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Unmasking the Quebec Protests

Thursday, May 17, 2012 | Categories: Audio, Day 6 Blog, Politics, Promote |

Quebec student protesters and police clashed again this week over proposed tuition hikes. In an effort to curb further violence, Quebec premier Jean Charest unveiled legislation to...

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Dress Rehearsal for a Bank Run?

Thursday, May 17, 2012 | Categories: Audio, Day 6 Blog, Foreign, Politics, Promote |

After failing to piece together a coalition government, Greek citizens are heading back to the polls in June to elect new federal officials. That, coupled...

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Sam Leith on Obama, Gay Marriage and Rhetoric

Friday, May 11, 2012 | Categories: Audio, Day 6 Blog, Politics |

President Barack Obama made history this week, becoming the first American president to openly support gay marriage.  He's one of the "Champions of Rhetoric" in...

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Yung Chang's new film: "China Heavyweight"

Friday, May 4, 2012 | Categories: Audio, Day 6 Blog, Movies, Politics, Sports |

Yung Chang is the Montreal-based director of the award-winning documentary "Up The Yangtze", about the Three Gorges Dam project.  His new doc is "China Heavyweight",...

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OBL's Killing and the FBI's Most Wanted List

Thursday, May 3, 2012 | Categories: Audio, Day 6 Blog, Politics |

United States President Barack Obama visited Afghanistan this week and marked the one-year anniversary of Osama Bin Laden's death. Bin Laden had been on the...

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High Tuition Fees: Is Dropping Out A Solution?

Friday, April 27, 2012 | Categories: Audio, Day 6 Blog, Politics |

Police and student protestors clashed again in Montreal this week, as the battle over tuition hikes rages on. The provincial government wants to raise education...

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Mailbag: Charity Status & Eco-Activism

Monday, April 23, 2012 | Categories: Day 6 Blog, Mail, Politics |

We received a great response to our interviews with Tzeporah Berman and Vivian Krause on the charitable status of environmental groups. Click through for a... Read More »

Eco Groups: Advocacy or Charity?

Friday, April 20, 2012 | Categories: Audio, Day 6 Blog, Interview, News, Politics |

This week, Forest Ethics, an environmental group, gave up its charitable status to be able to focus on political activism. Last week David Suzuki announced  he...

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Latin America's War on the War on Drugs

Friday, April 13, 2012 | Categories: Audio, Day 6 Blog, Politics |

This weekend, Stephen Harper and Barack Obama will be in Colombia for The Summit of the Americas. Several Latin American leaders have suggested the legalization and regulation of drugs...

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Episode 72 - F-35 SNAFU

Friday, April 6, 2012 | Categories: Books, Comedy, Day 6 Blog, Episodes, Foreign, Interview, Movies, Music, Politics, Promote |

  Problem Procurement The Sound of Delicious Bond's Booze Pain at the Pumps Titanic in 3D William Gibson's Music Weather Warnings Do Sanctions Work?... Read More »

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