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Chinatown residents concerned over rising gentrification
June 23, 2023By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer The City of Vancouver is reconsidering its controversial development proposal in the heart of Chinatown. The proposal from Beedie Holding Ltd. had been rejected five times before, between 2012 and 2017. A rally was held outside Vancouver city hall on May 29, with over 70 speakers and activists. Another rally occurred outside Vancouver City Hall on Monday, June 12. No decision on the proposal had been made as of the time of publication. The first rally’s large turnout “was a huge victory, not just for the community, but it really [was] a symbol for the…
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Migrant Students United hosts town hall on healthcare for international students
July 7, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer The Migrant Students United (MSU) chapter at SFU organized a hybrid town hall for students on universal healthcare fees on June 23 alongside the Simon Fraser Student Society. International students from SFU, other Designated Learning…
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Why Canada is not the world’s most tolerant country
November 16, 2015Recently, the Legatum Institute in London published the Prosperity Index ranking the world’s top countries within psychosocial categories. Of these, Canada topped the list as most tolerant toward minorities. As interesting as the attempt to quantify factors like tolerance may…
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