Matthew Sneath
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Stripping citizenship won’t make us safer
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Jason Kenney, minister of immigration and citizenship, has proposed that Canadians who hold dual-citizenship and engage in an act of terrorism should be stripped of their Canadian citizenship. The Conservatives support a private member bill out of Alberta that would give Ottawa the power to revoke citizenship of dual citizens who commit acts of terror…
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Crimea secession: a legal standpoint
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As Crimea votes in favour of autonomy from Ukraine, the legality of the separation is highly questionable
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Ambition, not position, defines your worth
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I’ve had a lot of shit jobs over the years that included a number of undesirable tasks. I have loaded trucks, moved furniture, mopped up warehouse floors, dried up wet tennis courts, delivered pizza, cooked in the warmest of kitchens, waited tables, washed dishes and laid sod. Up until January of last year, one valuable…
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The implications of a pro-EU Ukraine
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Protests began in Ukraine’s capital city, Kiev, after its president, Victor Yanukovych, went against his word by improving ties with Russia at the expense of developing ties with the European Union. Although an agreement was eventually reached with the protesters, Yanukovych was ousted by an act of parliament after he fled the country. The first…
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Gaining experience, losing ourselves
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I’ve learned a few certainties throughout my time at Laurier, one of them being that everyone is important and the work they do is not only important, but more important than yours and critical to the continuation of life as we know it. We all compete to be the most involved, do the most good…
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The motivation behind gossip
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I’m sure we can all agree that we have all gossiped or started a rumour about an individual or a group of people before. Many of the conversations that we hear other people having or even conversations we have ourselves seem to be filled with discussions about others. This week, I found myself questioning those…
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Archaeology a form of grave robbing
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As the daughter of an archaeologist specializing in North American archaeology, I spent a lot of time in labs and offices full of artifacts from different native groups and got to handle history firsthand when I would join my dad on archaeological digs. I have always had a fascination with history and things that come…
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Get the best of stresss
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It’s that time again when students become swamped with midterms and assignments. School begins to conquer the lives of students, getting rid of any social life and introducing high levels of stress and anxiety. The problem is that often people do not know how to do with it. It would appear as if all the…
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The weigh-in: Rob Ford
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For I’d be willing to bet that Rob Ford has become better known to the Western world than our very own Prime Minister. Now as depressing as that may be, it means something very important: people are interested. What concerns me is not how he’s viewed globally, but how the citizens of Toronto view him.…
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Deferring the stream line decision best for students
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An education lobby group, People for Education, claims that their research, as well as past studies done by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, suggest that splitting up high school students into two academic streams contributes to lower grades for children of lower income families. When students enter grade nine, they must either select…
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