political affairs The Peace Prize Winner's War The Tigray conflict was supposed to be a swift and nationally unifying campaign for the former Nobel Peace Prize winner Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia. Instead, it has developed into a crisis and a stain on his legacy. Read more
geo-political affairs Biden’s Arab Dilemma Since Biden’s victory in the presidential elections, the 46th President of the United States has come across various challenges and might even be taking back some of his promises. A few of the promises he made include strongholds of the Arab world such as Saudi Arabia and Iran. Read more
political affairs Are India - Canada Relations In a State of Downturn? Canada and India are indeed well-suited to be strategic partners. Vibrant democracies and multicultural English-speaking societies, both nations are members of the Commonwealth, G20, and ARF (ASEAN Regional Forum), to name a few, and have a broad commonality of outlook. Read more
opinion The Canadian World Order Sir Wilfrid Laurier, one of Canada’s most beloved Prime Ministers, opined in 1904 at a packed Massey Hall in Toronto, that the 20th century would “be the century of Canada and Canadian development.… Read more
political affairs The Potential Benefits of Sub-Contracting The Cops Confidence in policing is at an all-time low. Data from the Leger polling company had shown an 11 point drop for support of the police in Canada, and for the first time in history support for the police dropped below the majority (48%) in the United States. Read more
Aung San Suu Kyi Is a Civil War About to Break in Myanmar? An Update on the Arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi The Myanmar military ordered a coup and the detainment of Aung San Suu Kyi and her government members last Saturday, February 1st, declaring a one year state of emergency. Myanmar will now be under Junta's reign as the military deposes the existing government and installs an ostensible government. Read more
Newfoundland Election Season in Newfoundland and Labrador That description of the 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador leaders’ debate is likely the most entertainment you will get out of this election. Read more
government Extremists Inn Our Midst: Why the GOP's Hands Aren't Clean Yet While the GOP may believe they are out of the rough due to Trump's removal from office, congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene proves that the GOP may have a long way to go before they can separate themselves from increasingly extremist viewpoints. Read more
political affairs Rekindling the Chief’s Vision If the photo above this article was shown to all Canadians, only a miniscule fraction would be able to identify the towering man in the foreground. Taken during the federal election campaign in the summer of 1957, this photo prominently displays Canada’s 13th Prime Minister, John Diefenbaker. Read more
political affairs 17 Years Since the Torture at Abu Ghraib, Where Does America Stand Now? Spring of 2021 will make the 17-year mark since the photos of Abu Ghraib reached the public. Images that shortly after being released in April 2004, motivated Government officials and Read more
trump What The Law Didn’t, Social Media Did: Trump Banned On All Mega-Platforms of Social Media On January 7, 2021, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Trump will be banned on Facebook and Instagram for much longer. Following the Capitol riots, he was banned from major platforms for Read more
political affairs Chaos at Capitol Hill What should have been a sacred certification ceremony, has now turned into utter chaos at the United States Capitol. Supporters of President Trump have unleashed a Coup attempt on American democracy this afternoon. Read more
trump A Not So Stimulating Package Although Congress had seemed to reach a nonpartisan agreement over the next Covid relief package, all their efforts fell apart following comments made by President Donald Trump on the meager Read more
political affairs ‘No Longer Gage’: The Intersection of the Law and the Brain On September 13th, 1848, Phineas Gage would go on to revolutionize the field of neuroscience. He was no doctor or researcher, yet his story would become one of the best-known Read more
india Why does India need to shed its protectionist image? As a newly independent nation in 1947, India tried to survive without much international trade. The post-independence development strategy was marked by export pessimism, added to which was the not-quite Read more
india India Proves Power is in the People In a time of such political turbulence, it’s easy to feel that the government may not be listening. That its interests may run counter to yours. That they won’ Read more
democrats No Blue Wave in 2020 We survived the 2020 United States election, and similarly to 2016, it did not follow a pre-conceived path. It is almost common knowledge by now how voters and media alike Read more
trump Trump’s Presidential Pardons In the final months of his presidency, a new scandal has arisen in the Trump administration regarding a new round of pardons, adding on to the list of now 45 Read more