Jacqueline Milczarek
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Jacqueline Milczarek is a Canadian news anchor for CTV News Channel broadcasting on weekend afternoons. She started working for CTV News
in 2007. Before she joined CTV News, Milczarek was a reporter and part-time anchor to Global TV's First National
with Peter Kent
. She has earned two RTNDA Awards for coverage of Pope John Paul
's visit to Canada during the World Youth Day
in 2002 as well as for a story about a man who recovered from a coma
. Milczarek graduated from Ryerson University
.
Milczarek created some controversy for her comments during a debate about "ethical oil
" and using the Athabasca oil sands
over Saudi Arabia
's oil. When discussing CTV's refusing to air an ad by Ethical Oil Institute (an oil sands advocacy group) describing women's rights in Saudi Arabia
; Milczarek asked "Are we really more ethical than the Saudis?" Milczarek later tweeted
she was referring to Canada supporting the Saudi government
, although it was questioned if she was forced to make these comments based on CTV's parent company, Bell Canada
, large volume of work building the Saudi's telephone infrastructure.
CTV News
CTV News is the news division of the CTV Television Network in Canada. The name CTV News is also applied as the title of local and regional newscasts on the network's owned-and-operated stations , which are closely tied to the national news division...
in 2007. Before she joined CTV News, Milczarek was a reporter and part-time anchor to Global TV's First National
First National (TV series)
First National was a Canadian television newscast, which aired on the Global Television Network's stations in Ontario and Manitoba from 1994 to 2001. It was also seen in Quebec after Global launched there in 1997...
with Peter Kent
Peter Kent
Peter Kent, PC, MP is a Conservative member of parliament for the riding of Thornhill, and the current Minister of the Environment in the 28th Canadian Ministry.Previously, he was Deputy Editor of Global Television, a Canadian TV network...
. She has earned two RTNDA Awards for coverage of Pope John Paul
Pope John Paul
Pope John Paul is the name of two Popes of the Roman Catholic Church:*Pope John Paul I , who named himself in honor of his predecessors, Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI. Pope John Paul I reigned for only 33 calendar days....
's visit to Canada during the World Youth Day
World Youth Day
World Youth Day is a youth-oriented Catholic Church event. While the event itself celebrates the Catholic faith, the invitation to attend extends to all youth, regardless of religious convictions....
in 2002 as well as for a story about a man who recovered from a coma
Coma
In medicine, a coma is a state of unconsciousness, lasting more than 6 hours in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light or sound, lacks a normal sleep-wake cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions. A person in a state of coma is described as...
. Milczarek graduated from Ryerson University
Ryerson University
Ryerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden...
.
Milczarek created some controversy for her comments during a debate about "ethical oil
Ethical Oil: The Case for Canada's Oil Sands
Ethical Oil: The Case for Canada's Oil Sands is a book written by Canadian lawyer and political activist Ezra Levant, which makes a case for exploiting the Athabasca oil sands and its sister projects in Alberta...
" and using the Athabasca oil sands
Athabasca Oil Sands
The Athabasca oil sands are large deposits of bitumen, or extremely heavy crude oil, located in northeastern Alberta, Canada - roughly centred on the boomtown of Fort McMurray...
over Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
's oil. When discussing CTV's refusing to air an ad by Ethical Oil Institute (an oil sands advocacy group) describing women's rights in Saudi Arabia
Women's rights in Saudi Arabia
Women's rights in Saudi Arabia are defined by Islam and tribal customs. The Arabian peninsula is the ancestral home of patriarchal, nomadic tribes, in which purdah and namus are considered central....
; Milczarek asked "Are we really more ethical than the Saudis?" Milczarek later tweeted
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
she was referring to Canada supporting the Saudi government
Politics of Saudi Arabia
The politics of Saudi Arabia takes place in the context of an Islamic absolute monarchy. The King of Saudi Arabia is both head of state and the head of government, but decisions are, to a large extent, made on the basis of consultation among the senior princes of the royal family and the religious...
, although it was questioned if she was forced to make these comments based on CTV's parent company, Bell Canada
Bell Canada
Bell Canada is a major Canadian telecommunications company. Including its subsidiaries such as Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for telephone and DSL Internet services in most of Canada east of Manitoba and in the northern territories,...
, large volume of work building the Saudi's telephone infrastructure.