In the Field
with David Gutnick

In part one of this episode. Quebec's language laws dictate that French is the main language at all francophone schools.For most Quebec kids,and that includes immigrants ,spending the day learning english is simply just not an option. So parents who want their children to be bilingual have to find other opportunities. One of them is "La Grande Aventure en Anglais"- and English immersion camp in the Laurentian mountains just an hour north of Montreal.

In part two of this episode. Canadian mining companies have been conducting business in Guatemala for the past 50 years ,right through the 36 year long civil war, a war that killed two hundred thousand people, most of them indigenous Mayans. Now, the anti mining forces are fighting back in a new way.Guatemalans are launching law suits in Canadian courts against Canadian mining companies. The latest is a multi million dollar claim against Hud Bay Minerals filed by 11 Mayan women allegedly raped when they were cleared off the land 4 years ago.

In part one of this episode.In the 1940's, W.T. Hawkins Limited was a North American salty snack food giant. The Chicago based company shipped boxcars full of potato chips and popcorn across the continent. Then one of the owners invented Cheezies. It was going to be the next big thing.But the company made some disastrous business decisions. And the whole thing went bust. But then a Canadian company came to the rescue. We'll have the story of Hawkins cheezies.