I was surprised to hear about a last minute clause in the government’s bill to end the long gun registry (C-19). Apparently, so were the opposition and the Association of Canadian Archivists. I hope the Supreme Court shares our surprise and steps in to kill the legislation.
With all this talk about sustainability, it’s apropos that just a couple of days ago, Mark Post, a biomedical engineering scientist at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands, announced that he has successfully grown muscle tissue from animal stem cells from leftover material from slaughterhouses.
“Many religions do not support gay rights, and therefore that should be also considered, as no one wants to make an environment an uncomfortable one to be in.” These are the wise words of a female grade 12 student from the Toronto District School Board.
Last week, Baroness Susan Greenfield made statements at a conference in England where she claimed that there is evidence that computer games leave children with dementia.
I must say that these last three years I have spent in your magnificent little colony have been most eye opening. Canada is indeed a beautiful place and home to many beautiful people.
Digital distribution has been the way to go for at least half a decade. Earlier, it may have been a bit strange to have all of your content on the cloud, and not possess physical media for games that you have purchased.
Betrayal is never an easy pill to swallow; it’s harder still to be betrayed by someone you have known for your entire life.
Last Tuesday was an interesting day for The Argus, as we came to discover that many of our papers–about 500–had gone missing. We only print about three thousand, so having such a large number of newspapers disappear overnight was concerning.
In Canada there is a standing narrative: industry must proceed. Progress and jobs must always be pursued. If culture or personal interest stand in the way, they must take a back seat. This comes from an understanding that the needs of the many trump the needs of a few, and industry and jobs represent the needs of the many.
Being a student means many things to different people and the definition of “student” hasn’t stayed stationary over time either.
Senior members of the government have made it clear that they plan on tabling legislation during the current fall session of parliament that will introduce new seats in Alberta, Ontario, and British Columbia – with 30 seats in total.
There’s a point in all of our lives when we take on something new and it becomes more than a hobby.
Last Wednesday evening I was at the Study Coffeehouse to watch the provincial candidates do a talk and a short Q&A. The Liberal, NDP, PC, and Green parties were there, represented by both their Superior North and Atikokan hopefuls – except for the Green party, where Atikokan candidate Jonathan Milnes did not appear.
Inevitably, every week I will find an e-mail in by inbox, a voicemail on my phone, or a person in the office that will accuse us of most publications’ worst fears: libel.
There’s a lot of talk in the upcoming provincial elections about tuition costs in Ontario. It’s no secret that Ontarians pay the highest tuition in Canada – about $6,300 per year – which is more than a thousand dollars higher than the national average.
Greece accounts for 3% of the Eurozone’s overall GDP. In spite of this fact, European leaders are talking in apocalyptic terms about the country’s crisis of solvency.
Upon approaching the Club Days on Thursday, students were greeted by the sound of voices issuing from a PA system. Not an uncommon sound at a university event in the Agora but what became abundantly clear to newcomers that this wasn’t part of the festivities.
The Argus is almost half a century old, and older than our parent corporation – the Lakehead University Student Union.
According to Microsoft Word, Islamicism is not a word. According to our Prime Minister, it is. To Stephen Harper not only is Islamicism a word, it is a word that represents the single greatest threat to the Canadian state.
Back in 2007, students at the newly-formed Sustainability Initiative succeeded at passing a referendum that granted $18,000 per year to its operations via a $3.00 fee tacked on to every student’s LUSU membership dues.
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