Pierre Poilievre
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Why studying early English literature is still important in the UK today
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English literature is an incredibly vast medium of writing. Studying authors such as Shakespeare focuses more on creativity and setting, whereas novelists such as Jane Austen centre on story and character building. The University of Birmingham has approximately 20,000 full time undergraduate students studying disciplines from economics to philosophy. The college of arts and law…
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Laurier Brantford to host Stedman writing contest for high school students
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Laurier Brantford is hosting the third ever Stedman Prize competition for high school students in the area. The competition is held biannually and awards around $12,000 in prize money for the chosen fiction stories. Ken Paradis, English professor at Laurier Brantford and coordinator of the Stedman prize, said the last two competitions, held in 2018…
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Here’s why Pierre Poilievre would be a mistake for the Conservative Party
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If the Conservative Party’s leadership problem has shown us anything in the last few years, it is that the Party is a coalition of right-leaning political thinkers. Since Erin O’Toole was ousted as leader of the Conservative Party, there has been much speculation on who will be the new leader. Pierre Poilievre has predictably put…
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