Canada Day
The Multicultural Myth: We need to stop celebrating Canada Day
July 7, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Staff Writer Content warning: anti-Indigenous violence and discrimination, residential schools Canada Day is a celebration of national pride. From endless hiking trails, to universal(-ish) healthcare and Tim Horton’s, many Canadians get to celebrate their quality of life. However, not everyone shares this privilege to the same degree. And it’s due to our failure to provide those Canadian privileges to Indigenous peoples that we should cancel Canada Day in favour of a Day for National Reconciliation. In this country, Indigenous people have historically suffered from and continue to endure systemic injustices that our government both caused and refuses to…
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What does it mean to be an immigrant on stolen lands?
July 1, 2022By: Meera Eragoda, Features Editor Content warning: war, genocide, colonialism, anti-Indigeneity, racism It’s uncomfortable but necessary to think about what it means to be a racialized immigrant settler on stolen lands. For many of us, life is better than in…
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SFU’s convocation traditions faces mixed reactions
July 24, 2021Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer Content warning: mention of residential schools From June 24 to 29, SFU held virtual convocation ceremonies for the June 2021 graduates. “If you tune into SFU’s Virtual Convocation this June, you’ll notice a set…
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Council Meeting — June 30, 2021
July 18, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Content warning: mentions of the residential school system, colonialism, and genocide. #CancelCanadaDay President Gabe Liosis presented a motion asking Council to support the ongoing #CancelCanadaDay campaign. It was created by vice president (VP) events…
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Better celebration alternatives for July 1st
June 28, 2021By: Nancy La, Staff Writer Are you still whipping out the maple leaf flag and proudly shooting fireworks to celebrate Canada Day? Honey, you have to wake up! Countries are not real. You’re technically living on stolen land! Instead of celebrating…
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The colonial history of Canada Day
June 28, 2021by Nancy La, Staff Writer Content warning: residential schools, genocide, colonization, police and state violence When I was in high school, most of what was taught about Canadian history was through the lens of European settlers and colonizers. I remember…
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How can we talk about decolonization when SFU is named after a colonizer?
June 22, 2021by Marco Ovies, Features Editor Editor's note: It has come to the attention of the editorial team that this piece is heavily plagiarized from another source. While the source was previously cited, we are currently reworking the article to fix…
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10 things I never knew about Canada as an international student
July 4, 2019By: Simran Randhawa, Peak Associate 1. Canadians are actually really polite I never knew that Canadians are actually as nice as their stereotypes make them out to be. People apologize and say “thank you” like their life depends on…
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An east to west and north to south look at Canadian books
June 28, 2018By: Gabrielle McLaren In school, we had to read Canadian books all the time for English and French class. I’m not going to lie: most of them were bad and made me want to scratch my eyes out. No more…
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Famous musicians and bands from Canada
July 3, 2017By: Alex Bloom and Edna Batengas Tory Lanez: This Canadian hip-hop artist from Brampton, Ontario is most known for his hit singles “Say It” and “Luv” which landed on the Billboard Hot 100. Fun fact: His birth name is Daystar…
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