politics

Here comes the boom!

At the end of the Second World War, a new generation was born. This population explosion is known as the “boom.” Now, some of us…


Another tool in the box

Human history is, on the whole, a miserable affair. I don’t like to make generalizations, but it’s a safe bet that the vast majority of…


Local Egyptians demand change

Local Egyptians showed their support for protestors demanding democracy in Egypt at demonstrations held at the University of Manitoba and on the steps of the…


Death of a lion

“Live amongst people in such a manner that if you die they weep over you and if you are alive they crave for your company.”…


Can’tada

Canadians have a longstanding tradition of complaining passionately but privately about the country we love. We will suffer the future with the same grace that…



Thanks for the invite Canada…

Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been officially invited to Canada to accept the award of Honorary Canadian Citizenship. At the urging of…


The education we never received

It is difficult to dispute the fact that many people these days just don’t give a crap about politics. In the recent by-election in Winnipeg-North,…



News Briefs

Province’s “Bonnie and Clyde” sued by MPI Manitoba Public Insurance has recently filed a $110,000 lawsuit against a 19-year-old man and his 17-year-old girlfriend for…