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Political Corner: The Brexit deadline is soon, and its consequences are only looking worse with each day
November 25, 2018Written by: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate After a year and a half of negotiation and internal conflicts, British Prime Minister Theresa May finally announced her party’s draft Brexit plan. Now, the deal will go to a special European council meeting to be approved and then back to the British Parliament for a final vote of approval. The EU has been in intense negotiations with the UK ever since the referendum, and with the deadline approaching quickly (March 29, 2019), any deal would ease the divorce. The issue is that May’s current plan has almost no chance of making it through…
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Political Corner: Pakistan is surrendering to religious extremists by detaining Asia Bibi
November 22, 2018Written by: Sakina Nazarali, SFU Student Asia Bibi, a Christian woman in Pakistan, was accused of blasphemy by three women on June 14, 2009 for allegedly making defamatory remarks about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Under section 295-C of the Pakistan…
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Political Corner: By leaving the INF Treaty, the US is abandoning peace
November 3, 2018Written by: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate 1987 Cold-War era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty. The announcement came after multiple accusations by US officials that Russia has repeatedly violated the treaty since its conception. The INF was established in the 1970s…
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Political Opinion: The progress of the Korea summits is at risk of being stunted by the United States
October 5, 2018Written by: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate The third summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean leader Moon Jae-in occurred in Pyongyang last week. The summit focused on North Korea’s part of the denuclearization pact. At the end…
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Political Corner: Doug Ford’s Better Local Government Act harms Toronto’s upcoming election
September 27, 2018Written by: Kelly Grounds, SFU Student This past week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau disagreed and distanced himself from Ontario premier Doug Ford’s use of the notwithstanding clause of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to proceed in his campaign to…
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Political Corner: Sweden’s election is making the country look eerily familiar to political climates elsewhere in the world
September 19, 2018Written by: Kelly Grounds, SFU Student Sweden held their national elections on Sunday. Early exit polls from the election are showing strong gains for the Sweden Democrats — a nationalist party that is strongly against immigration, and partially founded by…
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POLITICAL CORNER: Theresa May’s no-deal Brexit may be just as dangerous as Brexit itself
September 6, 2018Written by: Kelly Grounds, SFU Student It’s been a while since Brexit was mentioned in the news, but this week it was back, and in a largely uninspiring way. With less than 200 days until Britain is scheduled…
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POLITICAL CORNER: The power of diplomacy
August 3, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate In today’s world, it’s easy to get discouraged by what we see in politics. From extreme partisanship to the destructive, useless rhetoric and empty promises, it sometimes feels like politicians behave more like children…
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POLITICAL CORNER: It’s time to abandon attack ads, Canada
July 26, 2018Written by: Liam Wilson, Peak Associate The 2019 Canadian federal election is still 15 months away, but already it seems that the major political parties are spinning up their campaign machines and starting to churn out everybody’s favourite piece of…
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POLITICAL CORNER: The government needs to do something about Greyhound’s service cuts
July 17, 2018Written by: Eva Zhu (Opinions Editor) and Liam Wilson (Peak Associate) Starting October 31, Greyhound Canada will cut passenger and shipping delivery services in British Columbia, the Prairies, and Northern Ontario, citing a decline in ridership and competition from other…
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