Kelly Grounds
Election rundown: Which party leaders participated in the climate strikes and why does it matter?
October 13, 2019By: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate On September 27, climate strikes were held across Canada as part of the larger global movement inspired by Greta Thunberg. Environmental policy has also become increasingly central in the Canadian federal election campaigns. Because of this, it is important to not just look at the platforms of the parties, but also the actions that they have taken prior to the election — including their participation in the climate strikes. Elizabeth May of the Green Party attended the Montreal climate strike, publicly calling on the other major leaders to work together to develop a bipartisan response to…
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Election rundown: Trudeau’s racism scandal is just one of many eroding voter trust
October 6, 2019By: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate In mid-September, Times Magazine broke a story that included a photograph of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in brownface at a school event. In the following days, two more images depicting Trudeau in blackface were released to…
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The US’ response to the Saudi oil strikes makes little political sense
September 29, 2019By: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate On September 14, a drone strike critically damaged two of Saudi Arabia’s oil manufacturing infrastructure. The attack was allegedly carried out by Houthi rebels, a group that appeared after the Arab Spring and are fighting for…
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Political Corner: Boris Johnson’s no-deal Brexit strategy isn’t optimal for anyone
September 23, 2019By: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate Boris Johnson has been prime minister of the United Kingdom for less than two months and things are already going terribly. With the current Brexit deadline of October 31 swiftly approaching, there does not appear…
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Election rundown: Scheer’s unclear stance on same-sex marriage and abortion leaves voters confused
September 15, 2019By: 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…
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Trudeau’s weak showing at the G7 Summit may hurt him in the election
September 7, 2019By: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate The G7 recently met in France and the summit was particularly important for Trudeau. With a federal election coming up, everyone expected Trudeau to take a strong, decisive stance on both the economy and climate change…
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Political Corner: Greta Thunberg isn’t the only answer to climate change
September 1, 2019By: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate August had no shortage of devastating climate change news. The Amazon Rainforest burned, creating an unprecedented level of damage across the region. Alaska’s July temperatures broke records, leading scientists from the International Panel on Climate Change…
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Ridership increases stress the necessity of transit improvements
July 27, 2019By: Kelly Grounds, SFU Student Commutes from heck are a common experience in the Lower Mainland, especially for students like myself who don’t drive. We rely on TransLink services to help us get around, and so we need our transit…
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Political Corner: Liberals left holding the bag in breach-of-trust trial
June 2, 2019By: Kelly Grounds, SFU Student On May 8, Crown prosecutors announced that they were going to stay the breach-of-trust charge against vice-admiral Mark Norman. This appeared to put an end to the legal drama which has been with Norman since…
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Political Corner: The recent peace talks between the U.S. and Taliban could be putting Afghanistan at serious risk
February 11, 2019Written by: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate The war in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, codenamed Operation Enduring Freedom. Ironically, the operation did not bring freedom, but instead endured for 17 years. But there’s potentially an end in sight as…
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