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The Tigercats! Wednesday on the Commonwealth Conundrum show
Tune in to the Commonwealth Conundrum show this Wednesday, May 22nd at 4-6 PM for an interview with indie-pop band The Tigercats from the UK! Plus, be sure to check out their show on May 25th with The Smittens and Making Marks at Inspecteur Épingle (4051 rue Saint-Hubert, Montréal).
View from the Venue - The Creepshow
View from the Venue sat down with two members of The Creepshow for a quick Q&A session. The Reverend McGinty and new singer/guitarist Kenda talk tour injuries, their touring plans for 2013 and putting together a new album. They also talk about the entire band joining Montreal ska band The Fundamentals (shh, don't tell them, it's a surprise).
CJLO News - May 20 2013
Produced by: Erica Bridgeman
Hosted by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi
Stories by: Saturn De Los Angeles, Catlin Spencer, Spoon Jung & Natasha Taggart
Ads Aired for Nonexistent Jobs Grant Program
The Harper government has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars airing prime-time ads for a new federal Canada Jobs Grant for training workers—a program that doesn’t exist yet.
Prime-time ads began airing this week during NHL playoff games. According to CBC News, at $95,000 per 30-second spot—currently the priciest time slot for advertising—the government’s ad buy could easily cost in the millions of dollars.
The newly announced program is no more than a concept at this point, one that has yet to be negotiated with provincial governments, and which requires buy-in from employers as well.
Peter Van Loan, Conservative government House leader, described the Canada Jobs Grant as a "proposal that needs to be fleshed out and developed fully,” adding that what has been announced is a concept of how the program could work.
Said concept requires that Ottawa, the province and the employer contribute up to $5,000 each toward the training of a worker. The program will require provincial agreement as well as business approval.
However, Parliament remains months away from even considering the legislation to create the federal training grant—a fact reflected by the fine print in the TV ads that the program is "subject to parliamentary approval.”
Flickr Photo by: SOMBILON ART, MEDIA and PHOTOGRAPHY
STORY WRITTEN BY: SPOON JUNG
Same-sex marriage bill faces opposition in Brazil
A potential same-sex marriage bill in Brazil could face strong opposition from religious and conservative lawmakers.
The BBC is reporting Brazil authorities have ruled that same-sex couples who want full marriage certificates should not be stuck with civil union documents instead.
Congress will need to examine and approve the bill before any official changes are made.
With this ruling Brazil is following after neighbouring countries Argentina and Uruguay where gay marriage is legal.
STORY WRITTEN BY: NATASHA TAGGART
P.M.'s chief of staff resigns
Amid a senate expense scandal, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s chief of staff has resigned.
The now ex-chief of staff, Nigel Wright, resigned Sunday after it was discovered that he wrote a 90 thousand dollar cheque for Senator Mike Duffy to repay improperly claimed housing expenses.
According to the CBC, Liberal MP Bob Rae told the media that Senator Duffy’s audit had been shortened because of the 90 thousand dollar payment he was able to make, thanks to Wright.
Wright said in his statement that he accepts sole responsibility, and did not advise the PM of the means of Senator Duffy’s repayment before or after the fact, and that his actions were only to secure the repayment of funds.
He added that he regrets the impact that his actions have had on the government and his colleagues.
In his own statement, Harper said he regrettably accepted Wrights resignation and accepts that Wright believed that he was acting in public interest. He then thanked Wright for his contribution to the government for the past 2 and a half years.
Harper’s principal secretary, Ray Novak, will take over as chief of staff.
Flickr Photo by: Jezz
STORY WRITTEN BY: CATLIN SPENCER
Migrant worker groups march to the streets for Justice
Several migrant worker advocacy groups rallied to demand for justice.
In a report by the Gazette, they teamed up on Saturday afternoon to march in various parts of the city.
The groups include the Immigrant Workers Centre, Solidarity Across Borders, No One Is Illegal-Montreal, Mexicans United for Regularization, and Dignidad Migrante.
The groups were collectively demanding for equal rights for migrant workers who come to Canada, where they can have the proper treatment and dignity to work and live here.
The rally was a struggle for the organizers to facilitate.
Organizer Jaggi Singh spoke to the Gazette.
Singh says they had a difficult time protesting because police forced the protesters to walk on the sidewalk instead of on the street.
STORY WRITTEN BY: SATURN DE LOS ANGELES
View From the Venue - Title Fight
View from the Venue caught up with Ned and Jamie from Title Fight at La Sala Rossa. The guys talk about the importance of being a relatable band, touring plans for 2013, and of course their latest full length album, Floral Green.
Check out more from Title Fight on their Facebook page.
We've Celebrated Another Year of Awesome Programming at CJLO 1690 AM
If you're just tuning in to CJLO for the first time and aren't sure of where to start, or even if you're a long time dedicated listener, we're proud to announce the winners of the 2013 Diego Awards.
The CJLO Diegos is an annual awards ceremony that was created to celebrate a year of hard work and quality programming that our amazing volunteers put into CJLO 1690AM day after day.
It's a celebration of their dedication and tireless effort into making CJLO 1690AM a quality radio station, and a celebration of independent media and community radio at large.
CJLO has over 66 original shows and below are the ones that went above and beyond this past year.
The Winners Of The 2013 Diego Awards
The Robert Vairo Award For Broadcasting Excellence:
Stroll Around The Groove
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The Phil Donahue Award (Best Talk Show):
Funk Shui
The Yank Crime Award (Best Rock Show):
The Feel Good Hit Of The Summer
The Niche Award (Best Specialty Show):
The F-Hole
The Bad News Brown Award (Best Hip Hop Show):
Stroll Around The Groove
The Pete Tong Award (Best RPM Show):
Autobeat
The Smelt Your Face Award (Best Metal Show):
BVST
The Lucky Dube Award (Best World Show):
The Live Wire Show
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The Welcome to the Jungle Award for Best New Show:
Anatomy of Caribbean Music
The CBC Award for On Air Professionalism:
Beats From The East
The Ol' Gil Award (Most Underrated Show):
Going Down Under
The MAPL Award for Canadian Content:
The Commonwealth Conundrum
The Radio 3 Award (New Music Supporter):
Grade A Explosives
CJLOL Award (Funniest Show):
Funk Shui
Most Improvement:
Greedy Graffiti
The Wayne and Schuster Award for Best Team (who host a show):
Julien Bourgeois and Mourad Bennacer (Stroll Around The Groove)
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The Fox News Award for Excellence in News Journalism:
Saturn de los Angeles
The Pitchfork Award For Excellence in Music Journalism:
Fredy Iuni
The Butch Vig Award for Excellence in Production:
Marco Lucci
The Bored and Wanting to Get Out of the House Award (for excellence in volunteer commitment):
Remi Caron
Keener Award for Most Helpful DJ:
Angelica Calcagnile
The Show Me The Money Award For Fundraising:
Caribbean Callaloo
Rob Fleming Award for Best Mix Tape:
Eric the Tutor (The Limelight) - Sextape Sessions V5
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Ryan B. Arditi Lifetime Acheivement Award:
Nassim Tabri (ex-Beautiful Music For Ugly Children host)
CJLO News - May 17 2013
Hosted by: Spoon Jung
Stories by: Catlin Spencer, Saturn De Los Angeles & Carlo Spiridigliozzi
Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi
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