Safe injection sites are necessary for saving lives December 15, 2016December 14, 2016 Cazzy Lewchuk This article originally appeared in The Other Press, Douglas College's student newspaper, on Dec. 7. NEW WESTMINSTER—Vancouver is home to the first legal supervised injection site in North America. At Insite,...
EDITORIAL: Fake news has real consequences for media and the masses December 1, 2016December 1, 2016 Martlet Staff The Pope endorsed Donald Trump. An FBI agent investigating Hillary Clinton’s private email server was discovered dead in an apparent murder-suicide. And busloads of professional protesters were dropped off mere...
Canada’s national bird: why the whisky jack?! December 1, 2016November 30, 2016 Anna Dodd When I first heard that the whisky jack, or grey jay, had been named Canada’s national bird by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, I was disappointed, confused, and honestly, a...
Two sides to the ongoing battle for Trinity Western’s law school November 17, 2016November 21, 2016 Josh Kozelj and Michelle Yun There has been a fierce debate over whether Trinity Western University (TWU), a private Christian university based in Langley, B.C., should open a law school. The B.C. Law Society believes that...
Free tuition is not the ideal solution to student woes November 17, 2016November 17, 2016 Emily Fagan The #allnoutnov2 National Student Day of Action, a reactionary movement to ever-climbing tuition, sought foremost to push back against the notion that, as the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) puts...
EDITORIAL: What we can learn from America’s trash heap of an election November 3, 2016November 2, 2016 Martlet Staff At time of writing, the U.S. presidential election is a mere week away. After what has felt like eons, America will finally decide between Hillary Clinton, the potential first ever...
Don’t whitewash tradition: Keep the red poppy November 3, 2016November 2, 2016 Kaitlyn Kokoska A red poppy can lay dormant for 80 years beneath the soil until they receive enough light to grow. For this reason, the red poppy has been a major symbol...
Letters to the editor: Nov. 3 November 3, 2016September 14, 2017 Letters University Bible Fellowship accusations unfounded Editor’s note: On June 9, the Martlet published a story titled “Student club connected to an organization accused of cult-like activities.” This report outlines the connections...
EDITORIAL: UVic has failed its duty to students if child care cuts go ahead October 20, 2016October 19, 2016 Martlet Staff “You’ll have to excuse me,” said Jamie Cassels with a smirk at his latest President’s Campus Update on Oct. 5, “but I’m going to use some ‘Edge’ language here.” The audience...
Restrictions on private health care in Canada are unconstitutional October 20, 2016October 26, 2016 Josh Kozelj 18.3 weeks. That was the median wait time in Canada between getting a referral from a general practitioner to receiving the treatment in 2015, according to the Fraser Institute. Yet,...
