Protein Innovation in the Canadian food industry
With Canadian crops becoming more valuable and serving an expanding market, Canada has become one of the world’s largest pea producers, with production estimated at…
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The easy way out of caring for people
In the first episode of Futurama, our hapless hero Philip J. Fry arrives in the year 2999 and stumbles upon one of the future’s popular…
Pope’s residential school apology sparks criticism
The visit and apologies prompted mixed reactions from Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors.
Conservatives are an imminent threat to health care
As social conservatism has slowly lost traction, the economic state of affairs of Conservatives has remained firm despite the evident disruption this has caused to the health system throughout Canada.
The ‘pilgrimage of penance’ is not enough
The reconciliation agenda awaiting Pope Francis is broad and might not live up to the standards of Indigenous communities, but the neglect that Indigenous people continue to face from the political establishment is not promising either.
Federal Tories and extremism continue to converge
If the interim leader seems to be damaging the party’s public image, the incoming leader is not offering much hope either. Leadership candidates prove unity is more than lacking within Conservative party membership.
Solve sexual violence in military by defunding it
Talking about a “culture shift” within the military reflects a similar logic to giving officers body cameras to prevent police violence — it may look like a solution, but the underlying issues remain unresolved. If Canada wants to solve its military’s sexual violence issue, it must defund the CAF.
NDP-Liberal agreement a victory for cooperative politics
The Liberal-NDP agreement is not solely a political victory, but rather a triumph for low-income Canadians who need assistance to cover their pharmaceutical necessities and require adequate and affordable dental-care plans. Though imperfect, this agreement puts citizens’ interests over partisanship.
Canada should be doing more for all refugees
War is terrible no matter who it affects. And where there is conflict, inevitably there will be people that are forced to flee for their lives. Although it is unrealistic to expect to save everybody from the perils of war, Canada and other western countries have not stepped up to support as many people as they should.
Women need better representation in politics
Though the path to a successful career in politics is not the same for all, especially for women who have additional gender-based barriers, it is important that we encourage strong women who are active community leaders. Though progress is slow, we need to start and continue breaking the constructs that have oppressed women. Let this be a reminder that International Women’s Day is not a meaningless reason to congratulate the female figures of your life. Rather let’s make it a daily goal to empower women and offer our authentic support for them so that they can achieve their vision of a more equitable world.