Reading Time: 4 minutesIf the SFUO wants to convince students that they have any legitimate influence in the affairs of their own federation, they must uphold the decision made at the GA to reverse the salary increases.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesIn general, motions in Canada are largely symbolic. For example, in 2015 Parliament unanimously passed a motion to make combating anti-Semitism a priority in Canada’s domestic and international activities. So why all the fuss about a motion for similar action against Islamophobia?
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis week, the Fulcrums highlights some key historical figures that should get more recognition in the month of February.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you’re under the impression that Canada is a perfectly safe haven for Muslim people, it’s time to take a step back, recognize your privilege, and listen to the Muslim community around you.
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s important to recognize that the current campaign serves to alienate members of the very community it proclaims to help.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s essential that we look at the Manning case with a critical eye, and think about what rights we believe Canadian whistleblowers should be entitled to.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFeel like running for student government this winter? The Fulcrum editorial staff weighs in on some sure fire ways to maximize the effectiveness of your campaign.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s time for us to re-evaluate our preconceptions of what severe mental illness looks like, and to dismantle the notion that it has a homogenous appearance.
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: 3 minutesIn honour of our last regular issue of 2016, we remember the (few and far between) bright spots in this year’s news.
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: 3 minutesHaving the SFUO rely on committees staffed only by BOA members is a bad idea, since they work so closely with each other and can face internal pressures that can influence their decisions.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFree tuition would strengthen the abilities of our youth and ensure equal opportunity for people of all backgrounds, creating a better Canada for generations to come. So, what is Canada waiting for?
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Fulcrum staff share their best food related memories.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhy hide our indispensable cultural heterogeneity behind a facade of “true Canadian identity?” Isn’t it a good thing that our nation is so dynamic and multifaceted that we don’t necessarily boast a set identity?
Reading Time: 3 minutesMembers of the Fulcrum staff run down personal accounts of how mental health has affected them.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe simple fact is, a “none of the above” option gives a voice to everyone, even if they don’t like any of the candidates. And let’s be honest, such a scenario is not out of the question.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf a tax-paying Canadian wants to receive a legal medical service, no matter how morally controversial, it is the doctor’s duty to perform that service.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe need to demand that Capital Pride acts as a platform to lift injustice from the shadows, educate the public, and put civil rights back to the forefront of political discourse.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe government has failed to provide ways that the niqab directly affects other Canadians. We challenge you to think of it as well: how does someone’s clothing choices affect you personally?
Reading Time: 3 minutesRecent rumours depicting Planned Parenthood as the big bad wolf has forced the Ottawa branch’s president, Lauren Dobson-Hughes, to make a plea to the public for support.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you’re happy and you know it, don’t clap your hands—that’s been banned.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe strikes at the University of Toronto and York University have brought widespread attention to an issue that has been bubbling just beneath the surface of Canada’s post-secondary institutions for quite some time. On Monday, Mar. 9, York teaching assistants voted not to accept the university’s proposed deal, having been on strike since Mar. 3. …
Reading Time: 3 minutesNo one likes to talk about periods, and it’s costing us millions. According to Jill Piebak, leader of the No Tax on Tampons campaign, in 2014 the government collected more than $36 million from the taxation of menstrual hygiene products. She’s leading a petition on Change.org and trying to table a private member’s bill to …
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast week, the University of Ottawa unveiled ambitious plans for the future of our campus, and they were astonishing. However, a comprehensive reimagining of the U of O’s grounds is all too familiar when looking back into the history of this school. Since the university moved to Sandy Hill in 1856, the campus has been …
