Minimum wage increase too little, too late
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Last month the Manitoba government announced that by October 2023 it plans to raise the provincial minimum wage to $15 per hour. The announcement was made in part to address concerns regarding the significant...
Is it time for term limits?
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As the civic election heats up with the finalization of official candidates this past Tuesday, all levels of electoral races remain wanting.
When Winnipeggers go to the polls on Oct. 26, they will have a...
The end of an aura and one candidate’s pledge for change
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I took a four-month hiatus from Winnipeg this summer, working in four different provinces across Canada.
As a native Winnipegger of 20 years, I hold a certain gratitude and admiration for this city, as it...
Avoiding politics is impossible
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I remember sitting in my first Model United Nations conference in 2018. It was the Honduran national competition with only 10 committees, yet each analyzed every aspect of one’s life. From balancing religious liberty...
UMSU board got itself into this mess
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At the end of August, the Canadian Federation of Students filed a lawsuit against the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU), alleging that UMSU has withheld over $1 million in membership dues since 2018.
This...
It is irresponsible to romanticize university
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The weekend before the beginning of school, I was talking with my sister and her boyfriend about how
disappointing my university experience has been thus far. The majority of my three years enrolled as
a student...
Chasing unattainable goals sets self up for failure
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A couple of days back, I was making my way to campus when one of my favourite songs started
playing on my headset, “The Chase” by Tinashe. The song narrates the sentiment of moving past...
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