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NEWS UNSETTLED | No more excuses
It seems that Canadians feel it’s an “exaggeration” to use the word genocide when referring to the mass murder of Indigenous peoples. As the beneficiaries of resource extraction and land…
Why Brunei’s implementation of sharia law is already forgotten
On April 3, the country of Brunei put into practice the final laws of a sharia, law-based penal code. Sex between men, anal sex, extramarital sex, and abortion now are…
UVic students among those who turned their backs on Trudeau and Scheer
The Daughters of the Vote event in Ottawa was more politically-charged than usual this year when delegates turned their backs during Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's speech, and left the room…
LETTER | Canada was colonized based on racism and classism
To suggest that the proposed international student tuition fee hikes will further, or create, class divisions is a backward logic, and is just as much a fallacy as the dominant…
NEWS UNSETTLED | Understanding Unist’ot’en Part II
Understanding the weight and consequences of the situation on Wet’suwet’en land requires nothing less than diligent and critical research into Canada’s founding and the convictions of the settlers who justified…
UVic Political Science group helping to settle refugee family
The group hopes to fundraise $30 000 to help aid and fund family A group of scholars with ties to the UVic Political Science department have launched a sponsorship group…
Decriminalizing sex work is a better solution
A response to “It’s time to legalize prostitution in Canada” It’s not time to legalize prostitution in Canada. It’s time to listen to what sex-workers’ rights groups are saying. And…
Emotional gathering in Victoria for Stolen Sisters Memorial March
Hundreds gather in Victoria for the 12th annual Stolen Sisters Memorial March “It’s a tough day,” says Dwayne Joe of Cowichan Tribes. He is one of hundreds gathered outside of…Our Digital Print Issue
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