Tag: Canada
Canada needs to confront its racist past by acknowledging John A....
Heads often roll in revolutions. In Canada’s case, it was the bronze head of Canada’s first prime minister, John. A. Macdonald. The statue was...
Reflecting on the Canadian election
If you’re reading this, you better have voted in the federal election. But just as I should have done work over reading week (which...
Talking Canada-U.S. relations
Last Friday, POL203: Politics and Government of the United States, a course offered at UTM that focuses on the politics of the U.S. and,...
Advice from behind the glass
If your heart is pounding and your palms are sweaty, odds are that you’re either on a first date or standing before a U.S....
Academics versus religious observances
According to the legal and social affairs division within the parliament, “Scarcely a week goes by when some special day or observance is not...
Ru by Kim Thuy
During the summer, I took New Writing in Canada as a requirement for my English major. It involved reading five texts, ranging from topics...
A warm winter? What’s that all aboot?
Canadians love talking about our unpredictable weather. What do they think about our strangely warm winter?
Inspiration is not enough
Deeply rooted in Olympic ideology is the idea that if a country excels at the Olympics, the medal-winning athletes will inspire more children to train hard to achieve the same goal.
Building bridges between Kenya and Canada
Abdikadir Ali spent a year waiting before he received the good news: he was to leave Kenya to take up residence at UTM.
Nearly two...
Football returns and fans across Canada rejoice
This past Thursday night, football fans across Canada huddled around bars and living rooms to watch the birth of the 2011 NFL season. What...
Let them eat cake: Canadians and the monarchy
On April 29, Prince William and Kate Middleton will marry. And no one, at least in Canada, will give a damn.
This is the latest...
Awards season hits Canada
The 40th Annual Juno Awards are over a month away, but the nominees were announced last week and it’s an interesting mix of artists....