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Thomas Lukaszuk, former MLA and deputy premier, says Poland’s government engaged in foreign interference in Canada through direct requests and attempts to gather info
The federal government is looking into allegations the Polish government has dismissed one of its diplomats over their refusal to gather information on the social and political activities of former Alberta cabinet minister Thomas Lukaszuk, CBC News has learned.
Radio Station Cuts Ties With Polish Program Over Allegations of Anti-Semitism
On December 11, a Canadian radio station ended its relationship with Radio Maryja, a Polish radio program based in Poland, due to allegations that the program promulgates anti-Semitic content.
Matt Caine, vice president of CJMR 1320, a multicultural station that covers the Greater Toronto, sent a letter to the far-right Radio Maryja stating that Father Jacek Cydzik, who represents the station, failed to give an adequate response to B’nai Brith Canada’s allegations of anti-Semitism against the station.
“Fr. Cydzik failed to acknowledge or refute the specific examples that B’nai Brith Canada cited from credible institutions around the world, including Poland’s own National Radio and Television Broadcasting Council,” Caine wrote. “CJMR has been provided [with] multiple examples of anti-Semitic statements made by guests and commentators on Radio Maryja broadcasts and online publications. We hav