The Bouillon Weekly
Dear Readers, This week marked the end of the penny in Canada – a piece that actually cost more to produce than its monetary value: a welcome, and reasonable end. It also marked the end of the trial...
View ArticleKevin Page: The Noble Number Cruncher
The Backbencher ; Taking all of the mindless psychobabble that comes out of the House of Commons, and providing critical analysis on the important bits. *** PBO Explained Now you may be asking...
View ArticleOut of the Wilderness: The Liberal Party of Canada’s Last Chance
The Liberal Party of Canada is at a turning point in its history, where it must decide upon its sixth leader in seven years. This leadership race is the party’s last opportunity to escape the...
View ArticleOntario’s Post-Secondary Education: Quantity or Quality?
In the 2011 Speech from the Throne, Lieutenant Governor David Onley made a commitment to building three new undergraduate campuses. In a recent email from a representative in the Ministry of Training,...
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At the heart of every political discussion in a democracy is the idea of accountability. In Canada, Senate reform is back on the table – once again Canadians are questioning the validity of a body that...
View ArticleActivist Hörður Torfason Speaks at Concordia
He’s a man of the people! Following Iceland’s biggest organized protest ever, Hörður Torfason, a known activist, brought about the resignation of Iceland’s government on January 26th 2009. The next day...
View ArticleJohn Duncan Walks the Plank; Cue Cabinet Musical Chairs?
What gets to me most about MP John Duncan effectively being shown the door from his post as the Minister of Aboriginal affairs Friday afternoon is how it was done. Releasing bombshell news on a Friday...
View ArticleBill 14
On February 17th, English rights protesters rallied in Montreal in protest of the Parti Quebecois’s newest addition to Quebec’s language laws. There is little question that bill 14 hurts Quebec’s...
View ArticleHe Came. He Saw. He Disappointed. Trudeau’s Visit to McGill
Justin Trudeau’s visit to McGill on Tuesday was one of those rare events on campus where students of all political stripes could agree on one thing: Trudeau is a joke. Mr. Trudeau started off with his...
View ArticleMarois: The Queen of False Promises
The climate of protest and animosity between students and the provincial government is becoming the norm in Quebec. A year ago, a time better known as “the Maple Spring”, thousands of students...
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Dear Readers, This week in Montreal was all about #pastagate when the Office de la Langue Francaise fined the Italian restaurant Buonnanotte for using too many Italian words on their menu, in turn...
View ArticleThe Québec Connection
The past few years have been rough for the Vatican. Marked by scandal after scandal, Pope Benedict XVI has announced his resignation effective by the end of February. With the impending Conclave, a...
View ArticleDrunken Second Thought: Revamping the Senate
Senate reform is like that weird rash you get on the back of your hand that comes and goes. It pops up, you itch it for a bit, learn to ignore it and finally it goes away for a while, until it comes...
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Dear Readers, this week language politics continued to broil in Montreal, but elsewhere, the world has moved on. For the rest of Canada the headline was instead a Supreme Court ruling on hate speech...
View ArticleMeasuring up the McGill MPs
The Backbencher ; Taking all of the mindless psychobabble that comes out of the House of Commons, and providing critical analysis on the important bits. We get it; the 4 McGill students elected as MPs...
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Earlier this week the world experienced an unprecedented medical breakthrough; an American toddler infected with HIV, through the administration of standard HIV medication from 30 hours year old, has...
View ArticleExclusive Interview with Ameya Pendse, concerning candidate for SSMU...
SSMU – the Student Society of McGill University – is the largest student body at McGill University and its function is to represent undergraduate students from all McGill faculties. While election...
View ArticleThe Failure of Justice – RCMP and Aboriginal Women
Canada – home of tolerance, acceptance and equality? Not so much. The racism, sexism and violence against aboriginal women in Canada is a national embarrassment to our popular reputation. The rate of...
View ArticleAlways Eat Before Going to a Bad Party
Every now and then, at a really boring party, there will be that one gutsy person who tries to get everyone to start dancing. Trying to liven things up, they wildly bust out the moves in isolation and...
View ArticleThe Green, The Bad and the Ugly: Elizabeth May Speaks to Concordia
Last Saturday Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada, visited Concordia University for a talk hosted by that university’s Green Party Campus Club. Both Ms. May’s personal charm and the...
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