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Protest graffiti to be kept at UQAM
The graffiti left behind from last spring’s student movement at UQAM may be there to stay.
According to CBC News, the university is considering the possibility of keeping the different tags that were scribbled all over their walls.
Students at UQAM want the walls to remain as they are because they don’t see it as graffiti but a statement.
UQAM spokeswoman Jenny Desrochers said that the community is divided over preservation or cleaning over the drawings on corridor walls.
There are only ten corridors in 30 university buildings that were painted over during the “printemps erable” protests.
Flickr Photo by: Traveling Mermaid
CJLO News - March 21 2013
Host: Catlin Spencer
Stories by: Alyssa Tremblay, Chloe Deneumoustier. Aisha Samu & Daniel Rowe
Produced by: Jenna Monney-Lupert
More evidence points to power Zampino held during collusion
A witness at the Charbonneau Commission called Frank Zampino the most powerful man in Montreal.
Rosaire Sauriol made the statement during his second day testifying at the commission on Tuesday, the Montreal Gazette reported.
He’s accusing Zampino of holding more influence during his time at as chair of the city’s executive committee than former mayor Gérald Tremblay.
However commission investigators are questioning whether or not Sauriol himself played a larger role in shaping the system of collusion at city hall.
Sauriol is vice-president of the engineering firm Desseau and is closely linked to Zampino.
He hired Zampino to be an executive at his firm in 2008.
STORY WRITTEN BY: ALYSSA TREMBLAY
Prisoners on hungers strike at Guantanamo
It’s the prison that simply will not be closed.
Guantanamo bay prison remains open four years after president Barack Obama said he would close it.
The news that the prison would not be closed has led 24 devastated prisoners to go on a hunger strike.
It is an effort to get the prison back in the media.
Eight lost so many pounds that doctors were led to force-feed them liquid nutrients through tubes.
Guantanamo holds 166 prisoners who were captured in overseas counterterrorism operations after 9 11.
Nearly all have been held for 11 years without charge.
Half have been cleared for transfer or release.
Flickr Photo by: Iain Farrell
STORY WRITTEN BY: DANIEL J. ROWE
First Nations leaders fighting proposed pipelines
A group of First Nations leaders has come together to fight proposed new pipelines.
CBC News reports Native leaders from Canada and the U.S. gathered on Parliament Hill Wednesday to show opposition to the Northern Gateway and Keystone XL pipelines.
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver says the federal government is communicating with First Nations.
He calls the proposed pipelines an opportunity to transform aboriginal communities hurt from high unemployment.
Nadleh Whut'en First Nation Chief Marin Louie says that opposition to the pipelines goes beyond Native issues.
The federal government recently appointed a special envoy to look at tensions between First Nations and the energy industry.
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt says Canada has the genius to develop natural resources while protecting the environment.
Flickr Photo by: FreeRishad
STORY WRITTEN BY: AISHA SAMU
Natives face discrimination when searching for home in Joliete
The Atikamekw of Joliette continue to face discrimination while house-hunting.
Many Natives leave their reserves and head to bigger cities in search better opportunities reports the CBC.
Many Atikamekw travel to the city of Joliette, located an hour northeast of Montreal.
Rosalia Petiquey is a mother of three and a victim of housing discrimination.
After failing to find an apartment for her family in Joliette, Petiqueywas forced to sleep outside for days.
Petiquey eventually took an apartment with no running water in order to put a roof over her family’s head.
Joliette mayor Rene Laurin blames the incidents on the negative stigma attached to the native population.
STORY WRITTEN BY: CHLOE DENEUMOUSTIER
CJLO News - March 20 2013
Hosted by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi
Stories by: Saturn De Los Angeles, Jamie-Lee Gordon, Aisha Samu, Niki Mohrdar
Produced by: Spoon Jung
2013 federal budget a concern for the P.Q.
Canada’s finance minister, Jim Flahrety is scheduled to present the 2013-2014 federal budget on Thursday.
In anticipation, Quebec’s finance minister, Nicolas Marceau says the federal budget will not affect his.
Marceau told the Gazette he is concerned over circulating rumours that Flahrety will not renew the federal skills training program in 2014.
This could result in cuts of $116 million in funding to Emploi-Quebec.
STORY WRITTEN BY: JAMIE-LEE GORDON
ConU's Eco-space to ask students help it stay green
The Concordia Greenhouse is reaching out its mighty branches for some financial help.
Students will be voting whether or not they will help fund the university's beloved green space located at the Hall Building's 13th floor.
A report from The Link explains why the Greenhouse is asking for a 12-cent-per-credit fee levy in the upcoming C-S-U elections.
Right now, various grants including the Sustainability Action Fund and annual funding from school administration are keeping the space financially afloat.
Greenhouse representative Jackie Martin says they have considered many alternative options.
She says the fee levy was their last resort.
The space is known to be an active ground for innovation, creativity and research in agriculture.
A thousand people have attended workshops, events and projects facilitated by the Greenhouse in the past year.
STORY WRITTEN BY: SATURN DE LOS ANGELES
Wait times for priority surgery not improving, report shows
A new report shows wait times for priority medical treatments have not decreased despite efforts from provincial governments.
CBC News reports while 21,000 more procedures occurred in 2012 compared to 2011, wait times remained unchanged.
The report conducted by the Canadian Institute for Health Information initially found a dramatic decrease in wait times.
Hip and knee replacements in 2012 were 15 per cent higher than in 2010, putting a strain on health systems.
Director of health system analysis at CIHI Kathleen Morris says factors including an aging population and higher rates of obesity and arthritis are increasing the demand for joint surgery.
Alberta and Newfoundland lead the way in decreasing wait times while Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward’s Island are lagging behind.
The 10 year wait times plan between the federal government and provinces ends in 2014.
Flickr Photo by: Christina Welsh (Rin)
STORY WRITTEN BY: AISHA SAMU
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