Silence is not a solution
Caleigh MacDonald, staff The federal government’s proposed Fair Elections Act has been controversial with voters in Canada who feel the system’s overhaul is both unfair…
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Debunking colonialism with Jennifer Keith
Jennifer Keith At Prime Minister Harper’s recent announcement on the First Nations Control of First Nations Education Act, he stated, “This is historic, and it…
Federal budget fails on youth unemployment
Michael Lee, volunteer staff With the new federal budget being released, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty made sure to highlight the federal government’s contributions to curbing…
Senate reform long overdue
Tariq Sohail, volunteer staff The recent Senate expense scandal has brought some hard truths about Canadian democracy to the fore. There have always been calls…
Fair Elections Act to introduce extensive changes to electoral process
On Feb. 10, the Harper government introduced the Fair Elections Act to parliament. Pierre Poilievre, minister of state for democratic reform, tabled the bill. The…
Kevin O’Really?
Michael Lee “…Really?” I’m sure many of you shared with Amanda Lang that same exasperated reaction upon hearing Kevin O’Leary’s perplexing comments on the Lang…
Keeping our word
In recent weeks, Neil Young’s Honour the Treaties tour has brought much attention to the important issue of treaties and First Nations land rights in…
News briefs
Obama speaks to NSA privacy concerns On Jan. 17 U.S. President Barack Obama spoke in an international broadcast to address concerns that have plagued the…
Aboriginal suicide a growing epidemic
Michael Lee The crisis at Neskantaga, a community 480 km northeast of Thunder Bay, has been a growing concern of mine as of late. On…
Merry Christmas: personal debt predicted to continue to grow for Canadians in 2014
It’s a new year and Canadians are still spending – a lot. According to a newly released report by consumer credit agency TransUnion, indebtedness has…