Mental health discussion deserved a more prominent position in Canada’s election
Canada needed more reassurance that the governing party following Monday’s election would fulfill the nation’s need for better mental health infrastructure.
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It’s time for Canada to make election day a holiday
Progressive leaders like Elizabeth May and Jagmeet Singh must demand the change that will positively affect the working-class they represent
Conservative campus free speech pledge criticized by faculty reps
A Conservative campaign pledge that would have attached federal grants to Canadian universities to a commitment to free speech is little more than an ideological…
Student union urges students to go to the polls
UMSU had a simple message for students this federal election cycle — get out and vote. Part of a larger effort led by the Canadian…
Federal election inspires hope, concern on campus
Canada woke up to the same prime minister but a new parliament Tuesday, with Justin Trudeau holding his position as leader despite losing the popular…
Climate debate fails to draw fault lines
Terry Duguid, federal Liberal candidate for Winnipeg South, encapsulated Thursday’s UMSU-hosted climate debate perfectly during one of his answers: “Well I find myself, as usual, agreeing with most of what my colleagues said.”
How Trudeau turned his brick house into straw
Trudeau is on his way to bungling the 2019 federal election.
Liberals sweep Winnipeg in their return to majority government
A new group of MPs are headed to Ottawa to form Parliament after Justin Trudeau’s Liberals won a majority government on Oct. 19.
Saving the CBC
The CBC has been hobbled.
Decades of funding cuts under both the Liberal and Conservative governments and political interference through board appointments by Stephen Harper have severely hampered the national broadcaster’s ability to meet its mandate: to “provide radio and television services incorporating a wide range of programming that informs, enlightens and entertains,” according to the 1991 Broadcasting Act.
Winnipeg South candidates respond to federal election questions
In the lead up to the 2015 federal elections, the Manitoban requested interviews with each of the candidates for MP in the Winnipeg South riding,…