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Elizabeth May holds nonpartisan town hall at UVic for constituents
At a recent town hall at UVic, Green Party leader Elizabeth May answered questions from a crowd of her constituents on immigration, money laundering, and pipelines.
Federal government to provide UVic over nine million dollars for construction of National Centre of Indigenous Law
With nearly 100 students, faculty, and media members crammed into the MacLaurin Building lobby, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, announced this morning that the Federal government will…
Holodomor bus teaches students about the Ukrainian genocide
The bus is impossible to miss. It’s massive, painted with orange wheat fields, blue sky, and “HOLODOMOR — THE UKRAINIAN GENOCIDE” in white capital letters. A sight that causes drivers…
UVic students among those who turned their backs on Trudeau and Scheer
The Daughters of the Vote event in Ottawa was more politically-charged than usual this year when delegates turned their backs during Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's speech, and left the room…
A conversation with Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire
UVic’s Department of Humanities honoured Roméo Dallaire as the first recipient of their Public Humanist award for his role as the commander of the United Nations peacekeeping mission during the…
10-day pledge to eat only dumpster food raises money for Inuit communities
Today — Monday, Jan. 14 — marks day seven of the UVic students’ challenge As garbage bins fill with food waste in urban centres across the country, the stomachs of…
Legal action continues against forced or coerced sterilization practices in Canada
In 2017, two First Nations women in Saskatoon launched a class-action lawsuit against the province of Saskatchewan, each seeking seven million dollars in damages after they had been sterilized without…
The Minister of Status of Women on gender in politics, student leadership, and referendums
“You are the most powerful generation to have ever lived. You have the most at stake and the least voice at the table.” On Nov. 26, the Martlet had the…Our Digital Print Issue
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