Op-eds

What if there really was a major spill?

The spill could be small, or it could be the next Exxon Valdez, but either way the cost for the Salish Sea may be too great.

Simple ways to reduce your everyday carbon footprint

With so many bleak projections about climate change, it would be easy to blame these issues on previous generations and call it a day. But while we may have inherited…

What the absence of women in provincial politics means for Canada

"The Council of Federation, comprised of Canada’s thirteen premiers, posted a picture on Twitter from one of their bi-annual meetings this summer. The picture provokes a rather simple and reasonable…

The importance of valuing the humanities

Hundreds of articles denounce the study of the humanities as a pursuit of “worthlessness” or even “elitism.” So then, why do some people continue to pursue these studies in an…

Let’s agree to disagree

With a potential new prime minister coming in October and a new university president coming next summer, cultivating the ability to disagree will be especially important this year. So, how…

Canada lacks clout

Nearly four years, many unmet expectations, one ethics scandal, and a pipeline saga later, many Canadians are well aware of their prime minister’s notable flaws. However, in an episode of…

Trudeau’s $148 million plan for international students is about dollars, not diversity

Last month, the Trudeau government outlined a $148 million five-year plan to diversify global recruiting efforts. But this policy announcement isn’t really about improving diversity on campus — it’s a…

UVic students could learn a thing or two from Hong Kong

UVic students have a long and historic tradition of Stickin’ it to The Man. Student activism will inevitably sweep across campus sometime this year — but over in Hong Kong,…

Women of colour shouldn’t be pawns in your politics

United States Senator Elizabeth Warren is once again attempting to define her presidential platform through race, this time by targeting women of colour to gain campaign momentum for the 2020…