Opinions

EDITORIAL | Thank you for supporting our referendum question

In a time and place like Victoria in 2026, where the costs of living and pursuing post-secondary education are so high, that extra $2 per full-time student will go right…

Attacks on access to information laws are attacks on democracy 

This legislation is fascistic, dystopian, and abhorrent. Any restriction on access to information is an attack on our democracy as a whole. Weakening the freedom of information request — one…

Choosing sobriety since Dry January

Even on our own campus, researchers at UVic are involved with promoting alcohol awareness and reducing the negative health impacts on Canadians. Recently published research aims to reduce alcohol related…

It’s not ‘just pixels’: X has become a weapon against women

X is a platform that gave abusers a tool to attack and control women and girls online. It’s a platform that allowed at least three million non-consensual sexualized images to…

Attacks on DEI are the harbinger of more hostility for our post-secondary sector

If new and diverse perspectives are considered a threat to Canadian post-secondary, that exposes how lacking in diversity our institutions already are.

Contraceptives shouldn’t require a prescription

If the purported improvements to health outcomes associated with free contraceptives are not convincing enough, there is an economic incentive to top it all off. Free contraceptives are revenue positive,…

EDITORIAL | Why the Martlet is asking for a fee increase

Currently, our fee is among the lowest in the province. The Ubyssey, UBC’s independent student newspaper, collects $8.37 per student each year, while The Peak (SFU) collects $4.90 per full…

Why Iranians are calling for regime change amid nationwide protests

During the current demonstrations, reports indicate that security forces used heavy machine guns, and have executed many protestors.

Canada is helping power ICE’s expansion. We should all be concerned

Canadian companies like Hootsuite, Roshel, and the U.S. subsidiary of GardaWorld have all faced backlash for doing business with the agency.