Mistreated Native women: the government must take action

As Canadians become increasingly aware of the disproportionate amount of violence that Aboriginal women and girls across the country face, support for a federal...

Re: “No, #NotAllMen”

With respect to the intentions of the writer, the opinion piece "No, #NotAllMen" is a great example of a frustrating phenomenon for women* who...

Looking on the bright side

I believe in the power of positive thinking. Before you discount this article as some mumbo jumbo about new age meditation, let me explain. You...

Patients need to come first

Doctors are not slaves — they have rights, freedoms, and opinions just like anyone else. But they don’t have the right to deny care...

Choose life, not your cell phone

Would you risk your life for your cell phone? I wouldn’t, but there are those who would. American media website CNET reported July 20 that...

Losing the Abbotsford Heat

Did you know that there were two professional hockey teams in the Greater Vancouver region? Unfortunately, the key word here is “were.” In addition to...

Bill C-36 does nothing for sex worker rights

The federal government has recently taken steps to introduce a new piece of legislation regulating prostitution. After the Supreme Court deemed previous prostitution laws...

Doctors require the right to refuse treatment based on beliefs

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) is currently reviewing its policy which accords doctors the right to refuse to treat a...

World Cup: the beautiful connection

I don’t usually watch soccer. I am not saying this as some badge of honour in some attempt to put myself ‘above’ soccer, nor am...

Israel/Palestine: one state solution

It is easy to label the erupting crisis in the Israel-Palestine corridor as a meaningless tragedy; in many ways, this is correct. What began...