Politics
Thank you, Maxime Bernier
Despite projections that put the Conservatives ahead, Andrew Scheer was forced to return to Ottawa a loser. Maxime Bernier is partially to blame for this.
Read MoreThe case for the “Portugal Model”
When Portugal decriminalized drugs in 2001, many believed that the state would become a drug haven. That wasn’t what happened. Should Canada do the same?
Read MoreWhy debt matters
One of the most important topics up for debate in the upcoming Federal elections will be whether Canada needs to run deficits or move towards minimizing spending and balancing the Federal Budget.
Read MoreStrategic voting is cyclical system
Democracy is about having your individual voice represented by the government. So why are people so wrapped up in strategic voting?
Read MoreTake it from an American — vote
Canadians know a lot about American politics, but few Americans could tell you what’s going on in Canada at the provincial or even federal levels.
Read MoreClimate change’s existence should not be a debate
It’s 2019 and Canada is determined to keep its citizens trapped in their climate change comfort zones, slipping back into its well-worn shirt of denial just in time for this election. During a time that should be concerned with the state of our earth’s climate and what our country can do to combat it, one…
Read MoreCanada needs proportional representation
Canada is not as ideologically divided as it might appear. We are predominantly a nation of lefties. So why do we keep oscillating between right-of-centre and left-of-centre governments?
Read MoreA response to Doug Ford’s sex-ed plans
As the film Mean Girls famously said: “Don’t have sex. Because you will get pregnant and die.” Despite the obvious joke in this, Ontario’s Ford administration seems to have adopted this view in stride. Doug Ford’s provincial government has made drastic changes to the sex education curriculum adopted by the Ontario Liberal Party in 2015. That curriculum was an updated, progressive one that dealt with relevant…
Read MoreHallowed DSU council is hollow
The Dalhousie Student Union Council is composed of the executive, faculty representatives, community representatives as well as reps for the Dalhousie Board of Governors and Dal senate, and members-at-large. Council members represent various constituencies of the university. They act as a liaison between the community and council, a way for community members to bring their concerns to the DSU. In council, members are responsible for consulting and advocating for their group’s interests,…
Read MoreAre you being gaslit?
Gaslighting is when someone makes you question your thoughts, feelings and reality, using your self-doubt as a weapon of manipulation. Gaslighting is emotional abuse. It’s when someone hurts you – and instead of acknowledging your feelings, they turn it against you. Your emotions are made out to be trivial, invalid and are effectively silenced. Someone…
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