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Screenshot People who vote for a party with bad attack ads aren’t necessarily stupid
Canadians have been incessantly bombarded by televised Conservative party ads attacking both Justin Trudeau and Thomas Mulcair, and we’re just…
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Freedom of speech means the freedom to refuse voting
There is an old anarchist slogan that says, almost self-righteously, “if voting changed anything they would make it illegal.” I’m…
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Federal-provincial relations are strained under Stephen Harper
At the family dinner table of Canadian politics, the provinces are the children, each autonomous and free, but still under…
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Maclean’s debate offers options for left-leaning voters
It’s been almost a week since the Maclean’s national leaders debate and the general consensus among commentators is that there…
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NDP’s corporate donations cap will strengthen community ties
In an ideal democratic electoral system, the wealth of your party’s supporters would not give you an edge over your…
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Bill C-24 threatens to establish second-class Canadian citizens
The recently passed Bill C-24 that intends to curb abuse of Canadian citizenship seems benign, level-headed, indeed from afar it…
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Protesters inadvertently make Justin Trudeau seem reasonable
Despite his long track record of questionable judgement, it is surprisingly possible to make Justin Trudeau occasionally seem reasonable. On…
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Stand-up comedian harassed at work doesn’t have a legal case
During her stand-up routine at a corporate event in Toronto, 16-year comedy veteran Jen Grant was repeatedly ‘heckled’ by a…
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Bitcoins are too volatile to be accepted as currency at university
As of late May, Simon Fraser University is accepting bitcoins in their bookstores as a method of payment. This decision…
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Middle class Canada should sit back, enjoy capitalism
How should middle class Canada think about capitalism? Should we let it be? Alter it? Overthrow it? As an English…
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