Misplaced Pages

#566433

111-603: The English edition has aired each year since 2002, while the French edition aired annually from 2004 to 2014, and was then discontinued until being revived in 2018. In 2021, sister service CBC Music launched Canada Listens , which used a similar format of advocates debating five classic albums by Canadian musicians. In 2023, CBC Kids introduced CBC Kids Reads , a feature which uses a similar format to highlight children's picture books . During Canada Reads , five personalities champion five different books, each champion extolling

222-403: A BA in political science and a double minor in history and women's studies . In 1983, Ghomeshi and friends Murray Foster , Tracy Jones, Reno Manfredi, and John Ruttle formed a band called Tall New Buildings. The band released two 12" EPs and played various gigs in and outside of Toronto before breaking up around 1988. Ghomeshi, Foster and another bandmate, Mike Ford , then formed

333-540: A translated work. One advocate, Maureen McTeer , has appeared on both programs in the same year, championing the same novel in both its original English and translated French editions. Several other novels have also been chosen for both programs, although their English and French versions were not chosen by the same advocate or in the same year; one novel to date, Lawrence Hill 's The Book of Negroes (French title Aminata ) has won both competitions. Canada Reads 2002 aired from April 16 to 19, 2002. The winning title

444-467: A "lengthy Facebook post" saying his dismissal was motivated by fear of an alleged smear campaign by an ex-girlfriend that according to Ghomeshi could release private details about his sex life. Ghomeshi also said he refused an offer by the CBC to "walk away quietly". Chris Boyce, the head of CBC Radio, denied that such an offer was made. Ghomeshi filed a $ 55 million lawsuit against the CBC, alleging that

555-575: A "theatre geek"). In 1990, he earned a record number of votes in his election to head of student government, which he renamed the York Federation of Students . As president, Ghomeshi instituted bilingualism and advocated for abortion rights , free tuition , and ending “institutional racism.” He also cut off funding to student groups he alleged were engaged in “sexism, racism, homophobia and other exclusionary measures." While criticizing fraternities and sororities for "sexism", he supported

666-459: A Hashtag", a 3,000-word essay by Ghomeshi. The essay drew a "storm of criticism" from major figures in the literary world, an apology from the magazine, and the late-September firing of editor Ian Buruma . On October 25, the magazine's editors acknowledged that the essay generated "considerable criticism from readers" and admitted to "failures in the presentation and editing of his story". The editors wrote that readers should have been informed about

777-465: A band called The Chia Pets. In 1989, the trio were joined by Dave Matheson to form the politically satirical folk-pop band Moxy Früvous and together recorded eight albums before going on indefinite hiatus in 2001. Moxy Früvous was originally inspired by street-performing or busking bands, and Ghomeshi and bandmates started out by playing on streets in Toronto. Ghomeshi sang and played drums. He

888-434: A child, Thornton answered with a rambling commentary about his favourite childhood magazine, Famous Monsters of Filmland . Later in the interview, Thornton said that the reason for his uncooperative answers was that Ghomeshi had been "instructed not to discuss" his film career but had done so. Thornton said that Canadians did not get up and move or throw things at concerts, and referred to them as "mashed potatoes without

999-477: A complaint with the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission , alleging that the CBC's access to government funding gave it an unfair competitive advantage over private for-profit services. Noting that the CBC pays the same copyright royalties to SOCAN as the competing services and that it places a much greater emphasis on Canadian content than the commercial services,

1110-640: A consistent overall audience while lowering the average age of its listenership from 65 to 52 in January 2010. On February 6, 2018, the CBC announced that Radio 2 would be rebranded as CBC Music, aligning with the branding of the corporation's music website and digital audio service (discussed below ). During the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada , the service temporarily shifted to a playlist of exclusively Canadian music, to help support Canadian musicians impacted by

1221-609: A debate which applied the Canada Reads format to five albums by Canadian musicians. Hosted by Saroja Coelho and broadcast on Mornings , the Canada Listens debates took place in the week of April 12 to 15. The 2022 debates took place during the week of March 28 to 31, 2022, moderated by Ali Hassan on the theme of "One Book to Connect Us". The second Canada Listens debates were hosted by Saroja Coelho on CBC Music's Mornings from April 11 to April 14. It resulted in

SECTION 10

#1732782518567

1332-454: A different one-hour weekly program normally airs each day, the schedule is otherwise consistent from Mondays to Fridays. Mornings , hosted by Damhnait Doyle , airs in the morning drive slot, and is followed at 9 a.m. by the classical music show Tempo , hosted by Julie Nesrallah . About Time , hosted by Tom Allen , airs in the early afternoons, followed by Drive , hosted by Rich Terfry . The 6-7 p.m. block includes CBC Music Live ,

1443-524: A listener named John Mutford unsuccessfully attempted to become the first non-celebrity panelist. Critics have also taken issue with the game show format, and have contended that discussion of the books has often remained on a superficial level. The choice of books has also been criticized. Originally each panelist provided a list of five books, from which the producers chose the final contenders. In 2005, this process changed, and each panelist submitted only one choice. Due to scheduling problems, Rufus Wainwright

1554-402: A mixed reception from critics. Canadian poet, novelist and TV writer Zoe Whittall called it a "funny, nostalgic and compelling read, especially for music nerds of a certain age." Stephen Carlick criticized the book, saying that Ghomeshi's attempt to appeal to the varied audience that listened to Q made it "uneven and often tedious" to read, making the reader question who the book was for after

1665-438: A music and podcast series featuring all-original words, music, recordings and production by Ghomeshi commenting on cultural and newsworthy topics. Ghomeshi launched The Ideation Project with a monologue called "Exiles" on the topic of what it means to not have a homeland. The podcast was discontinued after one season. Since 2020, Ghomeshi has been the executive producer and host of Roqe , an English-language podcast aimed at

1776-547: A new online venture, The Ideation Project . In 2018, Ghomeshi's essay "Reflections from a Hashtag" was published in The New York Review of Books , which led to widespread criticism of the magazine. Jian Ghomeshi was born in London , England, to Iranian parents Farhang (Frank), a civil engineer, and Azar (Sara) Ghomeshi. His family came to Canada in 1974 when Jian was aged seven and his sister, Jila Ghomeshi ,

1887-448: A professor of linguistics, and their parents had initial reservations about his less-traditional career path—the distinction between busking and begging being lost on his father—but Ghomeshi has said they ultimately supported his choices. In 1985, Ghomeshi was a committed feminist and budding progressive activist when he matriculated at York University in the theatre program (in his memoir 1982 , he describes himself as

1998-504: A program that presents recordings of live concerts by Canadian musicians, on Mondays; Frequencies , a world music program hosted by Errol Nazareth, on Tuesdays; Reclaimed , hosted by Jarrett Martineau and devoted to indigenous music , on Wednesdays; CBC Music Top 20 , a countdown show currently hosted by Grant Lawrence , on Thursdays; and Marvin's Room , hosted by A. Harmony and devoted to rhythm and blues , on Fridays. This block aired from 7 to 8 p.m. until February 2021, when it

2109-411: A public apology from her." Nemat's Prisoner of Tehran was the first voted off, with Stacey McKenzie casting a tie-breaking vote. Arlene Dickinson (the panelist defending Prisoner of Tehran ) called McKenzie's vote "the wrong choice for the wrong reason". The theme for 2013 was "Turf Wars", with the advocates and titles chosen to each represent one of Canada's major geographic regions (British Columbia,

2220-480: A public vote selecting five artists, for a list of ten finalists rather than four. The winner of the competition wins $ 20,000 in musical gear from Yamaha Music , as well as a slot on the bill at the CBC Music Festival. Beginning in 2022, the competition also instituted a Fan Choice Award, presented to the three top vote-getters in the first stage of the competition regardless of how they fared through

2331-426: A requirement that has not been imposed on (or met by) the terrestrial network. Even so, a handful of programs that did meet this criterion, such as Deep Roots , have aired on Radio One's Sirius XM feed (channel 169); for a period in the mid-2010s, CBC Music also programmed a separate service for SiriusXM, CBC Music Sonica , which was devoted exclusively to Canadian music. This channel was later discontinued. CBC Music

SECTION 20

#1732782518567

2442-453: A result—much of which are matters of public record." Brown added that while " The New York Review of Books presented Ghomeshi's essay under the grave cover headline 'THE FALL OF MEN ' ", the "fall of Jian Ghomeshi is not indicative of the fall of men, mankind, masculinity, or anything so dire. It was the fall of one man who, by his own admission, was hurting people and abusing his power". In April 2017, Ghomeshi launched The Ideation Project ,

2553-454: A series of five specials, one profiling each of the five nominated books through interviews with both the writer and the advocate, to air in place of the original debates. In July, it was announced that the debates would take place in the week of July 20 to 23. The 2021 debates took place in the week of March 8 to 11, 2021, moderated by Ali Hassan on the theme of "One Book to Transport Us". Also in 2021, CBC Music announced Canada Listens ,

2664-402: A short profile of a musician who has just released a new album. On Saturday and Sunday, Mornings airs with host Saroja Coelho ; however, for the remainder of the day the network airs a variety of specialty programs, mainly devoted to particular genres of music, rather than replicating the weekday schedule. Saturday programming includes My Playlist , Centre Stage , Saturday Afternoon at

2775-469: A show about the arts in Canada and abroad. Play ran for three seasons and won a Gemini Award . He also wrote columns for The Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail . Ghomeshi hosted the radio series 50 Tracks and 50 Tracks: The Canadian Version on CBC Radio One and CBC Radio 2 (now CBC Music). From late 2005 until early 2006, he hosted a program on Radio One called The National Playlist . From April 16, 2007, to October 26, 2014, Ghomeshi

2886-493: A signal success. Even already successful titles see increases in sales driven by their inclusion in the contest: sales of Michael Ondaatje's In the Skin of a Lion increased by 80,000 in 2002, the year of its appearance on Canada Reads . Its publisher , Random House of Canada attributed much of this increase to Canada Reads . The success for lesser known titles can be as marked. Hubert Aquin's Next Episode sold 18,500 copies in

2997-493: A tighter focus on music – still primarily classical but also including jazz , world music , and live music of all types. The length and frequency of newscasts, which had essentially duplicated those heard on Radio One, was reduced dramatically. The 2007 revamp also resulted in a subtle name change from Radio Two to Radio 2. In March 2008, the CBC announced plans to complete the transformation of Radio 2, significantly altering its daytime programming lineup. These plans resulted in

3108-552: A variety of genres, with the classical genre generally restricted to midday hours. In 2009, Radio 2 averaged 2.1 million listeners weekly, and it was the second-largest radio network in Canada. The CBC's FM network was launched in 1946, but was strictly a simulcast of the AM radio network until 1960. In that year, distinct programming on the FM network began. It was briefly discontinued in 1962, but resumed again in 1964. In November 1971,

3219-598: A winner, but selected titles recognized for significant interest for younger readers. The program aired on CBC Kids from March 27 - 30, 2023 and celebrated six books, advocated by the hosts of CBC Kids morning programs. The 2024 debates took place from March 4 to March 7, moderated by Ali Hassan on the theme of the "One Book to Carry Us Forward." Heather O'Neill became the first person to participate and to win Canada Reads as both an author, after her novel Lullabies for Little Criminals won in 2007, and as an advocate, for championing The Future by Catherine Leroux , in

3330-496: A woman". According to Vice , Ghomeshi showed his bosses lewd text messages on a CBC-owned phone and graphic personal sex videos. On October 24, Ghomeshi announced he was taking an indefinite leave of absence from the CBC to deal with personal matters. Two days later, the CBC terminated his employment, with a spokesperson saying "information came to our attention recently that in CBC's judgment precludes us from continuing our relationship with Jian". Ghomeshi subsequently released

3441-730: Is a Canadian broadcaster, writer, musician, producer and former CBC personality. From 1990 to 2000, he was a vocalist and drummer in the Thornhill -based folk-pop band Moxy Früvous . In the 2000s, he became a television and radio broadcaster. He hosted, among others, the CBC Newsworld program Play (2002–2005), the CBC Radio One program The National Playlist (2005–2006), and the CBC Radio One program Q , which he co-created and hosted from 2007 to 2014. Ghomeshi

Canada Reads - Misplaced Pages Continue

3552-528: Is alleged to have been "handsy" with her. In 2002, they had a falling out and Block broke into Ghomeshi's email account. Ghomeshi sought to have her banned from "FruCon" – a Moxy Früvous convention – and wanted criminal charges to be pressed against her. She was allowed to attend FruCon, and Ghomeshi dropped the issue after her father confronted him for "carrying on this type of relationship with an underage girl". Ghomeshi's production company, Jian Ghomeshi Productions Inc., managed musician Martina Sorbara (now of

3663-497: Is also available via the internet in webradio and podcast form. Between October 2013 and September 2016, access to the network's domestic internet streams was blocked for listeners outside Canada. The CBC stated that they were not allowed to broadcast advertising outside of Canada. Two ad-free streams – Eastern International and Pacific International – were made available for international users. On these streams, commercials were replaced with CBC promos and other filler content. After

3774-574: The Canada Reads shortlist; for instance, the Greater Sudbury Public Library in Sudbury has staged several editions of "Sudbury Reads", an event where members of the community discuss and debate that year's Canada Reads titles to arrive at a selection of the city's own favourite Canada Reads book. There has been some criticism of Canada Reads . First, criticism has been made of the use of "celebrity" panelists. In 2007,

3885-556: The French-language service of the CBC, produced a French version of Canada Reads entitled Le Combat des livres ("Battle of the books"). It was broadcast on Première Chaîne until 2014, following which it was discontinued for three years until being revived in 2018. Both the English and French programs sometimes, but not always, include one personality more commonly associated with the other language community, who champions

3996-556: The Iranian diaspora . On November 26, 2014, following his termination by the CBC, Ghomeshi turned himself in to the Toronto Police Service and was charged with four counts of sexual assault and one count of overcoming resistance by choking, after an investigation that began on October 31, 2014. The charges concerned three separate women. He appeared in court on the same day and was released on $ 100,000 bail on

4107-526: The "New Radio 2", starting September 2, 2008. In essence, the morning and afternoon drive programs, which had focused almost exclusively on classical music, were replaced with new shows featuring a wider range of genres. The goal, according to the CBC, was to increase exposure of musicians and genres, other than classical and jazz, which received little airtime on private radio. Concomitantly, four web radio streams – all-classical, jazz, singer-songwriter, and "Canadian composer" – were introduced. On June 10,

4218-400: The "serious nature and number of allegations against Mr. Ghomeshi" and they added a summary of these allegations to the online version of the essay. In response to Ghomeshi's essay, Jesse Brown wrote on Canadaland : "The piece is filled with inaccuracies, omissions, evasions, and mischaracterizations about what he [Ghomeshi] did, what he is alleged to have done, and what happened to him as

4329-404: The 2024 edition of the competition. A second edition of CBC Kids Reads was announced, celebrating six illustrated books for younger readers. The hosts of CBC Kids returned as advocates. In contrast to the previous edition, a winner was announced among the featured titles on March 7, 2024. As a vehicle to promote interest in reading and books and to increase sales, Canada Reads has been

4440-575: The AM network, known as CBC Radio. In the early 1990s, the CBC began offering selected programs on the Internet, most notably CBC Stereo's RealTime . In September 1996, the corporation formally launched live audio streaming of both CBC Radio and CBC Stereo. Since the 1980s, many of the AM CBC Radio stations moved to FM due to the limitations of AM broadcasting; as such, in 1997 the CBC renamed

4551-488: The CBC $ 18,000 in legal costs. Ghomeshi's literary debut, 1982 , is a creative non-fiction title, about that year of his youth. It was released on September 18, 2012. It is a memoir of Ghomeshi's life at the age of 14 (during 1982) growing up as a Persian-Canadian in Thornhill, his attempt to fit in as one of the few non-white kids in his neighbourhood, and his goal of mimicking his idol David Bowie. 1982 received

Canada Reads - Misplaced Pages Continue

4662-426: The CBC announced that hosts associated with the new programming would include Julie Nesrallah , Molly Johnson and Rich Terfry . There was a vocal, negative response to these changes from a variety of sources connected with the community ranging from Facebook to blogs to newspaper columnists. National protests were also held at CBC facilities across the country. However, the move drew support from other corners of

4773-563: The CBC filed license applications for new FM stations in English in St. John's, Halifax, and Calgary; and in French in Quebec City, Ottawa, and Chicoutimi, telling the CRTC that it intended to start a second "more extended and more leisurely" program service on its FM stations, tentatively to be called "Radio Two". On November 3, 1975, the FM network was renamed CBC Stereo, to distinguish it from

4884-473: The CBC. In early summer of 2014, reporter Jesse Brown contacted the CBC and warned that Ghomeshi's behaviour may have crossed into his work environment. The corporation investigated and concluded that there were no workplace complaints against Ghomeshi. According to an investigation by CBC Television 's The Fifth Estate , "almost all known staffers on ... Q said they were not contacted by CBC management as part of any investigation". Ghomeshi denied

4995-460: The CRTC denied CBC's request to continue airing commercial advertisements until August 31, 2018. Consequently, advertising ceased on September 1, 2016. CBC Music also produces the television series CBC Music Backstage Pass , featuring live performances by musicians, for CBC Television. The network's weekday programming does not vary significantly from day to day; except in the 6–7 p.m. hour, when

5106-455: The CRTC dismissed the complaint in August 2012. In December 2013, the site also launched the first issue of CBC Music Magazine , an e-magazine distributed in both iOS and Android formats. The magazine is no longer published. With the rebranding of Radio 2 in 2018, the website is considered to be part of the radio network's operations rather than a distinct division of the CBC, although

5217-412: The CRTC for permission to introduce commercial advertisements on CBC Radio 2 and sister network Espace Musique. In October 2013, the network began broadcasting a limited amount of advertising, up to four minutes an hour, with a goal of broadcasting up to nine minutes per hour in 2016. Ad-free streams of the Toronto and Vancouver feeds were introduced online for international listeners. On August 31, 2016,

5328-459: The CRTC ordered the CBC to stop broadcasting ads on the network in 2016, international users have regained access to all five domestic streams. Only stations which are licensed as "originating stations" within the network are listed here. Some stations also have rebroadcasters in smaller outlying markets; these are listed in each station's separate article. On February 13, 2012, the CBC launched CBC Music as an internet radio platform, featuring

5439-552: The Gold Award for best talk show host at the New York Festivals ' International Radio Awards. By 2013, with Q had a weekly audience of more than 2.5 million listeners weekly in Canada and 550,000 listeners in the U.S. During his time as host of Q , Ghomeshi many times booked guests who shared his agent and lawyer without disclosing this connection. Ghomeshi hosted the 2009 Dora Mavor Moore Awards ceremony. He

5550-520: The Opera , Backstage with Ben Heppner , Saturday Night Blues with Holger Petersen and Saturday Night Jazz with Laila Biali . Sunday programming includes Choral Concert , In Concert with Paolo Pietropaolo , Inside the Music , C'est formidable! with Florence K , and Afterdark Sunday with Tariq Hussain . On both Saturdays and Sundays, Nightstream again airs after midnight. Prior to

5661-538: The Prairies, Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces). The books and panelists for 2013 were revealed on November 29, 2012, on Q . The debates ran from February 11 to 14, 2013. The theme for this year was "A Novel to Change Our Nation." Books and panelists were revealed on November 27, 2013, on Q . Jian Ghomeshi moderated the competition. The 2015 edition of Canada Reads was moderated by Wab Kinew , with

SECTION 50

#1732782518567

5772-679: The West , Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings , Joni Mitchell , Matthew Barber , Eleni Mandell , Skydiggers , Billy Bragg , Jeremy Fisher , Jim Bryson , The Be Good Tanyas , The Duhks , Sarah Slean , Stephen Fearing , Melissa McClelland , Cowboy Junkies , Howie Beck and the Band . On May 2, 2008, the president of the CBC and the director of programming attended a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Canadian Heritage. There appeared to be opposition to

5883-514: The accusations again and the Star declined to go forward with the story at that time. In October 2014, Brown tweeted that he was working on a story that would be "worse than embarrassing for certain parties". He later said that he was referring to an unrelated story, but Ghomeshi requested a meeting with CBC management on October 23. During that meeting, the CBC viewed what it later described as "graphic evidence that Jian had caused physical injury to

5994-620: The band Dragonette ) and produced music for Dar Williams . He managed electropop artist Lights from 2007 until 2014, during which time she won the Juno Award for Best New Artist and was nominated for several more. Lights initially supported Ghomeshi after he was accused of sexual abuse in 2014, but later dropped him as her manager, saying: "I rushed to defend my manager of 12 years. I am now aware that my comments appear insensitive to those impacted and for that I am deeply sorry". In 2002, Ghomeshi became host of CBC Newsworld 's Play ,

6105-481: The band's shows were "losers" and "fucking idiots". David Yuhnke, who was present at the recording, suspected that Ghomeshi was joking, recalling that the room's atmosphere was "sarcasm-laded", but added that he found it "hard to gauge entirely if he [Ghomeshi] was being serious or not". In 1999, Ghomeshi began a correspondence with a 16-year-old girl, Sally Block, who was a fan of Moxy Früvous. This continued for three years and included in-person meetings where Ghomeshi

6216-463: The basis that there was insufficient evidence to establish proof beyond a reasonable doubt . A second trial for one additional charge was scheduled for June 2016. On May 11, 2016, however, the Crown withdrew the last remaining charge over the alleged sexual assault against Kathryn Borel , a producer of Q , after Ghomeshi signed a peace bond . The publication ban as to the name of the victim, Borel,

6327-438: The books that listeners consider the 40 "most essential" Canadian novels of the past decade, and the panelists made their choices from within that list. Only novels, not short story collections, were eligible; however, novels which have previously been included in a Canada Reads competition were still eligible for renomination. The books for this edition were all non-fiction. A list of 40 non-fiction books were announced as being

6438-461: The cancellations of their concert tours. The network is not as widely available across Canada as Radio One. While Radio One is available in most communities across Canada regardless of size, CBC Music for the most part is available only in larger cities. Only 14 transmitters across Canada are licensed as originating stations within the network, compared to over 30 for Radio One, although some additional cities are also served by rebroadcasters of one of

6549-474: The community group rather than the network, and do not originate any programming at all. On satellite, the network's programming can also be heard on Bell Satellite TV and Shaw Direct . Unlike Radio One and Radio 3, CBC Music is not carried by SiriusXM Satellite Radio ; the CRTC requires that a "Canadian" channel (for the purposes of Sirius Canada , which carried CBC programming prior to its merger with XM Radio Canada ) must carry 85% Canadian musical content,

6660-417: The competition. Canada Reads 2009 aired from March 2 to 6, 2009. Jian Ghomeshi moderated the competition. Canada Reads 2010 aired from March 8 to 12, 2010. Jian Ghomeshi moderated the competition. Canada Reads 2011 aired from February 7 to 10, 2011. The producers announced a slightly different format for the 2011 contest. Throughout the month of October 2010, an online vote was held to determine

6771-419: The competition. On the first day of discussions, panelist Anne-France Goldwater "caused shock and outrage among literary types" (according to The Globe and Mail ) by calling Carmen Aguirre "a bloody terrorist" and alleging that Marina Nemat "tells a story that's not true". In response, Marina Nemat posted on Facebook, "I hope [Goldwater] can produce evidence to back up her claims. If not, I would like to receive

SECTION 60

#1732782518567

6882-703: The conditions that he surrender his passport, stay within Ontario and live with his mother. Ghomeshi appeared in court again on January 8, 2015, and was charged with three additional counts of sexual assault related to three more women. In a court appearance on February 26, 2015, a judicial pretrial was set for March 27, 2015, and was later put over to April 28, 2015. His lawyer, Marie Henein , stated that he would plead not guilty to all charges. On October 1, 2015, Ghomeshi pleaded not guilty to one count of choking and four counts of sexual assault. Ghomeshi's trial began on February 1, 2016, and lasted eight days. Henein

6993-427: The corporation misused "personal and confidential information provided to it in confidence". He also filed "a union grievance alleging wrongful dismissal and defamation ", and stated through his lawyer that he "does not engage in non-consensual role play or sex and any suggestion of the contrary is defamatory". Ghomeshi withdrew his lawsuit on November 25, 2014. The terms of settlement stipulated that Ghomeshi pay

7104-813: The cultural community, noting in many cases the low ratings of the existing service. Among the supporters were several critically acclaimed artists who would benefit from the changes. While critics, particularly Globe and Mail columnist Russell Smith , raised the spectre of the network airing mainstream pop artists such as Nelly Furtado and The Black Eyed Peas , the network's popular music component consists almost exclusively of artists who would be classified as adult album alternative , folk , world music or singer-songwriter pop – and very few of whom receive any airplay whatsoever on commercial radio. For instance, on one representative day in 2009, Radio 2 Morning ' s "pop" playlist included Feist , John Mayer , Blue Rodeo , Sloan , Neil Young , Whiskeytown , Spirit of

7215-451: The decision was reversed. On April 8, 2009, actor and musician Billy Bob Thornton appeared with his band, The Boxmasters , on Q . In introducing Thornton, Ghomeshi mentioned Thornton's acting career and added, "he's always intended to make music, he just got sidetracked." In responding to Ghomeshi's subsequent interview questions, Thornton acted confused and gave vague, evasive answers. When asked about his musical tastes and influences as

7326-406: The essential structure of the program: an annual campaign to select a book for the nation to read. She proposed the idea of five panelists, each championing a different title in a national on air debate. Vartanian was producer in the first edition (with Kavanagh), then she became executive producer from 2002 to 2007. In 2007 the program was an "All Star Edition", a reunion of the winning panelists from

7437-474: The existing CBC Radio services and 47 dedicated channels devoted to particular genres of music. The service is distributed via the CBC Music website, and accompanying mobile apps , initially launched for Android , iOS , and BlackBerry OS . Some of the genre webstreams were already provided by Radio 2 or Radio 3, while others were new offerings at the 2012 launch; over time, however, the names and formats of

7548-400: The first five years. From 2007 to 2017, Ann Jansen produced the program. Canada Reads was first broadcast on the CBC's Radio One in 2002, and has aired annually on radio since then. The third and fourth editions also were broadcast on television, on CBC Newsworld . Broadcast dates were February 16 to February 20, 2004, and February 21 to February 25, 2005, respectively. The seventh edition

7659-468: The first tie in the history of the Canada Reads franchise, with two albums jointly winning the final vote. The 2023 debates took place from March 27 to March 30, moderated by Ali Hassan on the theme of "One Book to Shift Your Perspective". Also in 2023, CBC Kids announced CBC Kids Reads , a junior edition of the franchise which focused on illustrated books for younger readers. Unlike the original iteration of Canada Reads , CBC Kids Reads did not have

7770-450: The frequency increased slightly. However, newscasts on Radio 2 remain distinct from those on Radio One. During the 2005 Canadian Media Guild lockout , the normal schedule was temporarily replaced by continuous music from Galaxie (then owned by the CBC), except for short news updates at the top of each hour from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time. After the 2012 federal budget, the CBC applied to

7881-562: The genre streams have evolved significantly, with some of the original streams having been discontinued in favour of new ones, reformatted to alter their genre focus, or renamed to align their branding with the network's programming. The service was launched shortly after the CBC reached a music licensing deal with the Audio-Video Licensing Agency in January 2012. The site was one of the first large-scale ventures into online broadcasting to be available in Canada since

7992-399: The gravy". Ghomeshi replied, "Oh, we've got some gravy up here as well." Ghomeshi described the interview as one of the most difficult he has conducted. He compared the international media exposure that followed the interview to being "in the middle of a tsunami". After the show, Canadians responded to Ghomeshi's "professionalism and the manner in which he handled the situation ... [and]

8103-444: The individual genre streams and Radio 3 are still provided. The CBC Music streaming platform was replaced by CBC Listen in 2019. Although most programming on CBC Music is exclusive to the network, some specialty programs, including The Vinyl Cafe (until 2015), Vinyl Tap , C'est formidable! , Backstage with Ben Heppner and Canada Live , have also aired on Radio One in different time slots. Until 2007, Radio 2 simulcast

8214-546: The later stages. In May 2013, the service sponsored the first CBC Music Festival, which was staged every spring at Ontario Place 's Echo Beach. Each year's event featured a lineup of acts from several different genres, including the winner of that year's Searchlight competition, and sometimes included a live taping of a performance by a CBC Radio comedy show. 43°38′40″N 79°23′17″W  /  43.64455°N 79.38804°W  / 43.64455; -79.38804 Jian Ghomeshi Jian Ghomeshi (born June 9, 1967)

8325-429: The launch of Iceberg Radio in 1997; at the time of CBC Music's launch, popular international ventures such as Pandora or Spotify remained unavailable to Canadian consumers. A similar site, IciMusique.ca (formerly espace.mu , in reference to former radio branding Espace Musique), is also offered by CBC Music's French-language counterpart Ici Musique . Shortly after the service's launch, Stingray Digital filed

8436-464: The launch of CBC Music, CBC Radio 3 broadcast an annual "Searchlight" contest, soliciting listener votes in a process to determine the "best" of various aspects of the Canadian music industry. The topic of Searchlight was different each year, with contests focusing on such themes as Canada's best live music club, best music festival and best music website. Following the launch of CBC Music, Searchlight

8547-431: The list has been narrowed to ten artists, three established musicians step in as judges, who each pick their own favourite act. Those three artists and an audience selection as determined by online voting advance to the final round as the four finalists, following which the judges debate and discuss the choices before voting on the ultimate winner. In 2018, the process was revised, with the judges selecting five artists and

8658-458: The majority of Radio One's newscasts, including The World at Six and World Report , resulting in several lengthy breaks from music throughout the day. This ended in March 2007, when Radio 2 began to carry a separate news service, with news updates of 90 seconds in length a handful of times each day. The length was soon changed to 4 ½ minutes, the usual length of the CBC's non-major newscasts, with

8769-518: The merits of one of the titles. The debate is broadcast over a series of five programs. At the end of each episode, the panelists vote one title out of the competition until only one book remains. This book is then billed as the book that all of Canada should read. CBC Radio producer Peter Kavanagh proposed the general idea of a national radio book campaign during the fall of 2001. Later that year, Talin Vartanian conceived Canada Reads and created

8880-470: The moderator. Canada Reads 2006 was broadcast from April 17 to 21, 2006. Bill Richardson was again the moderator. Canada Reads 2007 aired from February 26 to March 2, 2007. Bill Richardson again moderated the competition. For the 2007 competition, each of the five winning advocates from past series returned to champion a new book in an "all-star" edition of the series. Canada Reads 2008 aired from February 25 to 29, 2008. Jian Ghomeshi moderated

8991-539: The movement away from classical music on Radio 2 from MPs of all three main parties represented on the committee. Committee members Bill Siksay and Ed Fast were particularly opposed to the programming changes. The committee voted unanimously to hold further hearings specifically on the CBC Radio 2 changes in September 2008. Despite the controversy, the format change was successful for the network, which maintained

9102-446: The networks CBC Radio One and CBC Radio Two. As of 2018, there are a number of CBC Radio One low-power transmitters with only a few high-powered ones left still operating on the AM band in some areas across Canada. For much of its history, its programming focused on arts and culture, and primarily consisted of programs devoted to opera, classical music , jazz and theatre. Some programming devoted to Canadian pop and indie rock music

9213-463: The nominated titles. The publisher of the winning Canada Reads title donates a portion of sales proceeds from the winning book to a charitable organization working in the field of literacy. Recipients have included Frontier College, the Movement for Canadian Literacy, ABC Life Literacy Canada (formerly ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation) and Laubach Literacy of Canada. Beginning in 2004, Radio-Canada,

9324-429: The originating stations. The service is provided in some form to virtually all of Canada's major cities and all provincial capitals. CBC Music also has a more consistent national schedule than Radio One; currently the originating stations produce only limited regional programming, such as weather updates. In the past these stations would also air local news summaries or a daily calendar of local arts and culture events; this

9435-556: The prologue, which Carlick referred to as "1982 for Dummies". Carlick also noted that "Ghomeshi is a nice guy ... inoffensive and genial", but the book, by "trying to appeal to everyone", is spread "too thin". In October 2014 his publisher, Penguin Random House Canada , announced that it would not publish his second book "in light of recent events" following allegations of sexual abuse. In September 2018, The New York Review of Books published "Reflections from

9546-409: The school's female-only Women's Centre and was one of the few men allowed inside it. When then- Prime Minister Brian Mulroney visited campus, Ghomeshi hurled macaroni at him. Progressives have since traced the roots of the “activist student coup” that subsequently took hold of York back to Ghomeshi's radical leadership. In 1995, after taking time off to play music, Ghomeshi graduated from York with

9657-538: The shortlist finalists in October 2011, including And No Birds Sang by Farley Mowat , Shake Hands with the Devil by Romeo Dallaire , The Last Spike by Pierre Berton , The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs and Paris 1919 by Margaret MacMillan . Listeners could vote on up to five books they wanted to be shortlisted. The debates aired from February 6 to 9, 2012. Jian Ghomeshi moderated

9768-509: The show received more than 100,000 e-mails with almost unanimous praise for the host". In the spring of 2014, Ghomeshi advised his employers at the CBC that the Toronto Star was looking into allegations by an ex-girlfriend that he had engaged in non-consensual rough sex and that he denied this accusation. The crisis management firm Navigator Ltd. was hired to work for both Ghomeshi and

9879-432: The theme of the discussions being "One Book to Break Barriers". The panelists and titles were announced on January 20, 2015, with the debates taking place from March 16 to 19. The 2016 edition of Canada Reads was moderated by Gill Deacon , and conducted on theme of "Starting Over". Panelists and titles were announced on January 20, 2016, with the debates taking place from March 21 to 24. The 2017 edition of Canada Reads

9990-512: The year when it won Canada Reads . For the 2005 edition, sales of Jacques Poulin's Volkswagen Blues , which usually are about 200 copies a year, increased to 7,500 between the time the nominations were announced and the shows began airing. During the same period, 7,000 copies of Frank Parker Day's Rockbound were shipped by its publisher, the University of Toronto Press . Various community groups have also created local events that highlight

10101-434: Was able to access thousands of messages between Ghomeshi's accusers and presented them during the trial. Judge William Horkins stated that the complainants had provided what he described as "deceptive and manipulative" evidence, claiming the "inconsistency" and "outright deception" of the witnesses' testimony had irreparably weakened the prosecution 's case. On March 24, 2016, the judge acquitted Ghomeshi of all charges on

10212-484: Was aged ten, first living in Toronto before eventually settling in its suburb of Thornhill , Ontario . Ghomeshi described Thornhill as a "safe and quiet suburb where conformity was coveted... The dwellings all looked relatively similar on our street, and most of the houses had big lawns and nice trees". He visited pre-revolutionary Tehran twice as a child, once at age two, the other aged five. A Muslim , Ghomeshi

10323-512: Was also aired, via the Saturday night CBC Radio 3 simulcast and predecessors such as RadioSonic , Night Lines , and the late-night programme Brave New Waves . In 2006, speculation arose that Radio Two programming would undergo a format and name change, similar to that which its French counterpart Espace musique undertook in 2004; however, no plans were announced until January 2007. These changes, which took effect March 19, resulted in

10434-412: Was also broadcast on Bold TV , broadcasting from February 25 to February 29. Beginning with the third edition, the daily debates could be heard online as well as on Radio One. The fifth edition was broadcast from April 17 to April 21, 2006. The sixth edition aired February 25 to March 2, 2007. The seventh edition of Canada Reads was broadcast on February 25 to February 29, 2008, and for the first time, it

10545-617: Was also nominated for a Juno Award as Band of the Year in 1994. Over the course of eight albums, they sold over 500,000 copies of their albums in Canada and the United States and made an appearance on NBC 's Late Night with Conan O'Brien . Ghomeshi released his first solo EP, The First 6 Songs , in July 2001. A 1996 video tape, revealed in 2014, suggested that Ghomeshi disdained his audiences, stating on camera that people paying to see

10656-402: Was announced on April 23, 2002, Canada Book Day . Mary Walsh was the moderator. Canada Reads 2003 aired from April 21 to 25, 2003. Bill Richardson was the moderator. Canada Reads 2004 aired on both CBC Radio and CBC Newsworld from February 16 to 20, 2004. Bill Richardson was the moderator. Canada Reads 2005 was broadcast from February 21 to 25, 2005. Bill Richardson was again

10767-401: Was available as a podcast . The books in the running for each edition of Canada Reads are announced several months before the programs are broadcast. Titles must be Canadian fiction, poetry or plays. They are promoted in bookstores, in the hope that the Canada Reads audience will purchase and read them all before the programs air. In some cases, publishers have published special editions of

10878-554: Was born into a secular household that was initially optimistic about the 1979 Iranian Revolution but also celebrated on Christmas and Easter , and has described being raised in a largely Jewish community. With few Iranian expatriates in Canada during his youth, Ghomeshi "was extremely self-conscious of his appearance and his East London accent" and "felt different." He was bullied for his ethnicity by classmates, who called him "Blackie", "Arab", "Paki", and "terrorist". Ghomeshi attended Thornlea Secondary School , where he

10989-482: Was credited as "Jean" rather than Jian on the band's first album, but reverted to the original spelling of his name for subsequent albums. A year after forming, Moxy Früvous was opening for headline performers like Bob Dylan . The band sold over 50,000 copies of their debut independent EP in 1992 (gold in Canada). Their debut album Bargainville went platinum in Canada in 1994 after selling over 100,000 copies. The band

11100-528: Was dropped in 2007. CBH-FM in Halifax produces an additional regional music program for the Atlantic Canada region, due to a scheduling hole caused by the time zone difference. In some smaller communities, especially in rural northern British Columbia , community groups have been licensed to rebroadcast a CBC Music station on a local low-power radio transmitter. These transmitters are owned by

11211-496: Was fired by the CBC in 2014, as allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment came out, for which he was eventually arrested. In late 2015, Ghomeshi pleaded not guilty to the charges, and his trial began in early 2016. That March he was acquitted of five of the charges, and in May, the Crown withdrew the last remaining charge after Ghomeshi signed a peace bond and apologized to his accuser. In April 2017, Ghomeshi launched

11322-400: Was lifted that same day. According to Borel, Henein approached Borel's representation to ask for an alternative to a trial, and after several exchanges Ghomeshi agreed to apologize to Borel and did so formally. "A peace bond is an order from a court that typically involves keeping good behaviour and a prohibition on contacting the complainant," lawyers told the CBC. "The signing of a peace bond

11433-488: Was moderated by Ali Hassan , on the theme of "The Book Canadians Need Now". Panelists and titles were announced on January 31, 2017, and the debates took place from March 27 to 30. Note: Tamara Taylor was originally announced as advocate for Company Town but had to withdraw due to a conflict with the filming schedule of her Netflix series Altered Carbon . Measha Brueggergosman was announced as Taylor's replacement on March 9, 2017. The 2018 edition of Canada Reads

11544-411: Was moderated by Ali Hassan on the theme "One Book to Bring Canada into Focus". The books and panelists were announced on January 22, 2020. The debates were originally slated to take place from March 16 to 19; however, as the debates normally take place in a theatre in front of a live audience, they were postponed to a later date in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada . In the interim, the CBC produced

11655-428: Was moderated by Ali Hassan, on the theme of "One Book to Open Your Eyes". Panelists and titles were announced on January 30, 2018, and the debates took place from March 26 to 29. The 2019 edition of Canada Reads was moderated by Ali Hassan on the theme "One Book to Move You". The books and panelists were announced on January 31, 2019, with the debates taking place from March 25 to 28. The 2020 edition of Canada Reads

11766-409: Was moved to 6 p.m. Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe hosts The Block , a program devoted to black music genres such as hip hop, soul and rhythm and blues, at 7 p.m. Odario Williams hosts After Dark in the evenings, while Nightstream , a hostless stream of continuous music, airs overnights. At various times during the day, Grant Lawrence is also heard voicing short segments presenting music news, such as

11877-520: Was not able to appear after selecting his choice, and singer Molly Johnson was chosen to defend his chosen book. CBC Music CBC Music (formerly known as CBC FM , CBC Stereo and CBC Radio 2 ) is a Canadian FM radio network operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . It used to concentrate on classical and jazz . In 2007 and 2008, the network transitioned towards a new " adult music " format with

11988-428: Was relaunched as a platform-wide contest to determine Canada's best unsigned musical artist. Incorporating participation from both CBC Music and CBC Radio One , the process begins with a series of local competitions produced by Radio One's local afternoon shows . Listener feedback and online voting determines the artists who advance to the next round, until the national stage of the competition begins on Q . When

12099-571: Was set to host the November 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize awards gala but was replaced in October by comedian Rick Mercer . That same month, he was replaced as the host of the CBC competition Canada Reads by Wab Kinew , the previous year's winner. In December 2014 the CBC announced that it would not be rebroadcasting Ghomeshi's interviews and it would be removing them from the CBC's online archive. Reactions to this decision were swift and varied and, after further deliberations by CBC management,

12210-523: Was student council president. He has written that, during his teenage years, he ensured that his clothes smelled of cigarette smoke to give him "social credibility " even though he was a non-smoker, dressed " new wave " and listened to music from David Bowie , Talking Heads , and Rush . Ghomeshi had an interest in music as a student and in Grade 9 started a short-lived band with a few of his school friends called Urban Transit. His older sister, Jila, became

12321-429: Was the host of Q , a program airing twice daily on CBC Radio One, and on over 170 stations in the U.S. through Public Radio International . As the host of Q , he interviewed a range of musicians, artists, actors, and other notable figures, a list that included Woody Allen , Paul McCartney , Salman Rushdie , Barbara Walters , William Shatner , Jay-Z , Jimmy Wales , and Leonard Cohen . In 2012, Ghomeshi received

#566433