RCI at 80 – Determination and Struggle
“This evening marks the formal opening of Canada’s international broadcasting service. The program is wholly Canadian in its creation and…
Category: FLASHBACK
Remembering what happened.
Appeal to amend Broadcasting Act to Protect RCI
On November 1, 2022, RCI Action Committee spokesperson Wojtek Gwiazda testified before Canada’s Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications.…
The “modernized” RCI website
The new “modernized” Radio Canada International (RCI) website produced by CBC/Radio-Canada was supposed to give our world service greater visibility…
Countdown reset – CBC not ready to “modernize” RCI on time
See below for updates. Staff at Radio Canada International (RCI) has been told that CBC/Radio-Canada needs more time to implement…
RCI a bridge between Canada and the world
reprinted with permission The Hill Times By WOJTEK GWIAZDA MARCH 29, 2021 The CBC never understood that the uniqueness of RCI…
CBC disinformation campaign against efforts to protect international mandate of Radio Canada International
On February 16, a day after an open letter by 32 prominent Canadians was sent to the Prime Minister defending…
Former Canadian Ambassadors say changes to RCI a mistake
In an open letter released March 18, 2021, 45 former Canadian ambassadors called planned changes to the international mandate of…
CBC letter to signatories about “confusion”, Committee response
Two days after our open letter to the Prime Minister and three of his ministers (see here), Shaun Poulter, the…
The RCI story on Twitter
There’s been quite a lot of reaction to the situation at Radio Canada International, and the impending implementation of a…
Open letter to PM, Ministers calls for international service to be strengthened, not cut
The following open letter was sent February 15, 2021 to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Foreign…