Why I no longer vote strategically
The day before the mayoral election my social media feed was flooded with pleas from political pragmatists. Supporters of Brian Bowman were trying to persuade…
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The fallacy of the American dream
Recently a Chinese billionaire made a provocative and, at its core, American statement. In an article translated by the Cambridge Entrepreneur Academy, Jack Ma, executive…
Freedom of expression for whistleblowers, academics, and the public’s interest
During the first Visionary Conversation of the school year hosted by the University of Manitoba, three representatives, one from law, media, and academia, spoke on…
Profiling politics on campus
In the face of upcoming elections at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels of government, the Manitoban took the opportunity to talk politics with various…
Bill C-36 endangers sex workers
Casey Plett Since Last month, the federal government has been shepherding through a new bill regarding sex work laws. Having passed a second reading in…
Canada should rethink tough-on-crime strategy
Tariq Sohail, volunteer staff You would think all Republican primary candidates would take a tough-on-crime approach as part of their policy platform. But you would…
Point/Counterpoint
Foster Lyle, staff Take any finance course and you will hear that a free market is an efficient market. A free market is one where…
Point/Counterpoint
Katerina Tefft, staff Free-market capitalism, as economist Karl Polanyi famously writes in The Great Transformation, is a “stark utopia” that “could not exist for any…
Polling stations in new places
This year will mark the first UMSU general election for which polling stations are available at certain locations across the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry…
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…