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With Edward Snowden giving a talk at McGill on November 2nd, surveillance seems to be a hot topic at McGill. One of the many key problems that Snowden raises with regard to surveillance policies is governments’ lack of transparency when…
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On November 8th, Democrats suffered perhaps the most harrowing loss of this generation. Gaffe after gaffe from Donald Trump had instilled in many, including the campaign of Hillary Clinton, a strikingly high level of optimism going into…
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Unlike Canada, the United States prides itself in its “melting pot” of cultures. Immigrants are welcome as long as they assimilate to the American culture, language, and values. This has created the rich American culture formed from a…
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In the wake of sixteen year old Lucia Perez's brutal homicide, during which she was drugged, raped, and killed by two men, Argentinean women have garnered international attention in their battle against femicide, which takes the life of…
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While international convention has allowed states to punish global piracy since antiquity, perpetrators of genocide were largely able to avoid the same international culpability until the establishment of the UN’s anti-genocide treaty in…
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It has been a long seven years of negotiations between the European Union and Canada, but as of the 30th of October, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is now official between Canada and the EU. The bare skin and bones of…
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In North America and in France, it seems that we have come to a dramatic shift in politics. Indeed, President-elect Trump has shown that polls and surveys could be deceiving in the States, and as the French elections approach (today, Nov.…
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On Thursday, October 31st, 2016, France ended its operations and pulled its 2000 troops from the Central African Republic.  Operation Sangaris, as it was known, was an operation by the French military that began in December of 2013. The…
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The world woke up to an alternate universe on November 9, 2016 as businessman and "Celebrity Apprentice" host Donald Trump was chosen to be the next leader of the free world. The world responded in disbelief as the United States validated…
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