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U.S. places arms embargo on Syria
According to Al Jazeera, British Prime Minister David Cameron may break a European Union arms embargo on Syria.
The break would allow for weapons to make their way into the hands of Syrian anti-government rebels battling President Bashir al-Assad.
The embargo is part of a set of EU sanctions on Syria that roll over every three months. If a unanimous agreement between all members to either renew or amend the ban is not reached, it becomes void.
Cameron said he hopes to be able to persuade other EU members, but should that fail, they might have to go about things their own way.
Flickr Photo by: a.anis
STORY WRITTEN BY: JAMIE-LEE GORDON
The aboriginal prison population in Canada is growing
Chiefs sign agreement to halt "Nova Scotia process" talks temporarily
The chiefs involved in a recent hunger strike, admitted on Tuesday that there was a miscommunication with the Idle No More movement.
In a report provided by the Media Co-Op, the heads of two First Nations communities in Nova Scotia ended their 11 day hunger strike on Monday. They were protesting to what is known as the "Made in Nova Scotia" process.
Every cheif affected by this process signed an agreement on Tuesday that ensures the Idle No Move will be notified of any future negotiations and settlements.
While they didn't opt out of the process, they did agree on halting the negotiations until their communities are better educated on what is at stake.
The "Nova Scotia process" is considered a threat to existing treaties related to land claims with the federal government, which has been implemented in the last year throughout Canada as well.
Wednesday, March 13th on Champions of the Local Scene: Jenny 5000
Tune in to CJLO 1690 AM on Wednesday, March 13th at 6-7 pm ET for a very special episode of Champions of the Local Scene featuring our guest host and "Jenny 5000" creator Sinbad Richardson! We'll be talking about the launch of his new animated short, and spinning original music composed by Montreal artists specifically for the film. There are even more surprises coming up on the show, so you certainly want to catch Champs this week!
CJLO News - March 12 2013
Hosted by: Gabrielle Fahmy
Stories by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi, Jenna Monney-Lupert, Gregory Wilson & Nikita Smith
Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi
Iran and Pakistan start pipeline contruction against U.S. sanctions
Despite the threat of sanctions from the United States, the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project entered in its final phase of completion on Monday with the inauguration of its construction by the presidents of the two countries in the Iranian city of Chabahar.
According to The Hindu newspaper, the presidents released a joint statement stating that the pipeline would merge the economic, political, and security ties of Iran and Pakistan, and be in the interest of progress and peace.
The 1.5 billion dollar pipeline, which is over 1,680 km long, will run across the countries two borders. 21.5 million cubic metres of gas will be supplied from Iran to Pakistan every day, due to Pakistan’s lack of energy production. It is expected to be completed by December 2014.
Though the U.S. has placed sanctions against Iran’s oil and gas sector due to the country’s nuclear program, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated that the pipeline is a symbol of determination against domination.
Grade-fixing the next epidemic?
Grade-fixing is quickly becoming a controversial issue happening in schools across Quebec.
A teacher named Catherine told CBC’s Daybreak Montreal that grade-fixing devalues diplomas awarded in Quebec and undermines teachers’ professional autonomy.
She says teachers are being told to not give any grades between 55 and 59. They either have to fail the student at 50 or make them pass at 60.
School administrators say giving students a grade so close to 60 allows parents to complain to the school and to challenge the grade that was given to the student.
President of the Fédération autonome des enseignants, Pierre St-Germain, says Bill 88 may be to blame.
The legislation to amend the Education Act places a greater emphasis on graduation rates and success agreements.
St-Germain says that the minister puts pressure on school boards to improve their success rates and the school boards put pressure on school administrations so that their school’s success rate is higher.
Students who are being passed when they should be failing are being affected in the classroom.
Catherine says students tend to get lost when they move into the next grade without having fully learned the previous grade’s curriculum.
Adding that more communication between parents and administrators is needed to help with students struggling in school.
Flickr Photo by: Howard County Library System
STORY WRITTEN BY: JENNA MONNEY-LUPERT
First Nations leaders end hunger strike
Two First Nation members ended their 11-day hunger strike yesterday.
According to CBC, Shelley Young and Jean Sock were only drinking water between March 1 and March 11. Both are from Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia.
The Nova Scotian chiefs halted the negotiation process with the federal government to make the pair end their strike.
The chiefs will instead go back to their communities to inform them of their objectives.
The hunger strike was the pair’s way to stop the Nova Scotian chiefs from taking part in framework agreement negotiations with the federal government.
Which is meant to set the terms for future land negotiations with the Nova Scotian First Nation people.
As a result of the hunger strike, Chief Terry Paul will resign from head of the organization discussing with the federal government. But he added the process does not harm sacred treatises.
STORY WRITTEN BY: GREGORY WILSON
Superhospital could bring about changes for NDG
Changes are widely expected to the Notre-Dame-de-Grace neighbourhood when the MUHC superhospital opens in 2015.
According to the Gazette, 12 000 people are expected to decend on the site daily, along with the presence of just over 4000 cars in 2015.
Residents of the borough have been attending public consultations to ensure that those changes are for the better rather than worse. The area of the borough expected to see the most change in the St-Raymond district, which is located just west of the work site.
Some of the issues put forward by groups of residents include a "no women's zone" underneath the Upper Lachine Road underpass which is expected to become a public space for pedestrians and cyclists.
The retooling of the De Maisonneuve bike path is another majoy point, as they say the area iin front of the Vendome metro station isn't as safe from traffic as the artery in the downtown core is.
Public consultations are expected to continue throughout the month.
SXSW 2013 << Tour Diary << Kestrels
Montreal-Toronto-Halifax trio Kestrels kicked off their second US tour last week, and are now heading down to Austin, Texas for SXSW. In this CJLO exclusive tour diary, guitarist/vocalist Chad Peck gives CJLO Magazine readers a sneaky peek into the daily grind as the band tours from one city to another, and the people, places, and things they encounter along the way. Check back often for new updates and photos!
Kestrels hit SXSW on Saturday, March 16th at BD Riley's. Consult the SXSW schedule for the most up-to-date information.
In this instalment of the Kestrels SXSW tour diary, the band finds themselves in Manhattan's Lower East Side, and Chad is in a New York state of mind—sort of.
10 MARCH 2013
It's a slow start to Sunday as we navigate to the Providence Whole Foods for burritos and snacks. We finally start the drive south in mid-afternoon and get to the Cake Shop for a deadly load in (long narrow staircase).
The Lower East Side was my neighborhood for a summer a few years ago, so the last few times we've returned I feel very nostalgic for the time I spent wandering the streets. We don't have much time in New York on this tour, so sightseeing is kept to a minimum. The show itself is relatively well attended for a Sunday, and the venue is great. I'm glad to see Soccer Mom again. Their record will be great.
The size of the venue means our stage volume is significantly lower than normal which is unnerving. Our publicist Zach assures us we sounded good. A dreadful load out and a sad goodbye to Soccer Mom later, we head to a discount motel in New Jersey for much needed sleep.
152 LUDLOW STREET
RELATIONS @ THE CAKE SHOP
In this instalment of the Kestrels SXSW tour diary, Chad, Paul, and Devin go record shopping in Cambridge before heading out to their next show in Providence, RI.
9 MARCH 2013
Our show tonight is in Providence. The short drive means we get to spend most of the day hanging out in Cambridge, which is beautiful in that north eastern way. The walk to Harvard Square is proceeded by brunch at Veggie Galaxy and stops at every record store along the way.
I bought a vintage Big Muff in Harvard Square in 2003 at Daddy's Junky Music (famous for selling Kurt Cobain his chorus pedal), and I am sad to hear that the shop went out of business. It was full of props from Alien and had a good selection of gear and negligent employees. Our afternoon is spent kicking around and looking for Swirlies records to no avail.
After the hectic manner in which the Boston show happened, the leisurely pace of Saturday is a welcome change. Our drive to Providence is short and full of laughs courtesy of best friend/label rep Ryan. The last time we played in Providence was at the end of our last tour, and exhaustion levels at that time meant we didn't explore much. The show tonight is at AS220, an art gallery/restaurant downtown. It is close to an Irish bar called Finnegan's Wake, and the pedant in me wants to spray paint over the apostrophe.
Relations, the opening band, has one of the most impressive back lines I've seen, and I admit to being a little green with envy at the liberal use of high-powered amplification.
There were a few technical hitches in Boston, mostly dealing with my pedal system/command center. Those are all worked out tonight which makes the set feel more effortless. Afterward, a man who had been filming us tells me a story about when he hung out with D. Boon a month before his death. Very surreal. A good portion of the load out is devoted to discussing the finer points of Canadian metal band, Anvil.
Afterward we head back to headlining band Glow Kid's massive loft/apartment complex for a very late night.
RECORD SHOPPING IN HARVARD SQUARE
EMPTY :(
AS220 STAGE
GLOW KID AFTER PARTY
In this first instalment of the Kestrels SXSW tour diary, Chad lands in Cambridge, MA en route to Austin TX, meets up with bandmates Devin Peck (bass) and Paul Brown (drums), and the band plays their first show of the tour.
8 MARCH 2013
Greetings from Cambridge, MA. Yesterday was the first day of the second US Kestrels tour, and the good people at CJLO have asked me to keep a tour diary of the dizzying heights and crushing lows of our trip to SXSW.
Work commitments meant that Devin and Paul drove our new van down from Montreal and I flew in from Moncton, NB. There was some general anxiety about border crossings and delayed flights, but everything went well and I landed at Radio Bar just as the opening band (our friends Soccer Mom) finished up. Many thanks to my cabbie who looked like a disheveled Noam Chomsky and sang Beatles songs on the way from Logan International. For whatever reason, he told me he stopped listening to rock music in 1986. He was a good man.
Despite the tight timelines, we played a good set. Devin was stuck with the house bass amp, a 1x10 Orange combo. With my 100-watt plexi half stack and massive pedal system, things looked a little lopsided on stage. Speaking of which, there were a few technical glitches with massive jumps in volume on my end, but by all accounts we made a good racket. It always feels good to get the first one out of the way.
The deadly Speedy Ortiz followed us and blew minds. Their new record is due out in the summer, and it is anxiously awaited by our band. We played their cassette EP in our old van (RIP) about 200 times last summer. We played with them in Chicago last summer and hope to do so again soon. The New Highway Hymnal closed out the night with some serious psych-rock and visual experiments.
We're joined for the first weekend by Ryan from SIANspheric, and post show laughs meant a long load out. There was a half-hearted attempt at finding pizza at 3 am, but it was fruitless. We landed back at Danielle from Soccer Mom's apartment and crashed hard.
AT THE AIRPORT
EN ROUTE TO CAMBRIDGE, MA
SOCCER MOM @ RADIO BAR
KESTRELS' DRUMMER PAUL BROWN
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