Connor Stephenson

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Political Corner: Trudeau’s stubbornness in the Wanzhou extradition case is an incredible failure of duty

Peak Web July 28, 2020

By: Connor Stephenson, Peak Associate Our prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has shown clear negligence in his responsibilities as our leader in the mishandling of Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Meng Wanzhou’s extradition case. Despite a clear pattern of behaviour in Chinese retaliation to Canadian criminal intervention, and Trudeau’s own loose affiliation with judicial proceedings, the prime minister has insisted on upholding the rule of law in this case. This carelessness has led to unimaginable harm for two Canadians detained abroad. On December 1, 2018 the RCMP arrested Wanzhou, who is a Chinese national. Wanzhou has been accused of violating US sanctions…

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Political Corner: Political discourse should be focused on pandemic response, not opportunism

Peak Web May 23, 2020

By: Connor Stephenson, Peak Associate The Hall & Oates song “Out of Touch” is definitely not a reference to a certain subset of 21st century Canadian politicians, as the song was originally released in the 1980s. But if we ignore the…

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Indoor climate control measures at SFU need an overhaul

Peak Web April 9, 2020

By: Connor Stephenson, Peak Associate Why is it that people feel the need to travel to the sands of the Sahara or the glaciers of Antarctica for a change in climate, when they could save themselves the arduous journey and visit…

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We have to pay better attention to who and what has access to our data

Peak Web January 19, 2020

By: Connor Stephenson, SFU Student Few of us, if any, read user agreements prior to entering personal information or allowing applications to track our location. This is incredibly convenient for data corporations. The legal requirements for your explicit consent are camouflaged…

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Election rundown: The NDP have little chance of winning a majority and should focus on a coalition instead

Peak Web October 12, 2019

By: Connor Stephenson, SFU Student Jagmeet Singh and his New Democratic Party are riding the perpetual struggle bus. The troubles for the NDP initially began with difficulty attempting to nominating candidates across the country, and continues in the form of a…

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Election Rundown: Trudeau’s talk of opioid crisis solutions is a vote grabbing technique

Peak Web September 29, 2019

By: Connor Stephenson, SFU Student On Friday August 30, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Vancouver mayor and former New Democratic Party MP for Burnaby South, Kennedy Stewart. The two met on the front steps of Vancouver City Hall and proceeded…

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