Public transit is the way forward to sustainable cities

As climate change remains a massive threat to humanity, the Canadian government has pledged initiatives to fight it, such as the 2030 emissions reduction...

Bill S-510 has concerning implications for our privacy

On December 14, 2023, Bill S-210 passed its second reading through the House of Commons. Bill S-210 is an act that restricts “young persons’...

Cartoons can be lighthearted

Often, we might turn to teen or adult dramas in favour of complex stories and mature themes that resonate with older audiences. Some series,...

Opinions in Dialogue: Intersectionality in leftist spaces

By: Olivia Visser, Copy Editor and Michelle Young, Opinions Editor  Intersectionality, a concept coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, notes “that all oppression is linked.” It is...

No, body hair is not unhygienic

“Eww, you have more hair than me,” said multiple teenage boys during my high school years. While looking back, such an opinion is probably...

The erasure of Black narratives persists

Content warning: mentions of racism and enslavement.  Perhaps we know Martin Luther King Jr and Rosa Parks — but what else is known about how...

Opinions in Dialogue: The commodification of Lunar New Year

Content warning: mentions of racism.  With all the Christmas hype leaving our local malls, storefronts are now being swamped with limited-edition Lunar New Year promotions....

Displacing the unhoused population dehumanizes an entire community

As temperatures in the greater Vancouver area drop to unprecedentedly low levels, the cold winter days become difficult to bear for even the most...

Black people still face barriers in healthcare

Content warning: mentions of medical racism and medical trauma.  In Canada, Black people are at a higher risk of receiving inadequate healthcare due to systemic...

Cancelling “The Runner” shows solidarity

Content warning: mentions of genocide. On January 11, Vancouver’s landmark performing arts festival, PuSh, announced that The Runner, a play by the Montreal-based group Human...