David Barnard’s legacy one of respect, fundraising
As we all stay home and reflect on the disruption caused by COVID-19, students might have missed an announcement from the U of M: David…
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Manitoba’s government must stop being anti-education
It is a contradiction provincially acknowledged that arts deemed valuable in politicians’ personal lives become extraneous costs in their professional lives. But the value of…
Contemplations of a post-COVID-19 world
There is no doubt that COVID-19 has had a huge global impact. But what lasting changes in ourselves and our world will be present after this pandemic finally ceases to exist?
Response to COVID-19 serves big business, not workers
As emergency measures continue to be taken by all levels of government, it’s become increasingly clear that these governments act on behalf of a specific,…
From a basement on a hill
Near the end of my first term and after my second election I went to see a counsellor who said I likely just wasn’t cut out to be in a high-stress job and I should consider leaving my post.
Mental health in the age of COVID-19
Canada was already experiencing a mental health crisis which has now become greatly amplified by the wave of uncertainty and panic brought on by COVID-19.
Needs of renters pushed aside during crisis
With people facing increasing precarity in terms of their income amidst the COVID-19 crisis, there are groups and individuals attempting to organize rent strikes.
No, COVID-19 was not made in a lab
Scientists are not researching to become TikTok famous, they are doing it because it is their job and their passion to help eradicate disease.
COVID-19 pandemic is opportunity for more equitable society
In recent weeks, practically the entire world has been shaken by the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 has drawn us together with a common goal
Not even halfway through 2020, our daily lives and routines have come to a halt as we shift into social isolation and distancing to contain the COVID-19 virus.