Pot legalization won’t solve Trudeau’s youth problem
The Liberals owe young Canadians their majority government. They have an obligation to address the issues youth are facing right now.
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Why progressive Canadians should sign up to vote in the upcoming Conservative leadership election
“Conservative or not, it is our duty to ensure that we prevent any candidate that aligns themselves with the alt-right from becoming the leader of the Conservative Party.”
Democratizing campus is the only way to effectively oppose tuition hikes
Lobbying efforts by the CFS have failed. Students must take efforts into their own hands.
Rest in peace: Canadian electoral reform, 2015-2017
Canadians watched electoral reform get chewed up by the Liberals and unceremoniously spit out 16 months after the fact.
Pipeline protestors interrupt Trudeau town hall in Winnipeg
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced off with a small group of pipeline protesters at a town hall event at the University of Winnipeg’s Duckworth Centre…
Manitoba PCs share Trump’s disdain for regulation
When the Manitoba PCs were seeking a mandate in the 2016 provincial election, they campaigned on a commitment to not cut frontline services. Other than…
Should Canada prepare itself for Prime Minister Kevin O’Leary?
With all of the electoral excitement south of the border, it is understandable that Canadians have been distracted from their own political landscape. While Donald…
2017 UMSU general election set to go online
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) voted at its regularly-scheduled meeting Jan. 5 to approve purchasing software from online ballot specialists Simply Voting for…
Education and textbook tax credits discontinued in favour of bolstered student grant program
A federal government move eliminating some post-secondary tax credits in lieu of more direct financial support is being both welcomed and criticized by Manitoba students….
Federal finance committee recommends removal of funding cap on scholarship and bursary program for Indigenous students
The federal standing committee on finance has recommended the government remove a two per cent funding cap placed on Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada’s Post-Secondary…