the housing crisis.

Thanks to all our journalists, Haeley DiRisio, M. P. Holmes, Edward Sweeny, Jules Bugiel, Owen Thompson, and Brenda Little. National coordinators Victoria Fenner and Maureen McEwan. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada. 

On today’s show, nature and literature will be our beat:
We’ll first take a long walk through the Pickard Quarry: a “little pocket” of wilderness in the middle of residential Sackville. And then we’ll have a chat with environmental writer Katharine Fletcher of the Pontiac in Quebec, who has decided to retire from writing her column, after 34 years. And get to learn more about Kingston author Iain Reid who has made the Governor General Literary Awards short list.

Many thanks to our journalists Caleb Nickerson, Christina Lawrie and Erica Butler. To our national coordinators, Maureen McEwan and Victoria Fenner. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada. Tune in to all our stories on canada-info.ca. 

On today’s Viewpoints:
A rare and ambitious one billion dollar conservation agreement is reached in British Columbia between First Nations, and federal and provincial governments. Scientists are releasing a beetle from the West Coast of BC into the wild in Nova Scotia. This, in an effort to save hemlock trees. In Ontario, the 59th Six Nations Elected Council was sworn in on November 7th. Also in Ontario, Canadians celebrated Treaties Recognition Week. And to Québec, where a Royal Canadian Legion member hopes to bring his veteran grave marking project, to a national level.

Our journalists, David Moses, Taylor McClure, Riley Gillespie-Wilson, Ed Halverson and Scott Onyschak. National editors Victoria Fenner and Maureen McEwan. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada. 

On today’s show:
A recent survey finds that more Canadians are living beyond their means. Inflation and high interest rates are for many, becoming unbearable. In British Columbia, Premier David Eby is taking the bull by the horns with legislation to regulate short-term rentals.
In Québec, students take to the streets to protest increases in tuition fees which would affect out-of-province undergraduate and professional master’s students. They are looking at a $17,000 tuition bill per year as soon as next fall. Alberta announces long-term investments into Indigenous infrastructure and will expand the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation’s loan guarantee from its current $1 billion, to $3 billion next year. In Nova Scotia NDP opposition is asking Premier Tim Houston to cut grocery tax on all food items.

Thanks to our journalists Meagan Deuling, Jules Bugiel, Mick Sweetman, Ryan Hunt and Haeley DiRisio. National coordinators, Maureen McEwan and Victoria Fenner. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada. 

On today’s show:
Out of province university students wishing to study in Québec’s English universities could face a 100% tuition hike next year if the Québec government gets its way. Bishop’s University is fighting back. Selkirk College’s Nelson campus in BC will host its first Intercultural Day. The College is home to international students from across the globe. Also in BC, winter’s right around the corner and Nanaimo’s warming centres are in dire need of government funding. Calgary becomes one step closer to completing its ring road. If all goes well, it should be done by next year. Also, Alberta’s livestock producers receive aid after a drought-filled summer. And great news for the Kingston Great Lakes Museum. It will soon permanently showcase the S. S. Keewatin, a 102-meter long passenger liner dating back to the same era as the Titanic.

Our journalists this week, Mick Sweetman, Taylor McClure, Ryan Hunt and Christena Lawrie, and Scott Onyschak. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. National coordinators, Victoria Fenner and Maureen McEwan. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada.

On today’s show:
The Québec government will impose major hikes in tuition fees for out-of-province and international students wishing to study at English universities. Some will pay more than double in 2024.  Mustard Seed opens 40 new shelter spaces for Calgary women with the help of new government funding. In Newfoundland and Labrador, the government lays out its plans to improve availability and construction of housing in the province. Food insecurity is growing at an alarming rate in northern BC. Some food banks have observed a 25 percent increase in demand over the past 12 months. And Meta and Google are making life difficult, for the campus and community radio sector, in Canada.

A warm welcome to one of our most recent journalists Tonya Organ, working out of Newfoundland and Labrador. She’s been producing stories on The Rock for a while now, but this is her first appearance on Viewpoints. Welcome! Thanks also to our journalists Jules Bugiel, Ryan Hunt, Pamela Haasen and Dan Kellar. National coordinators Maureen McEwan and Victoria Fenner. Host and producer Boris Chassagne.Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada. 

On today’s show:
Foreign workers in Québec launch a class-action suit saying they are deceived and exploited by their employers.  The Alberta government will spend 28 million dollars opening 22,500 new, licensed childcare spaces across the province. An interfaith gathering in Peterborough, Ontario, celebrates its 20th anniversary.  Jews, Christians, and Muslims gather at the Abraham Festival. Singer-songwriter Freya Milliken was nominated for Song of the Year at the Music New Brunswick Awards. And Diane Ballantyne, a retired teacher from Ontario presented with the Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence. These stories and more on Viewpoints.

Thanks to our journalists, Jules Bugiel, Riley-Gillespie-Wilson, Ryan Hunt, Edward Sweeney, Erica Butler, and Scott Onyschak. Our national editors Victoria Fenner and Maureen McEwan. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada. 

On today’s show:
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Montréal to demand climate action. They are asking their governments to do more. In British Columbia, a boat builder shares his unique skills to stay in touch with his community. Fall is vaccination time. Updated COVID-19 and flu shots are now being deployed across Canada. And through our rearview mirror we’ll take a peek at what went on across the country for Orange Shirt Day.

Thanks to our journalists, Loni Taylor, Ed Halverson, Jules Bugiel, Riley-Gillespie-Wilson, Ryan Hunt, Edward Sweeney, and Scott Onyschak. National editors Maureen McEwan and Victoria Fenner. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada.