Canada
What Canadian individuals can do to stop the Americanization of Canadian identity
September 14, 2015Degrassi first aired in the ‘70s and was re-launched in the early 2000s. Since then, it has been on the air for over a decade and has brought forth all kinds of Canadian talent, most notably rapper and songwriter Drake. Unfortunately, the long-running teen drama wrapped up this summer, and we said goodbye to the series that attempted to encapsulate the plight of the modern Canadian teenager. However, we don’t have to say goodbye for long — Netflix has since announced that it has decided to continue the show. One of the longest-running Canadian productions, one that has allowed many…
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“Hate” is just a word for those who disagree with you
June 29, 2015Growing up during the turn of one century and the beginning of another, it’s been pretty amazing to see how we’ve progressed in the fight for equal rights. I was a 10-year-old when same-sex marriage became legal, and in social…
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Let’s talk about politics
June 8, 2015There are a few taboo subjects that you’re not supposed to bring up unless you’re among very close friends; for some reason, politics is one of them. I’ve always thought that healthy political debates and discussions are some of the…
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Hungry for an all-inclusive Canadian Food Guide
May 19, 2015[caption id="attachment_2531" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Photo credit: Phoebe Lim[/caption] Canada’s Food Guide is a document most people in this country are familiar with. After having first been introduced to this guide in elementary or middle school, many students learn about it…
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Guns kill people but gun control saves lives
April 7, 2015[caption id="attachment_2055" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons[/caption] Earlier this week, the Canadian Supreme Court decided in a 5–4 decision that the Federal government is entitled to destroy all of Quebec’s data from the long-gun registry (LGR), which was…
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Canadian universities need to address sexual assault on campus
March 9, 2015[caption id="attachment_944" align="alignnone" width="940"] Image credit: Talha Qadir[/caption] If you attend a Canadian university, chances are you’re blissfully ignorant about sexual assaults at your school, and the policies in place to deal with them. This may be because your university…
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Scrap the tuition fees; education is a right
March 9, 2015[caption id="attachment_935" align="alignnone" width="940"] Image Credit: Andrew Moss (Flickr)[/caption] I’ll let you know right off the bat that I’m currently $25,000 in student debt. With another two years of post-secondary education on the horizon, I estimate I’ll be at over…
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A coalition government is not right for Canada
February 2, 2015As we draw closer to the next federal election in October, most of the political conversation in the nation is now focused on how to defeat the Harper Conservatives, who will be vying for their fourth consecutive mandate. One of…
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Racism is still a prominent issue in Vancouver
January 26, 2015“Is today a black day or something?” asked a cashier at a downtown convenience store. The man directed the question to my girlfriend and I as we checked out our items one summer day. It was hard to hide the…
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Petty, puritanical, and obtuse, Canada’s foreign policy is morally wrong
January 26, 2015In 2010, Stephen Harper took the stage at the Inter-parliamentary Coalition for Combating Antisemitism conference in Ottawa and pledged, in no uncertain terms, Canada’s unshakable support for Israel: “the easy thing to do is simply to just go along [.…
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