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North Korea vows for action on South Korea
North Korea’s military intensified their recent threats against South Korea Monday.
The military promised to launch undetermined “special actions” to bring down the South Korean conservative government and media companies in less than four minutes.
According to the CBC, North Korea alleges the South Korean president insulted the April 15 celebrations of the national founder Kim Il Sung. It is rare that a military statement from the North vows for imminent action and includes a specific time length.
South Korean analysts are divided on the meaning of the threats. Some believe that the statements were meant to unnerve Seoul, while others believe that North Korea might plan future terrorist attacks.
The threats come following the unveiling of new missiles by both Koreas and fears that North Korea may plan a new nuclear test.
South Korea’s Unification Ministry is examining the intentions behind the threats.
CJLO News - April 24 2012
Read by: Aisha Samu
Stories by: Joel Balsam, Niki Mohrdar, Carlo Spiridigliozzi and Aisha Samu
Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi
Education Minister is ready to talk
The largest student group CLASSE say they do not have the power to force their nearly two hundred thousand members to stop demonstrating. But there are no major actions planned over the next couple days so there will be a de facto truce.
Even though meetings are set to take place Tuesday and Wednesday the government has vowed not to discuss the tuition fee hike of $1625 – something that the student groups undoubtedly disagree with.
Tories extend dynasty in Alberta
What was supposed to be a day where a changing of the guard was to happen in Alberta, ended with deja vu.
In a report by the Montreal Gazette, the provincial election in Alberta held on Monday did not produce the upset previously reported.
Despite opinion polls that predicted that Danielle Smith and her Wildrose party would win, the Progressive Conservatives extended their hold on power to 41 years in Canada's most conservative province. Although not final, the Edmonton Journal reported late Monday evening that the PC won 44 per cent of the popular vote compared to the 34.5 per cent of the vote racked up by the Wildrose party.
A long 28 day campaign in Alberta resulted in moments that will be remembered for its nastiness. The Wildrose were at the heart of the nastiness when a controversial statement concerning racial identity and gay rights was made by a Calgary candidate of the party.
The results enable Alison Redford to remain the Premier of Alberta. She keeps her post and extends the third longest political dynasty in Canada to date behind only the Nova Scotia Liberals and the Conservatives from Ontario.
The NDP with 4 ridings won and the Liberals with 3 ridings won finished third and fourth respectively when the results were released at 9pm local time.
Flickr photo by: dave.cournoyer
Opportunities and downfalls of a melting Arctic
The Artic Ocean may be open for regular commercial shipping by 2017 due to changing ice conditions. Although this is good news for many businesses, the melting ice may bring about new dangers to ships working the polar seas.
According to CBC news, David Barber, the lead scientist on the Circumpolar Flaw Lead System Study said that reducing ice would only cause an increase of how fast the ice will move.
Barber and 2,000 other scientists will be attending the International Polar Year Conference in Montreal on Wednesday to discuss their findings of the International Polar Year, which was from 2007 to 2009.
Barber’s study, which took him over a year, shows that the Artic coast is becoming more like the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. He claims that it is turning into a maritime climate and causing dangerous storms to occur during the winter.
Ocean currents and countless species will be affected.
Flickr photo by: Ryan Gardiner
CLASSE renounces violence, accepts civil disobedience
A major announcement on the student movement came out on Sunday night: The Coalition de l'Association pour une solidarité syndicale étudiant (CLASSE) will condemn acts of violence in the battle against tuition hikes.
The group, which represents the largest number of students in the fight against tuition hikes, came to the unanimous decision after hours of debate at a group meeting on Sunday.
The FEUQ and FECQ were due to meet with Beauchamp on Monday in Quebec City. No word yet on whether Beauchamp will review her stance on CLASSE.
CJLO News - April 23 2012
Read by: Sarah Deshaies
Stories by: Sarah Deshaies, Audrey Folliot, Sofia Gay, and Daniel J. Rowe
Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi
CAQ all set for provincial elections
The Coalition Avenir Quebec held its first policy convention in Victoriaville Saturday, CBC reports.
CAQ leader François Legault says his party is set for the elections.
The party took up sixty policy resolutions. They include getting rid of school boards, minimizing bureaucracy and allow doctors to bill medicare and the private sector.
Legault says the Liberals and the Parti Quebecois did not make substantial changes because they are afraid of losing power.
He says a spring provincial election might happen, and the CAQ will be ready.
Peaceful Earth Day walk
Tens of thousands of people gathered downtown on April 22nd for the annual Earth Day rally.
CBC said the crowd was so massive that even two hours after it began, people were still at the start, waiting to begin.
Many were there to demonstrate against Harper’s decision to withdraw Canada from the Kyoto protocol.
Others were upset at premier Charest’s Plan Nord, a plan to develop Quebec’s north.
Police forces were numerous on site, by foot, on bicycles or on horseback, to ensure security and a peaceful turnout.
This march at the same time as ongoing student protests against tuition increase which often ended in violence.
Opposition Leader Thomas Mulcair participated in the march.
He said that society is now creating the most important ecological, economic and social debt in history at the moment.
Parti Quebecois Leader Pauline Marois emphasized the need to develop public transit and use it as much as possible.
The participants made extensive use of public transit and jammed metro stations and buses.
The march started at 2 p.m. at the Place des Festival.
Church bells were ringing across the city to mark the occasion.
PQ accuses Liberals of prepping for spring election
The Parti Quebecois has stated that it has evidence that the Liberals are prepping for a spring election.
In a report by CTV News on Thursday, PQ language critic Yves-Francois Blanchet believes he has evidence which points to a possible spring election.
Blanchett says this is supported by a Liberal event designed to curry favour with french voters.
On April 27th, culture minister Christine St. Pierre is expected to a sign a special declaration for the french language in Montreal. A similar event was held in 2008, before an election was called in December of that same year.
Some other Liberal MNAs were coy and dismissive about the PQ's statements.
Many expect a provincial election to be called before the end of 2012, even though Premier Charest doesn't need to call one until December 2013.
Flickr Photo by: Jezz
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