Silence is not a solution
Caleigh MacDonald, staff The federal government’s proposed Fair Elections Act has been controversial with voters in Canada who feel the system’s overhaul is both unfair…
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Debunking colonialism with Jennifer Keith
Jennifer Keith At Prime Minister Harper’s recent announcement on the First Nations Control of First Nations Education Act, he stated, “This is historic, and it…
‘Blurred Lines’ gets Juno stamp of approval
Stephanie Haderer, volunteer staff Trigger warning: rape. “I’ll give you something big enough to tear your ass in two.” That is a line from one…
Federal budget fails on youth unemployment
Michael Lee, volunteer staff With the new federal budget being released, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty made sure to highlight the federal government’s contributions to curbing…
Senate reform long overdue
Tariq Sohail, volunteer staff The recent Senate expense scandal has brought some hard truths about Canadian democracy to the fore. There have always been calls…
Our moral superiority at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Kevin Linklater, staff Russia has been in the international spotlight for much of the last two weeks for hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics. However, the…
Debunking colonialism with Jennifer Keith
Jennifer Keith My youth was much like that of anyone who grew up in a farming community. My comfortable, middle-class existence consisted of swimming in…
Kevin O’Really?
Michael Lee “…Really?” I’m sure many of you shared with Amanda Lang that same exasperated reaction upon hearing Kevin O’Leary’s perplexing comments on the Lang…
Is altruism enough?
On Jan. 13, Canadian Blood Services (CBS) announced that Canada was in the midst of a nationwide blood shortage, partially due to a frigid December…
Aboriginal suicide a growing epidemic
Michael Lee The crisis at Neskantaga, a community 480 km northeast of Thunder Bay, has been a growing concern of mine as of late. On…