Still No Clean Water in Neskantaga First Nation
The Neskantaga First Nation declared a state of emergency for the second time this year on September 14, the day after both their primary and… Read More »Still No Clean Water in Neskantaga First Nation
Editorials
Hurricane Response in Bahamas is Environmental Racism
On September 9, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ordered 103 Bahamian evacuees to get off a ferry scheduled for Florida if they did not… Read More »Hurricane Response in Bahamas is Environmental Racism
Support Striking Taxi Drivers, Oppose Bill 17
On Tuesday, September 3, Quebec taxi drivers began a rotating strike, during which only urgent requests (e.g. medical and assistive calls) will be responded to.… Read More »Support Striking Taxi Drivers, Oppose Bill 17
Blame Fascism and Colonialism, Not Straws
On Monday, August 26, Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s far-right president, rejected an aid package pledged by G7 countries to help combat the forest fires in the… Read More »Blame Fascism and Colonialism, Not Straws
Bill 21 Isn’t Secularist, It’s Racist
On March 28, the CAQ government tabled the controversial Bill 21. This is the provincial government’s fourth attempt at limiting the religious freedom of religious… Read More »Bill 21 Isn’t Secularist, It’s Racist
Colonial Statues Must Go
On the night of March 23, the Queen Victoria statue on McGill’s campus was doused with green paint. This statue, along with the James McGill… Read More »Colonial Statues Must Go
White Supremacy Caused the Christchurch Massacre
On March 15, a white supremacist terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand resulted in the murder of 50 people during Jummah prayers at Al Noor… Read More »White Supremacy Caused the Christchurch Massacre
Israel is an Apartheid State
March 18, 2019 marks the beginning of Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) at McGill and across North America. The term “apartheid” gained international attention during the… Read More »Israel is an Apartheid State
Beyond Body Cams: The SPVM Must Be Held Accountable
Between May 2016 and April 2017, the Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) implemented a policy to equip 78 police officers with… Read More »Beyond Body Cams: The SPVM Must Be Held Accountable
No Extensions for Racism: Change the Name
On January 30, Principal Suzanne Fortier sent the student body an email with an update on the R*dmen renaming process. In her email, she stated… Read More »No Extensions for Racism: Change the Name
Mental Health Services Now, Renovations Later
February 1-7 marks SSMU’s first time participating in National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. The McGill administration, however, has been criticized for cancelling its Eating Disorder… Read More »Mental Health Services Now, Renovations Later
Canada is Complicit in the Occupation of Palestine
On January 15, during a town hall meeting at Brock University, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reaffirmed his condemnation of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS)… Read More »Canada is Complicit in the Occupation of Palestine
We Need a Better Sexual Violence Policy
content warning: mention of sexual violence As of January 1, 2019, McGill has missed the deadline set by Quebec’s Ministry of Education to update its… Read More »We Need a Better Sexual Violence Policy
No Pipelines on Wet’suwet’en Land
On January 7, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) crossed the Gitdimt’en* checkpoint on unceded Wet’suwet’en territory. This checkpoint was established to reinforce an existing… Read More »No Pipelines on Wet’suwet’en Land
Less Police, More Accountability
content warning: police brutality, racism, ableism, death The past few decades have displayed a pattern of escalating police violence reported in North American media, and… Read More »Less Police, More Accountability