Business as usual
Everything loses beauty with overexposure. Even the sunrise becomes devalued when one sees it constantly with tired eyes from the seat of a 747. Cycles…
Canada
Lotus-eater vibes
It goes without saying that British Columbia is rotten with hippies. Especially in summer, when the gentle people travel from many provinces and countries to…
Peace, bound
We are all entitled to support whom we choose and to give voice to that choice. To listen to our conscience and act upon the things it tells us about the world. If we do so without violence, there can be no case for the use of government force against us. In a free and just society, the use of government power to punish individuals for speaking their beliefs, no matter how unpopular, is oppression.
U of M budget woes a function of weak provincial leadership
The modern student movement, namely the Canadian Federation of Students and their ilk, has accomplished something that is at once absurd and increasingly detrimental: they…
The toilet wars
There was a brief period, from the late 1990s to the early 2000s, when Canada was a major supplier of bootleg toilets to the United…
Why student politics matter
This year’s election for the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) executive had a different character than usual. There was a sense that the stakes…
Dear prime minister
Dear Mr. Harper, It’s time I came clean. I love you. I’ve wanted to say it for a long time, but after reading bill C-51,…
UWSA proposes mandatory indigenous studies course
While required science and humanities courses are customary for undergraduate students across the country, the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) seeks to add another…
Centre for Oil and Gas geared with government grants
The federal government recently announced $2.4 million worth of funding for the creation of the Centre for Oil and Gas Research and Development (COGRaD) at…
Complete Domi-nation: Team Canada, take a Bowey
Introduction When the puck dropped during the 2015 World Junior gold medal game, Canada was at a standstill. The talented group of teenagers at the…