Breckyn Lagoutte

Breckyn Lagoutte is the 2025/26 Opinion Editor and previously served as the 2024/25 Deputy Opinion Editor. She is going into her third year, studying Political Science and English. She enjoys reading, golfing, travelling, and hanging out with her friends.

OpinionRachel Narvey

Breckyn LagoutteApril 4, 2025

Canada’s future may lie in the CANZUK alliance

Much like how earthquakes split the ground in the movie San Andreas, the tariffs from the United States (U.S.) are…
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OpinionMartin Bendico

Breckyn LagoutteApril 3, 2025

The arts are being left in the dust

Walking through the Humanities Centre at the University of Alberta is a bit like stepping onto the set of a…
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OpinionOlivia DeBourcier

Julia O'ShieldsBreckyn LagoutteDaria MalinNavi SahotaMarch 19, 2025

Group Commentary: Campus creatures

Campus is beginning to warm up and with that comes more creatures roaming around. Sure, the geese might attack you…
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OpinionAlberta Newsroom

Breckyn LagoutteMarch 17, 2025

Danielle Smith’s silence is not leadership

If political scandals were a cooking show, Premier Danielle Smith just tried to serve Albertans a half-baked investigation with a…
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OpinionLily Polenchuk

Breckyn LagoutteMarch 4, 2025

Bite the Ballot: Vice-president (external)

If you’ve ever wondered what happens when three students go toe-to-toe over government lobbying, student transit, and the fate of…
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OpinionGabriella Menezes

Breckyn LagoutteMarch 1, 2025

Abbasi defends, Munoz falters, and Goetz remains stalled in the VPX race

The University of Alberta Students’ Union (UASU) vice-president (external) (VPX) race at the Indigenous Students’ Union (ISU) forum on February…
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OpinionGabriella Menezes

Breckyn LagoutteFebruary 28, 2025

Munoz gains momentum as Goetz stalls in UASU VPX race

If this election were a group project, Juan Munoz just became the student who actually read the rubric, Nate Goetz…
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OpinionLily Polenchuk

Breckyn LagoutteFebruary 27, 2025

VPX race proves one thing: Students deserve better

Another day, another University of Alberta Students’ Union (SU) election forum. Promises were made, platforms sounded vaguely inspiring, and students…
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OpinionLily Polenchuk

Breckyn LagoutteFebruary 26, 2025

Which VPX candidate can turn promises into action?

The University of Alberta Students’ Union (SU) 2025 election is underway, and the vice-president (external) (VPX) race is heating up…
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OpinionKishore Uthamaraj

Breckyn LagoutteFebruary 12, 2025

Who will steer the Liberals forward? A choice that will shape Canada

The Liberal Party leadership race is heating up, with candidates ranging from a globe-trotting economist to a divisive backbencher. It’s…
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