LETTER | UVSS referendum on VIPIRG sets terrible precedent February 28, 2019March 18, 2019 Letters As a former University of Victoria Students' Society (UVSS) director, I'm appalled at the actions taken by the UVSS board in pushing through a last minute referendum to defund VIPIRG. VIPIRG...
EDITORIAL | CRD Climate Emergency only first step February 23, 2019March 18, 2019 Martlet Staff Now what? In case you didn't get the memo (on p. 3), the Capital Regional District (CRD) Board of Directors voted on Feb. 13 to declare a "Climate Emergency," joining the...
NEWS UNSETTLED | Selling our relations: Indigenous profiteers February 21, 2019March 18, 2019 Steve Faryna and Kolin Sutherland-Wilson For Indigenous peoples living within Canada, there is no victory without sacrifice. While our cultures, homelands, languages, and protocols have all been trampled on and disrespected within the descent of...
It’s time to legalize prostitution in Canada February 19, 2019March 17, 2019 Natasha Simpson Thanks in part to Rudyard Kipling, who spoke of it in one of his Indian Tales, we all know that prostitution is the world's oldest profession. However, despite sex work's lengthy...
Fad marriage needs to stop February 18, 2019March 17, 2019 Adam Marsh Loving someone in 2019 is hands down the most courageous thing you could possibly do. In a culture where marriage is often treated as a sport, people who institutionalize their...
Why doesn’t UVic close when it snows? February 13, 2019 Anna Dodd Victoria is not made for snow. In 2016, the city's budget for snow removal was just $36 000. In comparison, the city of Kamloops, which shares a similar population size...
NEWS UNSETTLED | Lawless colonialism in Canada February 10, 2019March 24, 2019 Kolin Sutherland-Wilson and Steve Faryna In the wild west of Aboriginal law, Canada shoots first and asks questions later. For several hundreds of years, the Crown has disregarded Indigenous sovereignty in order to access land...
Harm reduction is only the beginning for combating the opioid crisis January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 Adam Marsh Society is almost useless when it comes to public policy surrounding drug addictions; frankly, politicians should be partially responsible for the deaths of addicts. There needs to be more thorough...
Letter: Masking Hatred With Kindness January 29, 2019January 24, 2019 Misha Yaroslavsky When the news of the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting appeared, like most Jews, I was disheartened. Once again, vile hatred towards us has become so serious that it’s led to real...
NEWS UNSETTLED | Understanding Unist’ot’en January 24, 2019March 24, 2019 Kolin Sutherland-Wilson And B.C.'s legacy of undermining Indigenous governance What is happening on Unist’ot’en territory is not just about pipelines and fossil fuels. It is about how Canada continues to infringe upon and...
