Martlet Radio - Democracy Inaction
Thirteen billion in student debt is ‘celebrated’ with soup
We headed down to the Student Soup Kitchen last week to see what some students were doing to protest Canada’s Student Debt.
The democratic weather report
We take a trip around the world to check out the political climate of other countries.
Pros and cons of the new budget
We get the low down from expert Lynda Gagné on what the conservative budget has to offer here in Canada.
UVic students seek a fair vote
Piper Gordon from FairVote UVic looks forward to the upcoming provincial vote, and how B.C.’s democracy could change for the better.
Why don’t students care about the UVSS?
Just in time for the UVSS nominations, guest reporter Joel Barde asks about student apathy towards politics here on campus.
City council’s youngest runner up is staying political
Simon Nattrass is the 19-year-old who made headlines last year by running for City Council. He updates us on his vision for youth involvement in local government.
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Dylan Feb. 14, 2009, 4:16 p.m.
Hey this is really good. But why don't you put this onto iTunes and get things really going!
Dylan Feb. 14, 2009, 4:16 p.m.
Hey this is really good. But why don't you put this onto iTunes and get things really going!