Foreign workers deserve Canada’s respect, hospitality
Chris Hearn A small amount of Canadian corporations—a few Tim Hortons and McDonald’s franchises, for example—have reportedly been abusing Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Some…
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Jailed Egyptian-Canadian journalist abandoned by Harper government
Tariq Sohail On June 23, 2014 an Egyptian court sentenced Mohamed Fahmy and his two colleagues to seven years in prison on terrorism-related charges. Fahmy,…
Things every man should understand about #YesAllWomen
Trigger warning: sexual assault, domestic violence, violence against women “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill…
Campus strategies for combating sexual assault
The following article primarily draws from the research of Dr. Antonia Abbey of Wayne State University. Sexual assault is extremely prevalent on university and college…
Debunking colonialism with Jennifer Keith
Jennifer Keith, volunteer staff Last week in Edmonton, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) held its last national event. The event was an…
Canada should rethink tough-on-crime strategy
Tariq Sohail, volunteer staff You would think all Republican primary candidates would take a tough-on-crime approach as part of their policy platform. But you would…
Debunking colonialism with Jennifer Keith
It seems that racism and oppression of indigenous peoples has become so commonplace in our society that obvious cultural appropriation occurs regularly
Palestinian liberation in our time
Imagine living in cramped quarters, with little water and infrastructure, under a crushing military occupation that controls every aspect of your life.
Rape culture on campuses a reality
With the help of the media, coverage of rape culture on university campuses is increasingly being brought to the fore.
Monetary policy, debt, and unions
Kevin Linklater, staff Following the global financial crisis of 2008-09, the Canadian economy was held up as a model in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation…