LETTER: OFAR against anti-semitic and racial violence November 29, 2018 Open Forum Against Racism Dear community, As an organization committed to the principles of anti-racism, anti-colonialism, and combatting anti-semitism, the Open Forum Against Racism (OFAR) embraces the humanity of all people. Our core principles are...
EDITORIAL: Kerry Diotte says he’s not a racist (and we can’t afford to say otherwise) November 28, 2018 Martlet Staff Friends, Victorians, Countrymen, lend us your ears… Kerry Diotte says he is not a racist. For Kerry Diotte is an honourable man. Diotte, a Conservative MP in Alberta, is taking legal...
The importance of Daylight Saving Time November 19, 2018 Josh Kozelj Although the bi-annual time shift is being pushed to extinction, here’s why you should care about the tradition Originally a satirical proposition by Benjamin Franklin that later became an official proposition...
EDITORIAL: Give us a real resistance November 17, 2018 Martlet Staff Because Maclean's Magazine's definition isn't satisfactory The word 'resistance' is not just a word. As with most language, there are substantial connotations that can be attributed to it. Perhaps one of the...
Legal drugs can solve a litany of problems November 16, 2018 Natasha Simpson (Like fighting the Taliban, curbing money laundering, reducing addiction rates, and ending the opioid crisis) On Oct. 17 Canada became the first G7 country, and the second country worldwide, to fully...
Camp on the run November 12, 2018 Daniel Thompson Namegans Nation and the case for community While the socioeconomic causes of homelessness are well understood, victims are still blamed as if they caused the problem themselves. Countless solutions have been...
LETTER: The most important aspect of reconciliation November 8, 2018 Carlos Flores Justice for the victims The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada did not include the most important aspect of reconciliation: justice for the victims. Justice is normally epitomized by a court...
EDITORIAL: Response to Khashoggi murder is unacceptable November 3, 2018 Martlet Staff While there are many questions still remaining over what transpired on Oct. 2 when Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi went missing, one thing's certain: the sudden disappearance of one of...
Marijuana, the drug October 26, 2018 Anonymous Victory, victory! Oct.17 is a victory. Certainly. Years of incarcerations, crackdowns, deaths, the drug war on Cannabis. The pendulum has finally swung towards good. 420, Cheech and Chong, and “THC...
A focus-destroying distraction October 25, 2018October 26, 2018 Brianna Bock The Vancouver Canucks' ban on Fortnite By this point, you will probably have heard of the video game Fortnite. If you haven’t, I’m impressed. Fortnite is a free-to-play, battle royale game...
