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Roberto Wakerell-Cruz

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz is a Montreal-based journalist writer and podcast host. He is the main host of This Week In Canada a comedy and opinion news show.

Canadian News, Politics & Policy

Black Alberta Cabinet Minister reacts to blackface comment, says Liberals are “fakes, phonies and frauds”

Kaycee Madu, the MLA for Edmonton-South West and Minister of Municipal Affairs, has given his two cents regarding this morning’s comments made by Judy Sgro regarding the black community’s reaction to blackface.

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / 10/09/2019 12:00 AM

Canadian News, News

CBC quietly unlists Bernier’s campaign trail video, leaves other party leaders up

The CBC has Unlisted Maxime Bernier’s “Campaign Trail | Day 28” video from YouTube, a series of videos posted by CBC of the major federal party leaders addressing the media on the campaign trail across Canada.

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / 10/09/2019 12:00 AM

Canadian News, News

WATCH: Liberal MP says black community has “much more love” for Trudeau “wanting to have” blackface

Liberal MP for Humber River-Black Creek Judy Sgro appeared on Toronto radio show Great Benin Kingdom media, more commonly known as GBKM FM yesterday.

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / 10/09/2019 12:00 AM

Canadian News

WATCH: Climate protesters shut down major Montreal road with Extinction Rebellion

The group made its way to Montreal on what happened to be the one-year anniversary of the United Nation-commissioned IPCC Special Report, which noted that world leaders and lawmakers had only just over a decade’s time to stop a potentially irreversible change to our climate.

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / 10/08/2019 12:00 AM

Opinion, Culture

Ellen Degeneres and George W. Bush are friends. So what?

This weekend’s reveal that gay liberal comedian Ellen Degeneres and Former U.S. President and vehement republican George W. Bush were friends is good news.

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / 10/08/2019 12:00 AM

Canadian News, Politics & Policy

Most memorable moments from the 2019 Canadian Leaders’ Debate

Canada’s only English-language debate with all parties present took place tonight, and it did not disappoint.

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / 10/07/2019 12:00 AM

Canadian News, News

Green Party kicks out candidate for anti-abortion posts on Catholic blog

The Green Party has dropped their candidate for the Glengarry-Prescott Russell riding over her stance on abortion.

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / 10/07/2019 12:00 AM

Opinion, Culture

From Gary Glitter to the Incel Rebellion, here’s how the Joker movie is the subject of controversy

Joker hit theatres with a bang, and folks have found a variety of ways to be upset with the film that was predetermined to be controversial from its inception.

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / 10/07/2019 12:00 AM

Canadian News, News

Andrew Weaver expected to step down as leader of B.C. Greens

Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver, one of British Columbia’s most prominent political voices, is expected to announce his intent to resign from his position as leader of the party.

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / 10/07/2019 12:00 AM

Canadian News, News

WATCH: Climate change protest blocks traffic in Toronto, Edmonton, and other Canadian cities

The bustling streets of Toronto are moving a bit slower this morning as environmental group Extinction Rebellion makes themselves known.

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / 10/07/2019 12:00 AM

Canadian News

“Everything is on the table” Quebec still fighting to do away with “bonjour-hi” greeting

Jolin-Barrette said “everything is on the table,” going on to say that he has been working with “businesses and government officials” to encourage the use of “bonjour” as the only greeting to be used with clientele.

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / 10/04/2019 12:00 AM

News, International News

Colombian smugglers use cocaine as rafts to stay afloat following shipwreck

The men have now been turned over to federal prosecutors, where they are expected to face charges of drug manufacturing, trafficking, and possession.

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / 10/04/2019 12:00 AM

Canadian News, News

PPC candidate retweets cartoon of Jagmeet Singh with bomb under turban

The People’s Party candidate for the Saskatoon-Grasswood riding has come under serious scrutiny following his retweet of a political cartoon which appears to depict New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh wearing a turban which is concealing a bomb

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / 10/04/2019 12:00 AM

Canadian News, Opinion, News, Culture

Louis C.K. wasn’t sorry enough for the woke kids, but it doesn’t matter anymore

C.K., the comedic legend who was seemingly banished from society for his “Me Too” was greeted with roaring applause from the Toronto crowd.

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / 10/03/2019 12:00 AM

Canadian News, News

One-in-four Canadian women say they have “never used” a condom

According to research by Trojan along with the University of Guelph and the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN), found that the youth of today aren’t using the latex when it gets down to the dirty.

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / 10/03/2019 12:00 AM

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