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Canadians cannot ignore our country’s social issues

Written on October 16, 2020. Posted in Opinions.

The murder of George Floyd sparked a pandemic-fatigued, Trump-weary United States into a summer of protest against police violence and the enduring legacy of slavery and segregation within the United States. Ultimately, it forced every facet of American institutional society to enter a reckoning on...

Don’t forget about Canadian ‘Dreamers’

Written on September 15, 2017. Posted in Editorials.

Although the proposal by Canadians to help American ‘Dreamers’ is made with good intentions, we need to give our own Dreamers a chance as well. In a Huffington Post article titled “Canada has done less for its dreamers than the U.S.,” writer Vince Wong argues that without a corresponding program in...

What the Canadian dollar means for university students

Written on March 4, 2016. Posted in Lifestyle.

If you’ve noticed your grocery bill creeping upwards lately, you’re not imagining things. This year, the Canadian dollar has depreciated by nearly 20 per cent, the lowest it’s been since Finding Nemo was still in theatres and Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love” topped the charts. Interpreting the foreign...

Coast to coast: a break into the deep south

Written on September 15, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

Part I: Coast to coast: the last father-son road trip Picking up from where I left off in last week’s issue, my dad and I left Oklahoma City behind and headed deep into the south, a part of the country that I quickly realized was a bull of a different colour. Dealey Plaza in Dallas is the site of...

Coast to coast: the last father-son road trip

Written on September 10, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

Part II: Coast to coast: a break into the deep south 4,538 miles may not seem like much on paper, but things can change quickly out on the road. That’s how far my dad and I pledged to travel from one end of the United States to the other by car — a true cross-country road trip. California, Nevada,...

Time differences deserved

Written on November 22, 2013. Posted in Editorials.

In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination, the cover of a recent issue of the U.S. edition of Time magazine features a picture Kennedy overlaid with the headline, “The moment that changed America.” At the same time, the editions of the magazine published in Europe,...

American snoops

Written on September 5, 2013. Posted in Editorials.

Those who know me would say I’m proud to be an American. Hell, my nationality makes for a regular conversation-starter living in the Great White North. After I introduce myself as American, what usually follows are questions regarding my political beliefs on guns, gay rights and imperialism. Recently,...

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Canadians cannot ignore our country’s social issues

Don’t forget about Canadian ‘Dreamers’

What the Canadian dollar means for university students

Coast to coast: a break into the deep south

Coast to coast: the last father-son road trip

Time differences deserved

American snoops

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