Reading Time: 2 minutesPaying attention to political scandals in Canada will play a central role in keeping our democracy strong.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesA “tasteful” plaque is very different than the type of “corporate branding” you might see on a race car.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGiven the potential benefits of the technology, Canada needs to think big and embrace the potential of drones, similar to what our neighbours to the south are doing.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDropping coal by 2030 is a good step, but Canada needs to take advantage of other policies as well to make a significant impact.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith the current world being in such a state of economic instability, where every change seems significant compared to the relatively stagnant past 15 years, maybe it’s a time for a new era of trade agreements.
Reading Time: 4 minutesPeople in power must be aware and responsible for the influence and impact their rhetoric has, especially in tense times.
Reading Time: 4 minutesRecently, the Ontario government floated the idea of scrapping the mandatory half-credit that is grade 10 civics class, where high school students are supposed to learn what it means to be a Canadian citizen. Is this a good idea?
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy failing to provide that hammer, the government continues to enable the violent conduct of Canadian mining companies in Latin America.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLots of Americans will be moving to Canada in the wake of Tuesday’s election. There’s just no way those were empty threats, they’re definitely going to do it and you need to be ready.
Reading Time: 2 minutesRecently, the federal government announced that it will regulate e-cigarettes within the coming year. While regulation is an important step, it must be done properly.
Reading Time: 2 minutesNot only is recognizing Ottawa as an officially bilingual city a nod to our French and English heritage, but officially embracing both languages is a symbolic gesture that would come at no additional costs to taxpayers and would not affect jobs.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis November, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), the oldest scholarly group in the country, will be welcoming University of Ottawa history professor Dr. Chad Gaffield into their midst as their new president.
Reading Time: 3 minutesSince 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.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s time that Prime Minister Trudeau puts his money where his mouth is and ratifies the Paris Agreement, puts in place a national policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and begins phasing out fossil fuel subsidies.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt looks like the great political divide of our age is not left vs. right, or capitalism vs. communism. Instead, it’s all about pro-globalisation vs. anti-globalisation
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s important to make sure that all communities across the country are well informed on the issues at hand—this means bringing proper discussion beyond big urban centres.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat is needed is a widespread review and overhaul of the drug approval process. There are currently too many barriers to developing a new drug and being able to sell it.
Reading Time: 2 minutesNot your typical dating website, Canadian Inmates Connect provides the golden opportunity for prisoners to find that special someone—or even just a pen pal.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOttawa-Vanier Liberal member of parliament, Mauril Bélanger, passed away on Aug. 16 at the age of 61, after a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Bélanger attended the University of Ottawa in the 1970s, serving as the 1977-79 president of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO).
Reading Time: 2 minutesEconomist Joseph Stiglitz visits to talk about pending trade agreement The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade agreement between 12 pacific rim countries that was signed by Canada on Feb. 4, is the focus of a growing discussion on how the TPP will affect factors from job creation to patents on generic medicines. While the agreement …
Reading Time: 2 minutes“On the post-secondary side there’s money for research, there’s money for infrastructure, and there’s a commitment, which I think could be really important to try and set up the 2017 budget on an innovation agenda,” he said. “You cannot build an innovation agenda without being connected to places of higher learning like the University of Ottawa,” he said.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter cleaning up at the Ontario University Athletics basketball awards, Gee-Gees athletes also got their fair share of representation on the national level in both basketball and hockey.
Reading Time: 3 minutesBoth the Gee-Gees men’s and women’s teams have qualified for their respective CIS tournaments, and if you haven’t been following the action closely, you’re in luck—here you’ll find a breakdown everything you need to know about both tournaments.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBonomo earned bronze again, this time in the men’s 100m freestyle, with a time of 51.26s, marking his second medal of the tournament and fourth of his now-decorated career.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA tough full-court defensive effort and high shooting percentage was the key to Gees’ victory. Julia Soriano scored the team high for the night with 21 points, shooting seven of nine from three.
