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CJLO News - November 28 2013

November 28 2013 //

Hosted by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi

Stories by: Marilla Steuter-Martin, Saturn De Los Angeles & John Toohey

Produced by: John Toohey

Gemini Syndrome, Sunday on Grade A Explosives

November 27 2013 //

The first snow of winter is upon us, which means it's time to stay indoors as much as possible and desperately try to remember what the sun looks like. Why not spend your Sunday listening to a band talk about themselves while you sit inside? Andrew will be airing an interview with Gemini Syndrome on Grade A Explosives. They'll try to smarten up the room the way they smartened up the Five Finger Death Punch tour they were on.  Tune in from 4-6PM on Sunday, December 1st to see how they do.

Thai protests continue unimpeded

November 27 2013 //


Thousands of protestors continue to gather around Thailand's Interior Ministry in Bangkok.
 

According to Al Jazeera, protests have been sustained by claims that Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's government is controlled by her brother, former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.


He was ousted in 2006 for alleged corruption.
 

Police presence has grown in response to the protests, but the premier says they will not be removing the demonstrators by force.

Protests began after Shinawatra invoked an emergency law that gave authorities additional powers to block routes, impose a curfew, ban gatherings, and carry out searches.

In 2011, Shinawatra made history when she was voted in as Thailand's first female prime minister.
 
source: Al Jazeera

CJLO News - November 27 2013

November 27 2013 //

Hosted by: Jenna Monney-Lupert

Stories by: Hannah Besseau, Marilla Steuter-Martin & Kris Eugenio

Produced by: Marilla Steuter-Martin

 

Gender Advocacy Centre Challenges Quebec Law

November 27 2013 //

Concordia's Centre for Gender Advocacy claims that bills 35 and 71 of the Quebec Civil code are discriminatory against trans individuals. The centre plans on challenging the law in court.

 

According to the Link, the bill states that is someone wants to legally change their gender on government documents, they must be 18, a Canadian citizen and undergo sex reassignment surgery.

 

According to Gabrielle Bouchard, Advocacy Coordinator at the Centre, this forces people who want to legally change their gender to undergo forced sterilization.

 

The Current suicide rate of trans individuals, according to Bouchard, is 40 per cent.

 

The centre, which promotes gender rights and equality, initially took the issue to the Human rights Commission last August.

 

The centre hopes to one day eliminate the discriminatory law.

 

STORY BY HANNAH BESSEAU

CJLO News - November 26 2013

November 26 2013 //

Hosted by Danny Aubry

Stories written by Alexa Everett, Rory Warnock and Carlo Spiridigliozzi

Produced by Saturn De Los Angeles

Political unrest resurfaces in Thailand

November 26 2013 //
Political unrest has resurfaced in Thailand, 6 years after the last one led to the election of the current government.
 
BBC News, reports that fresh protests occurred on Monday with as many as ten thousand in the streets of Bangkok calling for the current president of Thailand to resign.
 
The unrest has been triggered by a political amnesty bill was has been enforced by president Yingluck Shinawatra.  As a way to quiet down the unrest, the president has enacted the Internal Security Act. The act enables a curfew to control gatherings.
 
The protests are the first to hit the streets of Bangkok since the uprising against former president Thaksin Shinawatra, the current president's brother in 2006.
 
The crowd was a lot smaller in stature compared to Sunday's rally which drew 90 000 protestors.

CJLO News - November 25 2013

November 25 2013 //

Hosted and produced by Saturn De Los Angeles

Stories written by Catlin Spencer, Danny Aubry and Hannah Besseau

24/7 CLSCs : Quebec Solidare

November 24 2013 //

Québec Solidaire health critic Amir Khadir has suggested that CLSC’s stay open all week, twenty-four hours a day.

According to the Gazette, Khadir made the suggestion Saturday during a campaign for Québec solidaire candidate Édith Laperle as a way of reinforcing the public health-care system.

A physician by profession, Khadir said that CLSCs are currently being under-utilized, criticising private clinics as ‘parasites of the public system’ for their trend in recent years.

Laperle also said that she wants CLSC’s to return to their original mission of front-line care.

She pledged that if elected, she would extend the operating hours of the CLSC in Cote des Nieges as a pilot project. 

Nearly 70 homeless due to Attawapiskat fire

November 24 2013 //

Nearly 70 civilians within the First Nation community of Attawapiskat in Northern Ontario are now homeless due to a fire which destroyed their homes.

According to CBC News, none of the civilians were injured, and the fire is believed to have been caused by a candle used during a power failure.

The fire ignited in a set of trailers where they were sheltered.

Minister of Aboriginal Affairs Bernard Valcourt stated that the community of Kapukasing has been very eager to offer them temporary housing.

Mike Grant of the Red Cross has assured the civilians that they`ll be provided with all their basic living needs while their in Kapukasing.

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