Rob Smith Rob Smith As the global population continues to rise—and with it the demand for food—increasing pressure is being placed on our oceans. The saying goes, ‘there are plenty of fish in the sea,’ but the abundance of seafood in our supermarkets is deceptive. According to the Marine[Read More…]
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Prevention before punishment
You know a Montreal news story has blown its lid when it appears in your hometown newspaper in Vermont. That’s been the case with the recent incident at University of Montreal, when business students dressed up in blackface for a back-to-school event, mocked the Jamaican patois language, and chanted[Read More…]
InSite’s success should set a precedent
McGill Tribune The Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling to permit InSite, a supervised narcotics injection facility, to remain open without prosecution for federal drug law violations, is a progressive step towards helping many of Vancouver’s drug users. The conservative argument—that safe injection sites enable and condone drug use while[Read More…]
Protest needs respect
Last Wednesday, I attended a student protest in response to the injunction filed against MUNACA. Also last Wednesday, I learned that the pro-MUNACA student movement on campus, a movement I personally supported and felt a part of, is not as empathetic as it seems. The protest started off, as[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor
Tadamon! states that Hezbollah plays many roles in society, like providing daycare services to poor families. I can think of a few more roles, such as using women and children as human shields, and firing rockets from densely populated areas. Hezbollah has been linked to hundreds of terror attacks[Read More…]
MUNACA labour disruption passes the one month mark
The struggle between McGill and MUNACA over pensions, wages, and compensation has just entered its fifth week. Since Sept. 1, the parties have not come close to reaching a settlement on the core issues. However, there have been two major developments in the last few weeks: McGill was taken[Read More…]
LGBTQ rights are Canadian values
McGill Tribune On Sept. 24 the National Post ran an ad by the Institute for Canadian Values which opposed the inclusion of transsexual, transgender, intersexed, and Two-spirited issues in the Ontario school curriculum taught to children between junior kindergarten and Grade 3. The ad consisted of a photo[Read More…]
McGill ranked amongst Canada’s top employers
McGill was named the third most attractive employer in Canada on Thursday. The announcement was initally made last Thursday by Ranstad Canada, a human resources company.The news of the announcement was also released by McGill via a press statement issued on Monday. According to the survey, McGill, in terms[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor
We would like to respond to one attack against QPIRG in particular coming from the Opt-Out campaigners. One of the “arguments” these campaigners use to convince students to opt out of QPIRG McGill’s $3.75/semester fee levy is their opposition to an “anti-Canada day” reference in the School Schmool[Read More…]
TA support, privacy concerns discussed at Council
Michael Paolucci Michael Paolucci Key issues at last Thursday’s SSMU Council included a motion of support for TAs in recent negotiations and proposed changes to how McGill reappoints senior administrators. Council expanded on issues concerning the support of workers discussed by the General Assembly. In a demonstration of support for[Read More…]