It has been five years since an immigrant from Poland died on the floor of Vancouver’s international airport after repeatedly being stunned by an RCMP TASER. Robert Dziekanski's death was the catalyst for police no longer being allowed to investigate themselves in British Columbia. Retired judge Thomas Braidwood recommended the now month-old … [Read more...]
Opera about Robert Dziekanski set to open in Halifax
May 27, 2012 by
One of the highlight performances at this year's Scotia Festival of Music in Halifax is an opera about a man who died on the floor of the Vancouver airport nearly five years ago. Composer John Plant co-wrote the piece about would-be immigrant Robert Dziekanski. "The story is told entirely from the imagined voices of Robert and his mother. It starts … [Read more...]
