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.

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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OpinionAbby Schenk

Breckyn LagoutteFebruary 11, 2025

U of A hiring freeze: Fewer staff, more struggles for students

If you thought getting a response from your professor was hard before, just wait — the University of Alberta’s hiring…
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OpinionLeah Hennig

Breckyn LagoutteFebruary 3, 2025

Balancing act 2025: Alberta’s big health and economic moves

If Alberta’s health care reforms are a medical drama, 2025 is going to be the nail-biting season finale — complete…
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OpinionLeah Hennig

Breckyn LagoutteJanuary 29, 2025

Equalization debate highlights Canada’s growing regional divide

Alberta’s back at the family dinner table, slamming its fork down and asking Ottawa, “Why am I paying for everyone…
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OpinionCUPE Alberta

Breckyn LagoutteJanuary 27, 2025

The silent backbone: Alberta’s school support workers fight for fairness

In Alberta’s classrooms, it’s not the students causing the biggest disruption. Instead, it’s the adults who are supposed to keep…
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OpinionSupplied – Randstad Canada

Breckyn LagoutteJanuary 14, 2025

Alberta’s leap into AI: A necessary step forward

Alberta is gearing up to host the world’s largest artificial intelligence (AI) data centre, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.…
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