RCI The Link
Summary: The Link Online is your web radio show featuring a look back at a few of the stories that we felt were particularly interesting during the past week. Along with your submitted stories as our 'reporter for a day', we also air some of your letters and voicemails, and answer questions you have about Canada.
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Podcasts:
Thomas Juneau, associate professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa, says he expects the conflict in Yemen to get worse before it gets any better. He discusses the origins of the conflict, the strategic rationale for Saudi Arabia’s intervention, Iran’s role, the role of Western countries, including Canada, the complicated internal dynamics of the conflict and prospects for peace.
Ethan Cox, a board member of the Montreal-based non-profit For the Refugees, said five other refugees, who also sheltered Edward Snowden, remain in limbo in Hong Kong as they wait for their approvals. These vulnerable refugees face documented threats of torture and death if returned to their home countries, according to Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and other human rights organizations, Cox said.
The Link show March 22, 23, 24, 2019
Concordia professor, artist and activist Kelly Jazvac discusses different approaches in the battle against pollution in the Great Lakes. (CBC News/Google maps)
Stephen Faul- literacy report
Historians believe the wild horses that live on Sable Island are descended from animals that were confiscated from the Acadians when the British expelled them from Nova Scotia in the late 1750s and 1760s. (Bill Freedman/Dalhousie University)
Family counsellor Alyson Schafer explains why parents who pamper their children do more harm than good.
Dale Marshall says there was some good, but not enough for the environment in the latest federal government budget.
Apricot blossoms in bloom at Delma's Vineyard in Nova Scotia, a vision of Canada on this first day of spring? Not really. (Theresa Walker)
R Whitney PhD discusses coverage of mass killings
Supporters of Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly celebrate in Port-au-Prince on Monday after Haiti's electoral council announced preliminary results for the election runoff showed the singer had been elected president in April 2011. (Associated Press/Ramon Espinosa)
new book- Are we too dumb for democracy"
Prof. Gavin Moodie explains the need for skills training for Canadian employees.
Amira Elghawaby says the spread of hatred is increasing in Canada and more must be done to counter it.
Stephanie Myles talks about Bianca Andreescu and what her future may hold.
