On this show we heard a report en français from Matt Street. He spoke with several people in Chicoutimi, Québec – or is that Saguenay? – about a controversial decision to change the official name of the area to Saguenay following a municipal amalgamation. He even managed to get his photo on the front page of the local paper while he was at it!
Then, Carol Hunsberger discussed the Zimbabwean political crisis with Carleton anthropology professor Blair Rutherford. They talked about the recent wave of political violence and intimidation that led Morgan Tsvangirai to withdraw from the presidential run-off election. Blair also described some actions that governments and individuals from other coutries could take to help resolve the current situation, and speculated on some positive ways forward for Zimbabwe.
