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On Wednesday January 31st, the Senate passed Bill C-210 to amend the Canadian national anthem to ensure gender neutrality. This means a change in a single line of 'Oh, Canada' from 'in all thy sons' command' to 'in all of us command',…
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The advent of the information age is both praised and criticized for its unprecedented outflow of a seemingly continuous stream of 'new' information; yet, contrary to this perception, the amount of 'new' information that individuals…
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2017 was the third warmest year on record. Ice continues to melt and sea levels continue to rise, leaving behind increasing tangible proof of climate change. Despite the evidence, climate change deniers like United States President Donald…
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On January 18th, an e-mail was sent to Montreal's McGill University student body informing us of the creation of a Working Group on Principles of Commemoration and Renaming in response to the university's "changing legal and moral…
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There is no doubt the world of today is one coloured by the process of globalization. Its effects are inescapable – nearly every commodity that one comes across on a day-to-day basis is the end result of supply chains stretching across the…
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A climate of fierce legislative change and civilian discontent has been brewing steadily in Poland since the Summer of 2017. Protests spread to more than 100 cities in Poland during the summer after a bill that would give its populist…
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From my first exposure to hip-hop in middle school to Eminem's "mom spaghetti" verse on "Lose Yourself", I was immediately captured by the ingenious wordplay accompanied by an intense and clean beat. Yet, interestingly, this duality between…
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It used to be that both parties cared about spending money responsibly in Washington. In 1960, President Dwight D. Eisenhower balanced the US budget by working alongside Democrats in Congress. The last president to post a national surplus,…
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When tourists traverse the streets of the quiet riverside town of Yucheng, China (about an hour away from Shanghai) they can indulge in its local specialities, such as its juicy grapes, peaceful turtle ponds, and, in the near future, sex…
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The increasing availability of clean energy sources and their recent cost competitiveness with fossil fuels in the energy market have added new perspectives to the discussion on sustainability. In the past, talks have revolved around the…
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