Recently, CSIS produced a report that showed that MP Michael Chong was the target of possible attacks from China over allegations of genocide in China. He put a motion to the floor and 2021 about the allegations of genocide in China and it took until 2023 for a report to surface that MP Michael Chong and his family could have been targeted by China. As a result of this report, a number of things have actually happened that Canada, in response has ousted Chinese diplomats and in turn in China has...
May 10, 2023•1 hr
More than 85 structures have been lost to wildfire in Little Red River Cree Nation in northern Alberta, including the RCMP detachment, general store and water treatment plant. About 90 per cent of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is without power, natural gas has been shut off, and 40 structures 'damaged substantially' from the wildfires. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support ....
May 10, 2023•1 hr 15 min
The benchmark index of international food commodity prices rose in April for the first time in a year, amid increases in world quotations for sugar, meat and rice, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today. The number of infections of Covid-19 is steadily declining and the world may be leaving the dangers of the pandemic. There is still an ongoing analysis of what happened during the pandemic so the future spreading of disease can be prevented and the under...
May 06, 2023•1 hr 54 min
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, told the Security Council that “full compliance with human rights is the best antidote to the inequalities, unaddressed grievances and exclusion which are often at the root of instability and conflict.” Press conference by Guilherme Canela De Souza Godoi, Chief of the section of Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists for the United Nations Economic and Social Council, on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day 2023. Conservative Le...
May 04, 2023•52 min
Liberal MP Jenica Atwin, filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal, and others holds a news conference on Parliament Hill to call for the ban of glyphosate, a widely used herbicide for killing weeds. Atwin’s private member’s bill (C-287) to enact the ban completed first reading in the House of Commons in June 2022. Author Margaret Atwood, who supports the ban, provides a recorded statement. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support ....
May 03, 2023•31 min
The Province’s new StrongerBC: Future Ready Action Plan will help thousands of people get the skills they need to succeed in the changing economy and help close the skills gap many businesses are facing. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .
May 03, 2023•49 min
The new UN Security Council president is the representative from Switzerland. Switzerland is known as a nation of peace. How they maintain peace is by mainly maintaining neutrality and they would allow talks to happen among those who were in conflict, that they would try to step back away from the conflict and allow dialogues to happen. Switzerland was always quite successful with that. And during World War II, they managed to pull off some amazing things that allowed a safe haven for a number o...
May 02, 2023•1 hr 35 min
If our justice system truly does what it says it does, it helps people rehabilitate, and it doesn't just stick them in jail and punish them. It finds a way to help that person heal and be a better person helps them find their way back to society in a way that they feel welcomed, productive and truly healed. If all that is true and the person is truly healed, and they've changed your life and death, we can trust them again. Why do we have a sex offender registry? Where the social dilemma truly co...
Apr 29, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Minister of Defense, as she talks in a press conference about upgrades to helicopters and equipment for the US military and how the Canadian military is doing more than what is truly expected of them and how the military is achieving the things that they want and, and as in need of equipment for peacekeeping operations. So we're going to hear from her she's in Nova Scotia, and she is talking about upgrades to Canada's ch 149. Flight how helicopters and announces the first Canadian evacuation of ...
Apr 28, 2023•1 hr 5 min
We have a recorded press conference from the United Nations with the Russian representative to the United Nations. And I always remember this, from growing up that Russia or then what was the Soviet Union and the United States always being at odds that we were taught how Russia was the evil one and how communism is just so hateful and hurtful to the Western way of life or, as it were, the American or Canadian way of life. And is that really, really true? Well, I guess it depends on who you ask o...
Apr 27, 2023•1 hr 27 min
Canada public services workers have gone on strike. The union members voted to go on strike and came into the sixth day of striking they were going after the highest impact on the economy and Canadian ports and borders are on the list. So there will be decreased traffic through the port and border which will have effects on inflation and available products. After all, if Canada can't move goods in and now borders will affect the economy and of course, inflation. We all know the effects of inflat...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 7 min
We've been still hearing a lot about the Sudan and the fighting that is going on they're different factions when they can take control of the government. And at one point we heard about the chemical weapons that were used there and now they're trying to discover where these chemical weapons are so they can be sought out destroyed and placing sanctions against those who would actually use things. Focus on the people themselves, that people who desperately need medical attention and they need food...
Apr 23, 2023•49 min
We're going to hear is about Indigenous Rights recorded from a United Nations press conference. I want to point out something very interesting about this particular press conference because a lot of the press conferences that happen there that they get a bunch of the national press and reporters from those outlets show up to ask questions. While we were able to grab in from First Nations Channel that there were no other big international press people in the room. Does this mean the Rights and Is...
Apr 20, 2023•52 min
Integrity and transparency, there's nothing more than we will want out of our government and at times it seems like that is the last thing that we get. Arguments about how to tax the billionaire CEOs of Canada that are making excessive salaries and receiving bonuses and benefits that put there more than 400 times what the average employee makes with them. Now, it can be argued that the government should step tax the living crap out of them. Maybe the CEOs can come around to their senses and inst...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 34 min
Education is one of the cornerstones of living an extraordinary and fantastic life. Learning what is around us and what not only is on our planet, but what is out in the cosmos is been a cornerstone of my life and I couldn’t have done it without some of the basic skills that we need, reading, writing, and of course math https://depictions.media/ontario-invest-into-education/ #education #learning #school #algebra #people Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-...
Apr 19, 2023•40 min
Autism Awareness and some of what it actually means about the wiring of the brain how to educate, and how to work with perspectives on efficacy. And a number of different things around people that have different abilities, and a different type of wiring to their brain so that they see things maybe a little bit differently, experienced things a little bit differently and one of the things that we're going to talk about in this particular segment is art. Art is the expression of what you see telli...
Apr 13, 2023•53 min
How people with Autism need advocacy and how they advocate for themselves. The policies that have equality should be put in place so that we are all seen equally that we're all seeing with the capability to reach the newest heights and achieve greatness within ourselves. That we don't have to be seen as that person that need to be looked down upon. We don't have to feel less of ourselves because we have a different wiring to our brains we, for the most part, a lot of people live within a democra...
Apr 12, 2023•50 min
We've talked before about how autism is simply put a different way of wiring the brain and how nature may be doing it for a reason for specific people to have this, this wiring and how we shouldn't be going in vitro and trying to fix or cure autism that we might actually eliminate some very valuable things from our society. For instance, in another conversation that happened on “The influencer club, we talked with somebody who actually does have autism. He has a degree in psychology and he helps...
Apr 11, 2023•54 min
Homes for People also delivers more housing people can afford to rent or buy, including more homes within reach for first-time homebuyers, and protects renters. It supports those who need it the most with more housing for those experiencing homelessness and helps more people afford to find a place to call home. Actions in the plan also aim to build a housing market that puts people ahead of profit with measures to crack down on speculators and profiteers and get the proceeds of crime out of the ...
Apr 04, 2023•1 hr 7 min
What is autism Exactly? Is autism a different way of nature wiring the human brain so that new talents and a different set of talents can be introduced into our society? Is it something that we should look to assist people with? Is it something that we should maybe put in place for people in different classes, different, educate them differently so that they can learn to thrive? Well, maybe autism is actually all of those things. When we consider that it isn't something that should be eradicated...
Apr 03, 2023•54 min
“No one should have to choose between taking care of their teeth and paying their bills. Budget 2023 will help millions of Canadians see a dentist and provide much-needed relief for families.” The Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre comments on the appointment of Martine Richard as the interim ethics commissioner. Richard is the sister-in-law of cabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcas...
Apr 01, 2023•52 min
Around the world women are playing active roles in the peace and security sector, negotiating ceasefires, civilian safe zones, fighter demobilization and humanitarian access at the local level, or drawing up protection plans at the community level. But when we hear the tales of war, women and girls are not typically the heroes that are mentioned. Yet, they are exactly the heroes that we need, working equally alongside men, in security forces, at negotiating tables and keeping the peace in local ...
Mar 31, 2023•1 hr 17 min
The outbreaks of Marburg virus disease are another reminder that we can only truly protect human health if we also protect the health of animals and our planet, which sustains all life. We call this a “One Health” approach. One Health is not a new concept. For decades, WHO has been working with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Organisation for Animal Health in a tripartite partnership, to address the health risks that arise from the interactions between h...
Mar 29, 2023•54 min
Our province is on the frontlines of climate change and seeing the impacts of record wildfires, heat waves and flooding on people and communities. British Columbians have made it clear that we need to meet our climate targets and move forward as a clean energy leader,” said Josie Osborne Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support ....
Mar 29, 2023•38 min
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland presents details of her third federal budget as she tables the Liberal government's latest fiscal plan and economic outlook in the House of Commons. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .
Mar 28, 2023•51 min
Liberal MP Han Dong says he has yet to receive a call from Canada's intelligence agency following recent allegations that his election campaign benefited from Beijing's meddling and that he was "a witting affiliate." Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s chief of staff to appear at a House of Commons committee next month to answer questions about foreign interference in Canadian elections, ending a two-week standoff by Liberal MPs. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/p...
Mar 24, 2023•48 min
Tuberculosis remains one of the world’s top infectious killers, causing 1.6 million deaths each year and affecting millions more, with enormous impacts on families and communities. The COVID-19 pandemic coupled with ongoing crises such as armed conflict, food insecurity, climate change, political and economic instability, has reversed years of progress made in the fight against TB. Last year, for the first time in nearly two decades, WHO reported an increase in the number of people falling ill w...
Mar 24, 2023•51 min
Today, we will start with our guest, the World Food Programme’s (WFP) Director of School Feeding, Carmen Burbano. She is joining us virtually from Rome to talk about the launch of WFP’s State of School Feeding Report. Then as soon as I am finished with my briefing, you will hear from Richard Connor, the Editor-in-Chief of the UN World Water Development Report of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization — known as UNESCO — who will brief you on this year's report, entitled “Partne...
Mar 24, 2023•1 hr 19 min
The brief lull in fighting in north-west Syria — in the wake of February’s devastating earthquakes — is giving way to a creeping rise in shelling exchanges, rocket fire and cross-line raids by terrorist groups, senior United Nations officials warned the Security Council today, while describing “astounding” physical destruction and massive humanitarian needs on the ground. Geir O. Pedersen, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, welcomed the growing international attention to the crisis in the c...
Mar 24, 2023•1 hr 4 min
“Our government remains committed to supporting Turkish and Syrian nationals affected by the earthquakes. We know that many Canadians have family members who have been impacted by the earthquakes and today's measures should offer comfort to those Canadians. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support ....
Mar 21, 2023•44 min
