By Brian Low
It was Tuesday of last week that soldiers surrounded the residence of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and seized control of power in Islamabad, the capital. Pakistan’s army chief, General Pervez Musharraf, was responsible for this latest coup d’état. It is Pakistan’s fourth since its inception in 1947. And the people of Pakistan are loving… Continue reading Pakistan: better coup next time
By Dave McLean
Dear Mr. South,Students’ Union President:It’s been a while since we’ve spoken so I thought I’d take a minute to jot a few words down to touch base. Hopefully you had a good summer getting ready for the 1999-2000 school year, prepping your esteemed staff of all your plans for the coming months. In fact, it’s… Continue reading Expansion: the final countdown
I may be going out on a limb here, but I’m going to say Christianity is popular. After all, who can think of a manger without thinking of Jesus?But is it popular because it’s right? Or does Jesus just have one hell of a PR team?pr is all about selling. Get people to think what… Continue reading Christ makes sense from a marketing standpoint
By Brian Low
Do natives deserve special rights?That question was highlighted by the recent Supreme Court decision upholding a 1760 Mi’kmaq treaty with the British Crown. Actually the conflict and chaos that ensued highlighted it more than anything the Supreme Court could ever do. So who’s right? Who has the better case? The aboriginals exercising long-denied treaty rights… Continue reading Treaties promote inequality
Stretched out along the foreign floors of a basement hostel in London, I felt the weight of a land drowned in past and saw above me a figure of the future. She stood tall with vigor as her shadow blocked the sun from my eyes. With cheerful interrogation she let loose a southern us accent… Continue reading American pie, Canadian poundcake
By Dave McLean
The typical scenario starts like this: you call in to register, you get half the classes you need, maybe one you don’t want, and days worth of hassle just trying to figure out what you’re going to do to remedy your situation. So, you trudge off to your friendly faculty advisor to wait in line… Continue reading People are bastards
By Brian Low
It took 15 minutes to read the gruesome details of the torture charges against General Augusto Pinochet in the British Court. Bowstreet Magistrate’s Court will decide whether or not the former military dictator can be extradited to Spain to face criminal charges for human rights atrocities. There are a number of legal hoops to jump… Continue reading We see your nose growing, Pinochet
By Brian Low
Even if you don’t count Victoria’s untreated sewage, there has been a lot washing up on the British Columbia coast lately. Like boatload after leaky boatload of Chinese would-be immigrants. It’s beginning to become a bit of an issue.The problem isn’t that people want to come to Canada. The leaky boats aren’t so great, but… Continue reading Do human rights stop at our border?
By Brian Low
Poor Boris. Sometimes you’ve really got to feel for the guy. I mean, all he really wants to do is catch a bad case of fake-it, wallow in his drunkenness, and play a little game of musical prime ministers from time to time. Instead he has to deal with this:On Mon., Sept. 13, a bomb… Continue reading Oh, those silly Russians!
By Dave McLean
It wouldn’t be a true back-to-school event here if it didn’t have money written all over it. Yes that’s right folks, school is in and with it comes a barrage of marketing hype so shiny it glows. Get your Bay card now, who knows when they’ll run out? Have you driven a Pepsi lately? Or… Continue reading Capitalist plot discovered on campus