opinions of the hour
Opinions of the Hour
February 24, 2019Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor “You are horrible people” — Scott Gilmore, Macleans Gilmore’s piece is a blunt and brief letter of frustration towards people who were complaining online about being woken up by an Amber Alert on their phones in Ontario just around midnight. Despite the alert working as intended, by informing people of a missing child so that they could help the police and her parents if they see her, Ontario’s social media was more upset at the police playing a loud alarm over their phones. Gilmore describes the people annoyed at this audible Amber Alert as…
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Opinions of the Hour
February 18, 2019Written by: Encina Roh, SFU Student “Mind your language, professors” – Liang Chenglu, China Daily Liang’s article is a sobering critique of Megan Neely, an assistant professor at Duke University, who sent an email regarding international students having conversations in…
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Opinions of the Hour
January 26, 2019Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor A sobering amendment - Meera Ulysses, The Varsity Back in December, Canada’s impaired driving laws changed to let officers give breathalyzer tests more liberally, fines for being overly intoxicated within two hours of driving, and higher maximum penalties.…
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Opinions of the Hour
January 25, 2019“There are two kinds of Indigenous governance structures, but Canada has been listening to just one,” by Carey Newman, at CBC News. An excellent piece, Newman elegantly explains the many facets of the Wet’suwet’en Nation’s efforts to protect their rightful…
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