The October Crisis forty years after
Last year, a great injustice was done in Canada. At the muzzle of threats to violence issued by some Quebec sovereigntists, several events to mark…
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Ignorance is bliss
Congratulations! If you have managed to stand up, walk over to a Manitoban stand and pick up a copy of this paper then there is…
Letters to the Editor – Nov. 3, 2010
RE: Those damned election signs (Oct. 20, 2010) I couldn’t agree more that those dreaded election signs are nothing if not impolite and ugly to…
If you don’t vote, don’t complain
As students, there is rarely a time in our lives when we do not have something to complain about. Anything from long lines at Starbucks,…
Fishing turds from a backed-up shitter
The date of our municipal election is upon us. Many Winnipeggers have already taken to the advanced polls, and soon our mayor and council will…
Why I’m backing Sam
Next week, I will be casting my vote to re-elect Sam Katz for a third term as mayor of Winnipeg. This past year, newspapers and…
New Campus Liberals group rounds out political spectrum
The Campus Liberals are joining the Campus Greens and the Campus Conservatives as a new political student group this year. Liberals have not been represented…
The Plan
At this time last year, my life was in shambles. I had just dropped out of law school after two weeks of classes, I was…
International Briefs
Qu’ran burning threat ignites protests around the globe Despite the cancellation of his plans to burn copies of the Qu’ran on Sept. 11, 2010, Rev….
City council race heats up in St. Norbert
The race for city councillor in the St. Norbert ward is starting to heat up. Both candidates, incumbent Justin Swandel and entrant Louise May, have…