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Political Corner: Irish border negotiations need to be handled more delicately than Brexit was

Opinions February 25, 2020

By: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate Three years and two prime ministers later, the United Kingdom successfully left the European Union on January 31. The rest of the year is going to be filled with UK-EU free trade talks. These talks are going to determine the future of the UK’s relationship with the Union and are taking place against the backdrop of the UK’s transition period out of the EU. The goal of the talks will be to negotiate a free trade deal to protect the UK’s economy once they finally leave the EU. At the same time, there are also going…

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Environmental impacts — in the past and now

Peak Web July 2, 2018

Written by: Trevor Steele, Peak Associate   Agriculture’s impact on earth’s environment UBC researchers, in collaboration with researchers from a number of universities including SFU, have revealed the significance of agriculture's effect on Earth’s environment in a new study published in…

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POLITICAL CORNER: Refusing to reform Northern Ireland’s abortions law is a step backwards for the nation

Peak Web June 22, 2018

Written by Winona Young, Staff Writer The United Kingdom courts recently dismissed the appeal to reform abortion rights for Northern Ireland. This is an immense disservice to women. It’s plain and simple: Women need the right to terminate their own…

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World News Beat

Peak Web June 1, 2018

By: Trevor Steele, SFU Student   Venezuelan president wins dubious second term Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has won a second term in office, in an election that involved an opposition boycott and widespread claims of electoral fraud. The election’s result…

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