Winnipeg law enforcement in desperate need of reform
It seems police in Winnipeg are in the news more and more lately, and not in a positive light.
Ernest Zarzuela
Encampment removals a poor response to homelessness in Winnipeg
If we want to see long-lasting solutions to homelessness, investing in supportive housing efforts could help provide the level of support and autonomy that people need in order to end homelessness for good.
Shift to performance-based funding a gift to big business
Across Canada, the neoliberal tide is sweeping across post-secondary education with little to no effective resistance from student unions or any other groups beyond non-combative…
Wet’suwet’en strife continues Canada’s racist history
Last week, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) set up an armed checkpoint controlling access to Unist’ot’en — a camp of Wet’suwet’en Nation land defenders resisting the construction of a natural gas pipeline through traditional territories.
Canada must reconsider its relationship with the U.S.
Unfortunately, uncertainty has become a defining trait of the U.S. on the world stage in the past three years.
Manitoba nurses have ample reason to strike
Particularly at the Health Sciences Centre hospital, nurses are facing serious issues that are making an already difficult job more difficult.
Private funding of public universities like the U of M is unsustainable
Private funding like U of M’s Front and Centre campaign reveal the limitations of private investment in public education.
School food programs needed in an equitable society
Canada is facing a huge crisis when it comes to early-education learning. As of 2017, nearly 10 per cent of children in Canada lived below the poverty line.
Suggestive ads bear cultural consequences for women
Nine Locks Brewing Company — located in Dartmouth, N.S. — recently came under media fire as a result of the marketing for its “Dirty Blonde” beer.
Building student community through anime
From live-action remakes, to streaming services like Crunchyroll and old-fashioned bootlegs, anime’s continually growing influence on pop culture makes the case that Japanese animation is…