No Canadian, including temporary foreign workers, permanent residents and international students, should be denied aid during the COVID-19 pandemic. It would be impossible to create a criteria for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) which will not leave unemployed Canadians without the help they need. Instead of spending time and resources reviewing applications, it should…
Canadian government should do everything possible to protect citizens from COVID-19 disaster in U.S.
COVID‑19 is running rampant in the U.S. and the Canadian government must do whatever it can to protect Canadians from a similar fate. On March 5, officials in B.C. confirmed Canada’s first case of community spread, meaning people are catching the virus in this country, not just returning already infected. As of March 27, there…
Wet’suwet’en solidarity protests are doing more harm than good
Solidarity protests for the Wet’suwet’en Nation have gone too far. It’s time to sit down at the negotiating table and figure it out. The problem is – nobody seems to be open to talk and there is no obvious solution. There is no way to make everyone happy. Protesters are trying to #shutdowncanada, while angry…
It’s time to talk about the third bridge, again
You snoozed your 6 a.m. alarm. It’s so dark out and the thought of venturing into the -30 air makes your skin crawl. You immediately fall back asleep. You jolt awake half an hour later and realize you’re late for school. Yikes. You head out the door after throwing yourself together. Your car starts after…
Wexit is silly and you’re silly for wanting it
Albertans need to suck it up and stop thinking they’re better than the rest of the country. It happens every time a progressive party wins an election. The moment a progressive candidate is given power in the country or province, Alberta decides the democratic process is wrong. As if it wasn’t enough that Alberta is…
Climate change? We’ll deal with it later…
It’s time to stop ignoring climate change. Seas are rising, oceans are full of trash and the Arctic is melting. Still, we talk about the planet’s destruction as if it is a problem we can put off for future generations. World leaders have procrastinated for far too long – it’s time to hold them accountable.…
It’s time to stop vaping in the boys room
It’s time for people to rethink vaping as a safe alternative to smoking tobacco or cannabis. For years, vaping has been widely considered a safe substitute to smoking cigarettes, but those days are gone. India has taken a strong stance and banned all e-cigarette products due to the potential health hazard, particularly to young people.…
How fresh? Too fresh?
Music festivals should be something that universities and colleges use to bring their students together and create friendships. Fresh Fest is an event that is well known in the Lethbridge community as a fun and entertaining event. Opening this event to the community may allow university students to make connections with people outside the university.…
The journey to self discovery
Dating is a nightmare. Always has been, always will be. Anyone who says different is a liar. Come with me while we explore yet another reason why you should abandon the idea of a romantic relationship altogether and adopt a cat. I was browsing the internet recently, and came across this article. For those who…
Canadian social values suffer at the hands of its own Prime Minister
Cartoon by Megan McCoy Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s handling of the SNC-Lavalin controversy has shown his progressive values to be a facade, which has been disastrous for left-wing political ideology in Canada. Trudeau was elected by people who wanted a change from the politics of years past. He was young, approachable and seemed to stand…