Doug Ford
Vulnerable inmates in federal prisons receive COVID-19 vaccines
January 16, 2021Written by: Michelle Young, News Editor Canada has begun vaccinating at-risk inmates against COVID-19. Though there aren’t currently any active COVID-19 cases in facilities where vaccines are administered, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) explained that they chose these facilities “because they’re home to inmates deemed priorities for receiving the vaccine — namely the elderly and medically vulnerable.” The CSC currently “expects to vaccinate approximately 600 inmates in the first phase” and stated that as more vaccines become available, all federal inmates will receive the vaccine, according to priority guidelines. However, there are mixed opinions on who is receiving priority…
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Doug Ford’s concerns about uniformed police marching in Pride is a convenient excuse not to go
June 16, 2019By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief Doug Ford, Ontarian premier and gift-that-just-keeps-giving, announced at the start of June that he would not be attending Toronto’s Pride Parade. As one CBC article pointed out, Ford breaks the tradition set by his openly lesbian predecessor…
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Political Corner: Doug Ford’s suspended MPP is disappointing and embarrassing to have happen in a Canadian government
February 26, 2019Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor On February 20, 2019, Ontario Premier Doug Ford suspended MPP Randy Hillier from his Tory caucus. This was in response to his behaviour while answering questions from parents of children with autism at Queen’s…
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Save “The Resistance” as a title for those who are actually resisting
November 19, 2018Written by: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor I am such a specific brand of nerd that one of my most bumpin’ group chats is solely dedicated to Canadian history and political trivia. Boy, were we excited when the Maclean’s December cover…
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Political Corner: Doug Ford’s Better Local Government Act harms Toronto’s upcoming election
September 27, 2018Written by: Kelly Grounds, SFU Student This past week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau disagreed and distanced himself from Ontario premier Doug Ford’s use of the notwithstanding clause of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to proceed in his campaign to…
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Ontario’s return to its 1998 sex-ed program will only harm students
July 31, 2018Written by: Winona Young, Staff Writer I realized while growing up that sex positivity is a rarity in many places. I’ve picked up quite a bit of information by hanging around the “cool kids” who dabbled in alcohol, drugs, and…
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POLITICAL CORNER: Ontario picks a populist
June 14, 2018Written by Liam Wilson, Peak Associate On June 7, 2018, Ontario picked Doug Ford as their next premier. Yes, Doug Ford, the man who insisted his “fiscally responsible” party would balance the budget in a “responsible timeframe,” but has only…
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