Reading Time: 3 minutesProfessor of political studies, and host of the event, Jean-Pierre Couture, introduced the bilingual panel in French, also noting that the department of political studies has previously organized panels “[closely following] bad or traumatic news.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesOn Sept. 10, the presidential debate between the two candidates particularly highlighted the kind of hopeful presidency Harris could bring to the U.S in 2025.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSocial media platforms should have banned him years ago.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThrough the highs and lows of the turbulent 2020, one thing has kept us laughing: memes.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Saturday morning, a number of American news outlets projected that Joe Biden would be the next President of the United States of America defeating incumbent Donald Trump. The Fulcrum caught up with American U of O students to get their reactions on the lengthy electoral process and the former vice president’s victory.
Reading Time: 5 minutes“There needed to be a clear and forceful reaction of the international community,” Packer said in an interview with the Fulcrum. “Unfortunately, what we’ve seen is the opposite.”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCommission on Presidential Debates believes that hosting a live stream over the popular 2018 party game is the best depiction of democracy.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a confessional during the latest Boardashians episode, Trump said, “I’m sorry that people are so jealous of me, but I can’t help it that I’m so popular!”
Reading Time: 2 minutesSanctuary cities may not be legally binding in a lot of cases, but it is the first step in making people feel welcome.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“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.
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn this week’s edition of On the Hill, reporter Raghad Khalil took to City Hall to meet with none other than Ottawa’s own Jim Watson.
Reading Time: 3 minutesCanada’s silence on this issue speaks volumes. Without taking a firm stance on abortion abroad, the Liberal government is in fact taking a stance—one that goes entirely against what Prime Minister Trudeau pledged to defend on the campaign trail.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn response to the travel ban issued by the United States government against seven Muslim-majority countries, the University of Ottawa has announced that it will be taking measures to assist students affected by this executive order.
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday, the number of Bridgehead coffee cups littering the Parliament Hill bus stop is higher than at any time in the last 150 years.”—@RogueLivingWall.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAlthough celebrities have full right to a political opinion and a political voice as citizens, the size of the platform available to them has high potential for abuse.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Sister marches” organized in solidarity with the Women’s March in Washington, and took place in over 600 cities across the world including Toronto.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“For us in Canada, we’re not immune to what’s happening. There are a lot of consequences in terms of what’s going on in the States, but there’s also a lot of sexism and racism here in Canada.”—Kristine St-Pierre, event organizer.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Saturday, Jan. 21, women in Ottawa will join in solidarity with women in Washington, D.C., and around the world, for a nation-wide march.
Reading Time: 2 minutesPaying attention to political scandals in Canada will play a central role in keeping our democracy strong.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs a university newspaper meant to ease the access to information and facilitate discussion, releasing staff editorials about why the media should be more biased is an odd choice.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn all honesty, the only way you can properly connect these dots is to indulge in as many different news sources as you can—American, Canadian, British, whatever.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe discussion, which took place in Tabaret Hall, served as a launching pad for the new Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue, which was developed following a $5 million donation by Trebek himself.
Reading Time: 5 minutesMedia is an indispensable part of society—but it can only be effective when it has the best interests of their nation in mind. Unfortunately, the news media indulged a little too much in the revenue boost that Donald Trump brought them.
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.
