Commentary

Economy a higher priority than humanitarian aid for Conservatives

On November 4, MPs in the House of Commons voted in favour of a private member’s bill to repeal Canada’s federal long-gun registry, instituted in… Read More »Gun registry in Conservatives’ sights

Re: “Not Jewish like you” | Commentary | November 16

In the article “In Denial” (Features, November 16), the disease Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia was incorrectly called pneumocystis pneumonia. In the article “An ode to black… Read More »Errata

Re: “In denial” | Features | November 16

I was thoroughly pleased to notice the absence of neon-clad security guards as I biked past McConnell Engineering the morning of November 11. My joy… Read More »The normalization of state violence

There is nothing more diabolical than a system that makes you believe you know what there is to know. Years of being in Canada, in… Read More »The long fight against ignorance

German foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop lived, banked here

Last Thursday, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney revealed Canada’s new Immigration Guide

McGill’s anti-bike and anti-car plan is certainly a big step in environmental stewardship, but it seems counterproductive in the long run. I can understand implementing… Read More »Car-free AND bike-free?!

Re: “Queer faith” | Commentary | November 16

Last week, the Montreal Gazette reported that the Jewish General Hospital, a McGill teaching hospital, gave H1N1 vaccines to 200 top donors and board members… Read More »Vaccinations should not be for sale

The latest series of combat deaths for coalition armies confirms that the evolving American war strategy to recruit and train more Afghans for combat is… Read More »The Afghan war strategy must change

The clichés of the Cold War still blind us today

A barrier of enforced silence surrounds sexual assault survivors in our society. Ninety-one per cent of sexual assaults in Canada go unreported, according to Statistics… Read More »Sexual assault’s silencing power