New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh visited McGill on Sept. 16, federal to discuss his platform with students. As the federal election is being held on Oct. 21, political campaigns and college campus party associations are searching for ways to engage youth and attract their votes: young Canadians aged[Read More…]
Tag: Federal Election
Dear Quebec, give Jagmeet Singh a fair shot
The New Democratic Party (NDP) has been in hibernation since the last federal election. It shed several pounds in Parliament—from 103 to 44 seats after the 2015 election—and ran its it’s base’s enthusiasm enthusiasm dry, leaving a skeleton of good policy remaining but little charisma. In this weak position, the[Read More…]
Donald Trump, make McGill great again
There is a huge problem at this university: McGill doesn’t win anymore. However, the expiration of Principal Suzanne Fortier’s term in June 2018 provides an important opportunity to reverse McGill’s decline. In 2018, the McGill Board of Governors should appoint Donald J. Trump to the position of principal and vice-chancellor[Read More…]
Beyond Rhetoric: Investigating McGill’s Student Political Clubs
federal election is finally over after the longest campaign period in modern Canadian history. Over the past 11 weeks, the three political parties with the strongest chances of forming government—Conservative Party of Canada, Liberal Party of Canada, and the New Democratic Party(NDP)—have been hard at work trying to win the[Read More…]
SSMU, CKUT host Federal election candidates debate
On Sept. 30, the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) and CKUT hosted a debate between six candidates running to be members of parliament in the upcoming federal election. Rachel Bendayan represented the Liberal Party of Canada from the Outremont riding, Daniel Green the Green Party from the Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs[Read More…]
Commentary: Stephen Harper plays political masterstroke with snub of Putin
Stephen Harper made international headlines last week after firing a bold political jab at Vladimir Putin during the G20 summit in Brisbane.
