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THE LINK Listen to the first part of the program The Link - Monday, October 20, 2020 Hour 1... IMMIGRANT DESIGNERS ADD ZING TO FASHION SCENE: The fashion runways were busy in Montreal last week as Canadian designers showcased their visions for spring 2009. As the desigenrs and fashion week move on to Toronto, Carmel Kilkenny is in to talk about some of the Montreal events last week and some of the new Canadians who are adding spice to the country's fashion scene. TELLING IMMIGRANT YOUTH STORIES: Hungarian-Canadians, especially those who fled here after 1956, understand the importance of telling their stories. They also see the need to encourage newer generations of immigrant and refugee Canadians to do the same. Marc Montgomery speaks with Mark Curfoot-Mollington of the Canada-Hungary Educational Foundation, about foundation�s Canada-wide essay and video competition, for youths, about the immigrant experience in Canada. **RAY'S MUSIC PICKS: Raymond Desmarteau, host of "The Link's" sister show "Tam Tam Canada," joins Marc Montgomery for a bit of cultural and musical exchange. This week he's in to talk about singer-songwriter Jim Corcoran and a song called "Fallait s'y attendre" from his self titled album (Corcoran).(**Not for Podcast.) ON THIS DAY: It was this week in October of 1993 that Canadians went to the polls and voted the Progressive Conservative Party government out of office. And not just out of office. The Tories were reduced from majority government to just two seats in the House of Commons - not even enough to hold official status as a party. Jim Craig looked back on that election and what was the most stunning electoral defeat in Canadian history for Canada's first female prime minister, Kim Campbell. SPORTS WRAP: Ian Jones is in to talk about 23-year-old Lewis Hamilton and his win, possibly a pivotal one in terms of the 2008 season standings, of the Formula One Grand Prix in Japan. Also, a discussion about Bernie Ecclestone's position that there should be standard engines on all Formula One race cars. In cricket, Australia is proving not to be the powerhouse it was in previous years. Hour 2... BETTER VACCINE, OTHER MEASURES NEEDED TO BEAT FLU: Flu season is about to start in Canada and public health officials are urging Canadians, especially the elderly, to get the yearly vaccine to prevent influenza. But, as RCI�s Lynn Desjardins reports, a new study is indicating seniors might not get as much protection from the vaccine as was previously thought. FORGOTTEN FOOD CRISIS WORSENS: Food shortages and the high cost of basics, such as rice and wheat, caused riots in several countries this year. But over the last few weeks, the global financial crisis has been dominating the headlines. Many in the international aid community fear the financial crisis will stop international donors from following through on their commitments to stop global hunger. Tom Arnold heads an aid group called Concern Worldwide and he spoke with Marc Montgomery about the global food situation. CULTURE CORNER: In 1961, a CIA-trained group of Cuban exiles were defeated in their attempt to invade and overthrow Fidel Castro. The Bay of Pigs fiasco is well known but many years later another invasion and political coup was put together, involving a rather motley crew of mercenaries from the U.S. and from Canada. The target, this time, was the tiny, Caribbean island of Dominica which they hoped to turn into a criminal base free from international laws. Marc Montgomery speaks with Canadian journalist Stewart Bell who used recently declassified documents to piece together this strange story and write his book called �The Bayou of Pigs: The True Story of an Audacious Plot to Turn a Tropical Island into a Criminal Paradise.� SPORTS WRAP: Ian Jones is in to talk about cricket and the fight for primacy between Australia and India, also a word from record holder Sachin Tendulkar, who became the highest test-run scorer in a test match against Australia earlier in the month. Also in the news, the cricket super series gets set to start in Antigua on November 1. It boasts a winner-take-all, $20-million prize. In Formula One Automobile racing, a word about the cancellation of the Canadian Grand Prix and millions in unpaid fees that may have contributed to the Montreal race being left off the 2009 F1 schedule. LINKS [Canada-Hungary Educational Foundation »] [Back »] |
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