Canada
5 things that actually deserve to be on the $20 bill
July 21, 2023Here ye, here ye. The Bank of Canada has announced that we should expect to see brand new $20 bills circulating in the next few years featuring none other than King Charles’ face. How lovely a thought that is! In honour of this announcement and how I visibly cringed when I heard the news, I present to you five things that I think actually deserve to be on the $20 bill and in the hands of Canadians immediately. Barbie and Ken Barbie has so many jobs. She’s an astronaut. A doctor. A fashion superstar. She slays in every outfit! Charles…
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Censorship concerns over the Online Streaming Act are misguided
March 28, 2023The content we see online in Canada is about to change. Since 1991, Canada’s Broadcasting Act has regulated Canadian broadcast content. The Act requires that 35% of broadcast content consists of Canadian content. Today, online streaming platforms like Spotify, Netflix,…
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Canada’s cosmetic testing ban isn’t enough
February 10, 2023Content warning: mentions of animal abuse. Did you know that animal testing is still legal in Canada? Across the country, millions of live animals — from dogs to cats to mice — are used to develop “cosmetics, household products, pesticides,…
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What’s missing from the new Canadian health guidance on alcohol
February 8, 2023Content warning: mentions of alcohol and sexual violence. The new alcohol guidance is in, and what many Canadians were previously told was moderate drinking is now revealed to be linked to a “number of serious health risks, including cancer, heart…
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SFU professor challenging health inequities for communities affected by HIV
January 19, 2023SFU’s health science associate professor, Angela Kaida, is leading a global research program that investigates health inequities experienced by women and youth affected by HIV. In regards to treatment access, Kaida found “HIV and the clinical features of the virus…
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Canada has no intention to reduce its carbon emissions
December 2, 2022Canada has plans to be “net-zero” by 2050, which means cutting greenhouse gas emission rates to as low as possible. Beyond that, the country intends to cut its emissions to roughly half of 2005 levels by 2030. How is this…
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Pierre Poilievre represents a concerning shift in Canadian politics
October 1, 2022Over the years, the world sat and watched in disbelief while those living in the US faced the rise of a far-right president. We experienced firsthand the increasing polarization of the political sphere. Genuine discussion of policy gave way to…
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Environmental imperialism: invasive species
February 11, 2022While BC has made some important steps on Indigenous reconciliation, the process has been slow. BC’s apparent reticence to pursue reconciliation becomes more galling once one realizes there’s a piece missing from the conversation: environmental imperialism. Environmental imperialism can roughly…
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The “nice Canadian” stereotype distracts from our colonial shame
January 18, 2022Content warning: mentions of Indigenous genocide I say this as a Canadian — one with maple syrup flowing through my veins and icicles hanging off my Timbit-loving ass — we are morally vile. The “nice Canadian” is a misleading stereotype…
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Political Corner: Canada cannot call itself a leader on international climate action
October 16, 2021The world’s latest chance to collectively start scaling back fossil fuel production is right around the corner. The 26th Conference of the Parties, or COP26, is a meeting of the 197 signatories to the 1995 United Nations Framework Convention on…
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