Is party discipline a necessarily Canadian political institution or is suffocating the democratic process?
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Candidates need to rethink how they communicate and prioritize community connection along with issues that really matter to the younger generations, especially climate change.
Stephanie Mercier is a U of O common law student and former athlete on the Gee-Gees women’s hockey and rugby teams.
The budget addresses many hot-button issues on campus, including student loan costs.
“We’ve seen quite a buildup (in membership). So to be able to actually organize and host conferences like this—That’s a big deal.”
How the NAFTA became the USMCA.
Patricia Reed tackles the world in a visual arts lecture series about art, writing, and international challenges.
Ottawa has two universities and a college, which means there are plenty of students who, if they get politically engaged, can make a real difference and work as a powerful voting block. The student voice needs to be heard in this city, and the ballot box is a great way to do so.
Scandal and criticism are not new to the SFUO. For those of you who have just arrived at the U of O, let’s take a trip down memory lane.
Student and university politics don’t stop just because the school year does.
The Fulcrum reached out to the leaders of our campus’ major political party groups to ask what each thought about the future of Canada’s environmental policy, and why their party will provide what’s needed.
It’s not every student that will embark on a 10-year journey to see their idea passed by Parliament, but every student can effect political change right now. Hopefully, some of the lessons Grosman learned on her journey to passing a bill will inform and inspire you to be a driver of real political change—no matter how heavy your class schedule is.
The global impact of the upcoming French election.
If a candidate’s political campaign has boiled down exclusively to their fame, it may be worth asking if they are really qualified for the position of prime minister in the first place.
“I’m so excited to learn everything about this important issue. I haven’t been able to find a job for nearly three years and now I understand why.”—Colleen McCafferty, third-year political science student.
After the 53rd recount, it dawned on election officials that while many ballots had been submitted, none of them had any names marked down. One ballot did have the words “Bernie for prez!” scrawled on it, but it was marked as spoiled.
Assuming that businesses have a responsibility to follow the political consensus, no matter how much sense that consensus makes, is dangerous.
In the wake of his first official meeting with Trump on Monday, how should Trudeau tackle this diplomatic minefield going forward?
In this issue of “On the Hill” Raghad Khalil will take you behind the scenes in the lives of three U of O student political staffers, two current and one former.
Jasmine van Schouwen is a law student at the University of Ottawa who first applied to participate in the conference last year and will be representing the Kanata-Carleton riding.
People in power must be aware and responsible for the influence and impact their rhetoric has, especially in tense times.
On Oct. 31, the University of Ottawa New Democratic Party (UONDP) hosted a roundtable discussion with Andrea Horwath, leader of the Ontario NDP.
If you want your voice to be represented at the highest levels of the SFUO, voting for an effective faculty director is the quickest and easiest way to do it.
Since its original publication on Monday, Harper’s blog post—titled “Doge, cats, and liberal bias: mass hysteria”—went viral and caught the attention of top players in the Tory leadership race.
Why it’s famous: Enemy of the State is an action thriller about a lawyer, played by Will Smith, who is framed for a murder of a congressman by a corrupt National Security Agency (NSA) agent, played by Jon Voight. The film, which was released in 1998, came out during Smith’s prime and was his first …
