How to create a martyr and incite violence: the Trumpian guide to targeted killing January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 Natasha Simpson "Targeted killings are delicate things which should be carried out in a way that ensures, to the greatest extent possible, plausible deniability. In true Trumpian style, Soleimani’s killing was the
Scott Morrison’s leadership is a death sentence for Australia January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 Natasha Simpson "For the past couple of decades, Australia’s fires have been getting bigger and more destructive, but Prime Minister Scott Morrison says that, while he recognizes the connection between global climate
LETTER | An open letter to the Victoria Police Department January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 Letters "I believe, after witnessing this level of unprofessionalism and implication of racialized violence, that our city should demand that VicPD use a portion of their already-massive budget for self education.
The RCMP is a force of colonial bigotry January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Truly Hunter The bigotry we are witnessing is institutional, systemic, violent, and unjust. No matter how many land acknowledgements are performed, the patterns of the past remain. Indigenous people are treated as
EDITORIAL | No pipeline against Indigenous consent is a good pipeline January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 Martlet Staff Somehow, the B.C. government has deemed that the Coastal GasLink pipeline is a worth supporting, while the TransMountain pipeline expansion should be condemned. Both pipelines did not get the consent
NEWS UNSETTLED | We do not negotiate with Indians: B.C.’s Approach to Wet’suwet’en Relations January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 Native Students Union If we look at history, the “rule of law” is not always just. In the weeks following B.C.’s implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Victoria’s accessible housing is not accessible January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Truly Hunter "Despite their assertion that Victoria is facing an accessible housing crisis, the city’s housing plan will not be accessible for citizens in the most immediate need."
Saanich’s rental bylaw system puts the onus on students, not landlords January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Dorothy Poon "Saanich’s rental bylaw system, does little to protect students from inadequate housing conditions. Instead, the current system largely holds students — not landlords — responsible for bylaw violations of Saanich
The unfair public image costs of “policing poverty” January 13, 2020January 14, 2020 Natasha Simpson "Should police officers be on the front lines of dealing with people who, for a multitude of reasons, cannot afford housing in Victoria? Of course not. But the answer is
A misleading solution: “Compostable” plastics are horrible for the environment January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Cedric St. Pierre Borchert Thanks to the demands from eco-conscious consumers in Victoria, compostable plastics are popping up everywhere. But there’s a catch: all compostable plastics are ending up in landfills, where they cannot
