Benedict Reiners
Criteria for Enbridge pipeline good for B.C.
July 30, 2012By Benedict Reiners Photos by Eric Miller Recently, in response to both the Alberta and federal governments pushing for B.C. to allow Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline to be built through the province, the B.C. government issued a set of five criteria that the project must meet in order for the province to allow it. These criteria aim to do a variety of tasks, and focus on the protection of the environment with three of the five criteria. The other two terms deal with B.C.’s financial compensation for its part in the project, and the rights of the First Nations who…
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Possible election fraud holds grave implications for Canada
July 16, 2012By Benedict Reiners Photos by Remy Steinegger The first-past-the-post-system, which Canada uses in its federal elections, has been referred to as an “elected dictatorship.” This term reflects a system that operates off of the premise that the election winner…
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Rioters receive more than enough punishment
July 8, 2012By Benedict Reiners Photos by Jhayne The sentencing of the infamous Stanley Cup rioters has started, and trials have already taken place with varying results. Earlier this year, a young man found guilty of participating in the riots was given…
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Lawmakers in a difficult position with assisted suicide ruling
July 1, 2012By Benedict Reiners Recently, a B.C. judge determined that the laws in the province preventing someone from accessing physician-assisted suicide were unconstitutional. This came in the wake of a lengthy court case, initiated by Gloria Taylor, a woman suffering from…
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Harper needs a change in tone when talking to the Euro Zone
June 25, 2012By Benedict Reiners Image by: London Summit (Flickr) The European economy needs to change. That goes without saying. Despite how clear this is, Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper found himself lecturing Euro-Zone economic officials last week at the G20…
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Change ahead for Canadian hockey
June 11, 2012By Benedict Reiners Image by: Mark Burnham Hockey is a part of Canadian culture. If you ask just about anyone, Canadian or not, they’ll tell you this. Despite this, Canadians seem to be growing tired of their beloved sport, with…
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Measures should be taken to ensure more SFSS board members can attend meetings
June 4, 2012By Benedict Reiners Last week, SFSS at-large representative Karanvir Thiara sought standing regrets to be approved by the board for his upcoming absences from meetings. What’s more, he’s the third board member to do so, following health sciences representative Tracy…
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B.C. Liberals must adapt faster to win the next election
May 21, 2012By Benedict Reiners As of last week, we are officially less than one year away from the next provincial election, with the date already set for May 14, 2013. At this point, all evidence indicates the next legislature will have…
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SFU provides four players for CFL draft
May 14, 2012By Benedict Reiners Eskimos, Stampeders, and Tiger-Cats all pick from SFU’s Clan On Thursday, May 3, the Canadian Football League held its annual Canadian College Draft. This day was particularly important for four SFU students who were drafted by CFL…
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Schools Building Schools not the only answer
May 7, 2012By Benedict Reiners Last semester, SFU students passed a referendum increasing student fees to allocate funding towards the charitable organization Schools Building Schools, which aims to build schools in Africa. The referendum managed to gain approximately 64% support from voters,…
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