opinion
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Should vaccine passports be implemented in Ontario? I don’t think so.
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After much public debate, the government of Ontario has decided to implement a vaccine passport that will be required in select settings. The list of affected settings includes restaurants, bars, gyms, concerts and many others. This has been introduced, according to the government, to slow the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect…
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Ryerson is changing the name of their university — Laurier should too
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After years of pushback from Indigenous activists, students, community members and faculty at Ryerson University (or “X University”), the university’s board of directors have officially voted to change the school’s name. There are a number of reasons that I think it’s time for Wilfrid Laurier University to do the same. The call to action was…
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The federal election is fast approaching and the student vote matters more than ever before
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Voter turnout among Canada’s youth, defined as those aged 18-24, is always a pressing issue for policymakers. In 2019, youth voter turnout was down by about 3 per cent compared to the previous election. A decline in this number is not a positive trend. It is important that voters of all age groups feel represented…
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How volunteering for my political party of choice has helped me grow
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On Aug. 15, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada would once again be going into a federal election. Naturally, there was outrage online – why call an election during a pandemic? Is this all just a ploy by the Liberal Party to gain a majority? What’s the importance of voting when you don’t like…
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Reconciliation before celebration — why Canada Day shouldn’t be acknowledged in 2021
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215 children buried in unmarked, unreported graves at a former residential school in British Columbia were discovered on May 27. On June 30, 182 unmarked graves were found at another former Catholic-run residential site in Cranbrook BC. The largest single-site discovery of 751 children in Saskatchewan was reported on June 24. This brings the total…
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Editor’s note: Thank you for a good year
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Today is the last day of March, marking the last time that my team and I will publish our volume of The Cord. If this were a normal year, the rest of the Cordies and I would be sitting in our basement office at 205 Regina St. right about now to put together our last issue of the year. We’d be using…
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How to thrive during networking opportunities
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Whether you’re in your first year or graduating soon, networking is a life skill that everyone needs. It opens up a world of possibilities by being exposed to job opportunities, life and career advice, and learning more about different industries. In 2017, it was even reported that companies did not list at least 70 per…
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Should you pursue further education during the pandemic?
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Imagine this: you’re in your last year of undergrad, panicking and figuring out if you want to pursue further education amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Do I pursue more schooling? What if I regret my decision? Well, (un)luckily for some of us, we don’t even have to imagine this-we’re living it! It would make sense if…
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Reminiscing about life at Laurier
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As exam season is rapidly approaching, so is the end of my undergraduate career. While I’m ready to leave Laurier and move onto the next chapter, online learning has made things severely anticlimactic and given me an incomplete feeling inside. I remember the excitement I felt when I received acceptance to my schools of choice,…
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Exercise apparel is not the answer to all your insecurities
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Exercise doesn’t have to be a fashion show. You’re working out for your health—or at least you should be—and all that GymShark merch is just an added expense. Exercise apparel can be implausibly expensive at times; a single pair of name-brand sweat pants could cost you well over a hundred dollars, at this point. And…
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