Fighting to protect the international mandate, programming and autonomy of Radio Canada International
Fighting to protect the international mandate, programming and autonomy of Radio Canada International
RAC AdminOn November 1, 2022, RCI Action Committee spokesperson Wojtek Gwiazda testified before Canada’s Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications. He called on the Senators to amend Article 46(2) of…
RAC AdminThe new “modernized” Radio Canada International (RCI) website produced by CBC/Radio-Canada was supposed to give our world service greater visibility and more content “to ensure that the service remains a…
RAC Adminreprinted with permission The Hill Times By WOJTEK GWIAZDA MARCH 29, 2021 The CBC never understood that the uniqueness of RCI is that we explain Canada to the rest of the…
RAC AdminIn an open letter released March 18, 2021, 45 former Canadian ambassadors called planned changes to the international mandate of Radio Canada International (RCI) a mistake. “As diplomats who have…
RAC AdminThere’s been quite a lot of reaction to the situation at Radio Canada International, and the impending implementation of a new CBC/Radio-Canada policy that takes RCI away from its main…
RAC AdminThe following open letter was sent February 15, 2021 to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau, and Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault…
RAC AdminCanada’s broadcast regulator is ignoring charges that the CBC/Radio-Canada’s latest policy decision on Radio Canada International (RCI) is in violation of the Broadcasting Act. In a letter to the CRTC,…
En français ici Does the new “major transformation” of Radio Canada International respect the international mandate of RCI? The short answer is no. At the moment the obligations of CBC/Radio-Canada…
RAC AdminIn English here Le 3 décembre 2020, le radiodiffuseur public national canadien de radio et de télévision Radio-Canada/CBC a annoncé «une transformation majeure» de Radio Canada International (RCI) intitulée «…
RAC AdminIngrid Betancourt, a Columbian politician held captive for six years in her own country, was awarded the Quebec National Assembly’s medal of honour in 2009 for her commitment to human…
