It’s easy to understand why Mitt Romney must be feeling frustrated right now. The four-day Republican National Convention was first hijacked by a hurricane, and then by an old man talking to a chair. Meanwhile, the majority of the media met the Democratic National Convention with plaudits, and Obama has[Read More…]
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Defining Montreal—One foot in front of the other
I didn’t quite fathom the impact coming back to Montreal would have for my of-late inactive and frail body. Mentally, I was expecting my intellect to sharpen, the range of my thinking capacities to widen, and my perspectives to broaden. This is thanks in part to the research that I[Read More…]
Nexen’s tough reality: an opportunity for Canada
Last Thursday in Beijing, Alberta Premier Alison Redford and other Canadian leaders met with senior Chinese government and business officials to discuss China’s largest foreign investment to date. The state-owned China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC Ltd.) made an offer of $15.1 billion to buy over 60 per cent of[Read More…]
Why I eat organic
I prefer to buy organic products as opposed to non-organic products. “Why?” you might ask. Although the concept of “organic” is an attractive one, it is an expensive diet and lifestyle to uphold. Some people wonder if it really makes that much of a difference. However, the “expensive” argument is[Read More…]
What’s next for the Parti Québécois?
The Parti Québécois won last week’s election with 54 seats and by a margin of .73 per cent of the popular vote. Marois is set to be Quebec’s first female premier, and will head a minority government. The party has just announced a plan to reverse the tuition increases of[Read More…]
Why I remember
Today marks the 11th anniversary of the attacks on September 11th, 2001. On that day, I was a fifth grader in downtown Manhattan. I remember that day, and I remember every September 11th after that. Every year, I’m shocked by the strength of my feelings. Every year, I feel the[Read More…]
For whose sake anyway?
In his talk at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, Fidel Castro labeled the year the “hottest [one] in recorded history.” This was the very year that I was born. Hotter years have since been recorded; the last six months were the warmest ever. Castro’s speech was one that shone light[Read More…]
The numbing absurdity of fact-checks
In a US presidential campaign full of unremitting stupidity, the ‘fact-check’ has claimed the crown of the most tedious journalistic device used during this news cycle. Instead of raising the tone of the presidential debate by defending the truth, the fact-check has become another cudgel to be used in the[Read More…]
All the curiosity that’s fit to deliver
The McGill Tribune has covered McGill and Montreal since 1981, initially as the official newspaper of the Student Society of McGill University (SSMU). Since its independence from SSMU in 2010, the Tribune has been operated autonomously by the Tribune Publication Society (TPS). All McGill students are automatically members of the[Read More…]
A choice with no good options
The voting options in Quebec’s election yesterday were akin to the choice between being punched in the gut and being punched in the face; both are extremely painful or something to be avoided at all costs. Unfortunately, the responsibility of an active citizen, especially in an election this important, forced[Read More…]
