Tag: politics
OSAP protests
On January 25, thousands of students marched from Yonge
and Dundas square to Queen’s Park to protest the announcement made by the
Ontario government regarding the...
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,...
Incumbents win another term in GTA elections
After the GTA-wide elections on October 22, Bonnie Crombie will continue as mayor of Mississauga, receiving almost 77 per cent of the population’s vote....
Trump’s hatred unleashes support
This week, L’Oreal Paris starred a hijab-wearing model for a new hair campaign. The model, a British YouTuber and beauty blogger, Amena Khan, is...
Dank memes and political schemes
Memes are the new political cartoon—every political issue has a meme. Some memes are funny because the ideas perpetuated are ridiculous, but these memes...
Lights, camera, prayers: films in religion
Last Thursday, film director and UTM alumnus, Richie Mehta, visited UTM for a screening of his 2007 award winning movie Amal.
Amal tells the story...
A dose of art philosophy in a nutshell
What makes an artwork beautiful? Why does Duchamp’s Fountain, essentially a urinal, count as a piece of art whereas urinals in a public washroom...
Spengemann’s journey to Parliament
Sven Spengemann is the Member of Parliament from the Mississauga-Lakeshore riding and a UTM Alumnus. He graduated from UTM with a B.Sc. in Psychology...
Liberal support base erodes, Tories gain momentum
Over the summer and as the new school year starts, developments took place that altered the political climate and roadmap of the province.
Due to...
Check your source: comedians broadcast
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. The Daily Show. The Colbert Report. The Nightly Show.
Aside from all of these being late-night shows that specialise...
Local MP Iqra Khalid shares her success
Last year’s federal elections may seem like a distant memory to many, but the campaign remains fresh in the mind of Iqra Khalid, the...
Candidates debate student issues
More than half of the attendees at last Wednesday’s #UTMSPEAKS: Federal Elections Forum attended as undecided voters ahead of the October 19 national election.
Hosted...