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With the results of the American elections last Tuesday, many Americans are claiming they have decided to immigrate to Canada. The office of Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s (CIC) website was even reported to have crashed following…
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October was the month, 2016 the year. It was all set to be signed, and then, nothing. But then it was on again... It is both frightening and comical to realize that the biggest free-trade deal in history, the Comprehensive Economic and…
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The Parisian concert hall Le Bataclan is officially reopening on November 12th 2016, one year after the massacre coordinated along the attacks at the Stade de France and in several streets of the Xth and XIth arrondissements. 130 people…
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“Because it’s 2015” was the iconic response from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when answering a reporter’s question on cabinet gender parity. His words were praised by the international media and the short clip was relayed…
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In the midst of the European refugee crisis, informal refugee camps should be shut down due to the laxness and negligence that produces unfit living situations as well as a multitude of health and safety related problems; one of the…
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Tilda Swinton’s casting of The Ancient One for Marvel’s most recent release Doctor Strange is mostly presented as another example of Hollywood’s habit of whitewashing Asian characters in films. This time the issue extends far beyond that,…
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November 11th is the day we are supposed to remember, but November 8th will prove to be the day that is the hardest to forget. I and many other Canadians wear a poppy today, as we do every year, to serve as a reminder of what happens when…
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On Tuesday night, the people of the United States cast their votes and elected Republican nominee Donald Trump as their president. Much can be taken from this historical election. The influence of the Hispanic voting block in the last few…
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We sat down with Deputy Chargee d'Affaires Anuradha Mallik to discuss SSUNS 2016. Clementine: How did you get started with SSUNS? Anuradha: I got involved with Model UN when I was pretty young. I enjoyed it so much in high school…
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A number of months ago, during the heat of the primaries, I wrote an article examining the numerous ways in which the Democratic Party - generally viewed as the party of the left - had shifted more closely to the center of the political…
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