Letter to the Editor
UMSU executives attributed removal of the GoSA Coordinator position to unsustainable funding from the endowment fund. I would like to comment on the work of…
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ISIS and the contradictions of U.S. foreign policy
Kevin Linklater The rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has been covered a lot in the media, and some mention has…
You’re sad? Go for a walk.
You’re depressed? Go for a walk. That’s the common response to individuals with a mental illness seeking help. A recent op-ed published in CBC Manitoba…
Issues to follow in the civic election
Zach Fleisher If you’re like most Winnipeggers, then you haven’t spent an outrageous amount of time following the #wpg14 hashtag, otherwise known as the lead-up…
It gets bitter
When I got home from work on Monday, Aug. 11, I had experienced a particularly emotionally exhausting day. Then, when I signed into Facebook, I…
Police militarization on the rise
Andrew Vineberg A war is raging in a strange and backward part of the world. An occupying army is using advanced military technology and weaponry…
Bill C-36 endangers sex workers
Casey Plett Since Last month, the federal government has been shepherding through a new bill regarding sex work laws. Having passed a second reading in…
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…
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…