I attended the “Antisemitism: Face it Fight it” conference hosted by the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs in October.
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After speaking at the NDP convention last month, U of O student James Adair faced a string of backlash from conservatives on Twitter.
Steven Warren is a 19-year-old who has run for office three times, twice being for the Green Party of Ontario.
Did you know the U of O is home to some of the largest political campus clubs in the country?
For the 2021 election cycle, the Fulcrum is interviewing the four major parties candidates in Ottawa-Vanier. Here is our interview with the NDP’s Lyse-Pascale Inamuco.
We’re interviewing candidates for the upcoming provincial byelection in the Ottawa-Vanier riding on Feb. 27. Here’s why NDP candidate Myriam Djilane thinks she deserves your vote.
Underdog candidates all over the country will hope Monday is their lucky day as they cross the finish line on grueling campaigns. For most, their campaign objective was simple: find an effective way to get your name and ideas out in the community to convince people that you deserve their vote on election day. But as an underdog up against a better-funded and better-known opponent this task can be near-impossible.
Stephanie Mercier spoke about student debt, housing, health care, the climate crisis, and inequality.
Candidates talk greenhouse gas pollution, fighting water pollution, and protecting biodiversity Last Thursday night, the Ottawa-Centre candidates for four of the major political parties of Canada participated in one of the 100 Debates on the Environment taking place across the country. The attendees included Angela Keller-Herzog for the Green Party, Catherine McKenna for the Liberal …
For October’s federal election, most polls are indicating that both the Liberals and Conservatives are tied for Canadians’ support. This means that it is more than likely that either party will end up with less than a majority of the seats in the House of Commons, thereby swinging the determination of the balance of power to the smaller parties.
Stephanie Mercier is a U of O common law student and former athlete on the Gee-Gees women’s hockey and rugby teams.
Evans says that she hopes to be known for her progressive policies around housing and healthcare, and also hopes to gain a reputation as someone who fights for the rights of students.
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.
Singh could have easily engaged in debate with Bush, but instead he chose to take the high road and not give her the satisfaction of taking her comments to heart, something we can all learn from.
We need to take this opportunity as a society to look deeply and reconsider our own beliefs around freedom of religion. If freedom of religion means something more than talk in this country then we need to act on that belief and ensure that everyone has the same opportunities in our society, regardless of who they worship and how.
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.
“The one thing I do, I always encourage students 18-24 to vote, no matter who they’re voting for, I think its primordial that they do.”
NDP to encourage calm discussion on citizenship dilemma iPolitics (CUP)—NDP Leader Tom Mulcair is urging tolerance and a calmer discussion about religious needs to wear face coverings when applying for Canadian citizenship. In a speech on Sept. 23, he said he backs a requirement that women show their faces at some point in the citizenship …
Throughout this current election, a number of politicians have jumped on board the electoral reform bandwagon, with a number of mainstream political parties promising this kind of change in their electoral platforms. But what is it about our current system that has three opposition parties calling foul?
“In handing down this institution there’s no shortage of big issues,” he said. “That’s why it’s really important for you folks to get engaged.”
The focus right now for Elections Canada is setting up to administer the election, sending some 80 trucks out to deliver 3,000 tonnes of election material to all of Canada’s ridings. Afterward, Mayrand plans to prepare a report on Canada’s first fixed-date election, noting rules that might need to be adjusted.
If Canadian politicians want to inspire intelligent discussion and optimism, they would do well to drop the negativity from their campaigns.
This past week members of Canada’s three major political parties gathered in the Faculty of Social Sciences building at the University of Ottawa to discuss how environmental sustainability can be reconciled with political interests and economic realities in Canada. The discussion was part of a series of iVote events at the U of O.
Students actually do have a chance to make a difference. By voting for the Green Party, they have the opportunity to launch a champion of proportional representation into the running, and topple these eternal Liberal and Conservative fiefdoms that have dominated Canada for far too long.
Students at the University of Ottawa and across the province engage in discussion of various issues and in political party campaigns leading up to the Ontario provincial election on June 12, 2014.
