Interview with Christina Chung, PR Director at SSUNS
Friday, October 13th, second day of the highly anticipated SSUNS 2015 conference!
In a private room, away from all the hustle and bustle of the conference, the MIR meets Christina Chung, the SSUNS radiant Deputy Director of Public…
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SSUNS 2015 Opening Ceremony
The 2015 Secondary Schools United Nations Simulations (SSUNS) was gestured into its prime by an awe-inspiring opening ceremonies. As delegates, staffers, committee directors, and executives gathered into the Fontaine Ballroom at the Hotel…
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kanion’ke:haka Resistance to Montréal’s 8 Billion Litre Sewage Dump
The city of Montréal planned to dump one-third of its untreated sewage, including medical and industrial waste, into the Saint Lawrence River between October 18th to 25th. However, this plan has been postponed due to national and…
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Women and the Continued Future of the Labour Movement
Before I begin, I'd like to acknowledge that I write not on behalf of women in the labour movement but on behalf of myself as a white male and an ally to these women. I do not and will not face the same struggles they would and thus cannot…
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4th Republican Debate: Who “Won”?
Tuesday night’s Republican debate, co-hosted by the Fox Business Network and Wall Street Journal, focused on the American economy. As Republicans see themselves as the party of economic responsibility, the candidates came prepared with…
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The Battle for Germany’s Soul
It is a scene that has become depressingly familiar. Between twenty to thirty masked attackers, armed with baseball bats, ambushed a group of Syrian refugees in Magdeburg, Germany, hospitalizing three of them, interrupted only when…
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Trudeau and the Labour Movement So Far
Yes, I know. It hasn't even been a month so to put "so far" at the end of the title might be a bit too much for lack of a better word but I digress.
For the first time since 1958 (when Diefenbaker was the PM), a prime minister…
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Stolen Lives: Unraveling the Mystery of Argentina’s Lost Grandchildren
Last week, the Argentine campaign group Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo announced via Twitter that they had found Grandchild #118. He was identified as the grandson of one of the group’s co-founders, Delia Giovanola.
Martín is the son…
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Insight on the Issues: Marijuana
This is the first post in a series called “Insight on the Issues” in which I will examine one specific issue in American politics and give each candidate’s stance. I will periodically do these posts but with no particular schedule so keep…
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At the Root of the European Refugee Crisis: An issue of European Identity?
Decrepit conditions, fences being raised, police taking up batons- the reaction of certain European countries to the thousands of refugees reaching their shores is hostile and disdainful. Over 366, 000 refugees have crossed the…
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