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Happy days for Winnipeg
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These are joyous days for the city of Winnipeg: the weather is finally warming up, potholes are retreating into hibernation until next February and camping stores rejoice as their insect repellent profits soar.
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Using people as props
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A rally was recently organized in Winnipeg in response to the Conservatives' open courtship of what is too comfortably known as the "ethnic vote." This strategy involves targeting voters in high-density ethnic communities that...
Don’t divide by race
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It was recently announced that we may soon have two new representative positions on UMSU Council. First up is the inner city representative, who will make sure that the needs of students at our...
Election time in Nigeria
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Nigeria has an estimated population of over 150 million people, with three major tribal ethnic groups — Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba — diverse religious groups and is the seventh largest oil exporter in the...
East vs. west debate bipolar already
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The Manitoba Hydro Bipole III east vs. west debate has being dragging on now for years. Bipole III is an electrical transmission line meant to transport electricity — that stuff you use every day...
Re-thinking strategic voting
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Around 2004, the first time the Green Party of Canada ran a full slate of candidates across the country, there was a statistic floating around that said that among 18-24 year olds, only about...
Real inspiring stuff
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In the final days leading up to the confidence motion which brought an end to the 40th Parliament of Canada, the prospect of an election seemed inevitable as the approaching spring thaw. And so...
