During American President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, a main promise he made — one of the significant ways he would distance himself from George W. Bush’s regime — was to close the Guantánamo Bay detention facility. To deal with detainees still awaiting trial, Obama planned to move them to the United States mainland where they… Continue reading Improving Guantánamo
Month: April 2011
Letter: GuZoo should be closed
It is obvious that Remi Watts [“Feces? Gross,” Mar. 31] is making a lot of assumptions and even what I consider prejudicial statements about “average city dwellers” who “cannot see beyond their cul-de-sac.” First, the “Shut down GuZoo in Three Hills Alberta” Facebook group was started by Concerned Albertans for Animal Welfare and Public Safety… Continue reading Letter: GuZoo should be closed
Politicians shouldn’t forget about aboriginals
When an election is looming a number of things can be expected: wasting taxpayer dollars on smear campaigns, preaching platforms to the converted, and a more recent development, pandering to the loosely termed “ethnic groups.” Statistics Canada projects that by 2031, almost half of Canadians over the age of 15 will be foreign-born or have… Continue reading Politicians shouldn’t forget about aboriginals
Maybe May should win a seat first
Nobody likes an exception, unless they happen to benefit from it. While there are clear rules for who should be included in Canada’s federal leader debates, Green leader Elizabeth May has been making the case that she is special and that a little bit of rule-bending is no big deal. May has been trying to… Continue reading Maybe May should win a seat first
This election is not a two-way race
In 1997, as vice-president of the Citizens’ National Coalition, Stephen Harper delivered a speech belittling the divided and regionalistic Canadian political system and implicitly fawning over the two-party system of the United States. Harper’s views have hardly changed since then – he spent the first week of the election laying out a choice between a… Continue reading This election is not a two-way race
Online exclusive: SU arts faculty rep forced to resign
The highest governing body of the Students’ Union, the Students’ Legislative Council, voted 13 to six on March 29 not to accept as justified the reasons art faculty representative Bhuvana Sankaranarayanan gave for missing a previous SLC meeting. Sankaranarayanan had asked council to be excused for an absence at a previous SLC meeting due to… Continue reading Online exclusive: SU arts faculty rep forced to resign
Students’ Union crowned king of Trash Mountain
The Students’ Union is encouraging students to be aware of their waste at the Trash Talk event in the north courtyard of MacEwan Student Centre. According to the SU, MSC produces more than a metric tonne of garbage each day, an amount visitors will be able to witness first-hand as the SU collects all the… Continue reading Students’ Union crowned king of Trash Mountain
Federal election brings focus to students
By Peter Shyba
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff made headlines March 28 when he announced the proposed Canadian Learning Passport, a Liberal platform piece that promises $4,000-$6,000 to potential post-secondary students. This part of the Liberal platform has been widely publicized by Ignatieff in the lead-up to the May 2 election. The Liberal Party motto for this initiative, “if… Continue reading Federal election brings focus to students
Refugee rights day focuses on improvements
April 4 marked the 26th anniversary of refugee rights day. In 1985, the verdict known as the Singh decision was delivered by the Supreme Court of Canada, which ruled that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects the rights of refugee claimants in Canada to life, liberty and security of person. Before this, Canada’s… Continue reading Refugee rights day focuses on improvements
Pro-life club continues display
The University of Calgary Campus Pro-Life club has attracted attention for their exhibit in the Students’ Union display case earlier this week, as well as their Genocide Awareness Project display in the quad. The SU put up a sign saying that the views expressed in the display case were of the CPL club and not… Continue reading Pro-life club continues display