New voting regulations improve accessibility
Democracies around the world utilize many different methods for conducting elections. Some countries have made voting compulsory, while citizens in other nations consider it to…
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TikTok musical a game changer for theatre
Musical theatre can be enjoyed almost universally through cast recordings and community performances, but live musical theatre on Broadway is only accessible to those with…
Students are concerned about in-person labs
I am sending this letter to draw attention to the unfair circumstances currently imposed by the University of Manitoba’s faculty of science on students regarding…
Inequality shining through global lockdown curtains
Elon Musk has long been a skeptic of the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic. When California went into its initial lockdown in March 2020 and…
Journalism is intertwined with the act of remembering
Every Sunday morning growing up, I would walk down my home’s green-carpeted flight of stairs to a kitchen enriched by the smell of dark roast…
Robots the ally, not adversary, of labourers
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a buzzword that has infiltrated almost everyone’s vernacular. Writers, media houses and technology sector billionaires like Elon Musk warn of a…
Anti-mask protests are misguided, irrevocably damaging
With COVID-19 cases in Manitoba currently spiking and increased restrictions being imposed by the provincial government, it has been a challenging time for many Manitobans…
Workers have sacrificed too much, tax the wealthy
Canada’s New Democratic Party (NDP) proposed a new wealth tax plan in parliament Nov. 16. The plan was to implement a one per cent tax…
Bill 21 is not what secularism should look like
A court appeal of Bill 21 in Quebec started Nov. 2. A group of civil rights activists and religious advocates are trying to repeal what…
UMFA president responds to U of M
Dear President Benarroch, I write on behalf of my colleagues in UMFA and myself in response to your message Nov. 16 to the University of…