Human Rights

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Election rundown: Scheer’s unclear stance on same-sex marriage and abortion leaves voters confused

Opinions September 15, 2019

By: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate The October 21 federal election is fast approaching and the party campaigns are heating up. The Liberals have taken aim at the Conservatives by pulling up old videos of party leader Andrew Scheer. These videos of Scheer include homophobic comments about same-sex marriage in 2005, and a conversation that he had with anti-abortion activists in 2017. Scheer responded by saying that if elected, his party would not reopen the issues for debate and accused the Liberals of "dredging up divisive issues."  While it is possible for people to change their political views, it is not…

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Discrimination and harassment complaints on the rise on campus

EIC July 10, 2017

The number of cases of discrimination and harassment brought forward to the SFU administration spiked by 13.5% last year, with the largest portion of complaints surrounding the accommodation of disabilities. A report by the SFU Human Rights Office, which is…

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Birth Control: The good, the bad, and the hormonal

EIC November 14, 2016

What is birth control? The most commonly discussed form of birth control is the male condom. Male condoms are a thin sheath of material, typically latex, that slides over the penis to prevent sperm from reaching the vagina. Close behind…

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The double life lived by student sex workers

EIC May 24, 2016

As Ava* embarks on the first semester of her master’s program, she is relieved that the admissions committee at her graduate school didn’t find out about one of her part-time jobs. The University of Calgary environmental sciences student dabbled in…

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Why Saudi Arabia is the right choice to head UN Human Rights Council

EIC June 8, 2015

Last month Saudi Arabia announced their bid to behead head the United Nations Human Rights Council, following the end of its current leader Germany’s term. Though some choose to label the move as outrageous due to the alleged “non-humanist conduct”…

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