Who says we should defund the CBC?
A sizeable portion of Canada’s right wing believes the CBC should be defunded. Perhaps the most vocal is the leader of the Conservative Party of…
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Starlight tours show anti-Indigenous racism in Canadian policing
There are too many examples of the police mistreating the Indigenous people of Canada. There’s no way I can walk through them all in an…
Colonization is far from over
Colonization never ended in Canada. Depending on who you are, that’s either a controversial statement or an incredibly obvious one. When I say this, I…
To hell with state suppression, embrace lesbian leather
As a kid, I had a fraught relationship with Victoria’s Secret window displays, an experience shared by many current and former queer women. Obviously, the…
Travelling refugee museum exhibit comes to Winnipeg
An exhibition featuring the experiences of southeast Asian refugees curated by a professor from Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is currently featured in the Manitoba Museum’s…
Three friends of U of M appointed to Order of Canada
Members of the University of Manitoba community Richard Kroeker, Gen. Raymond Henault and Victor Hetmanczuk were appointed to the Order of Canada for their achievements…
Liberals must reckon with Trudeau’s tenure
Across different media outlets, the news paints a dire picture for the prime minister. However, this position should not spell the end of the Liberal…
Let’s abolish the Senate already
Canada is technically a constitutional monarchy, but the king is more like a figurehead, and really, is not that important in the grand scheme of…
Basic income is a band-aid solution
Universal basic income (UBI) is the application of the radical, and somewhat devious, idea that citizens, for some reason, deserve to have their basic needs…
Canada’s housing crisis culmination of capitalism
Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives closed out the better part of a decade of austerity consistently, if nothing else. The Manitoba government has reportedly sold off more…