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LETTER | Re: “Celebrated Vikes Women’s Rowing Head Coach under investigation for abuse and harassment”
"In its exchanges with the writer, the university explained that privacy law strictly limits what information it can provide. This includes whether a complaint has been filed against an employee,…
Wexit is a pipe dream
Alberta has deep, longstanding resentments against the federal government. But the reality is that Wexit rallies only attract a few dozen people. Instead of talking about Wexit, we need to…
EDITORIAL | We’ll do fine without the UVSS’s AGM ads. But will they?
At the UVSS Annual General Meeting, the UVSS board passed a motion to eliminate requirements for UVSS AGMs and SAGMs to be advertised on notice boards and in the Martlet.…
NEWS UNSETTLED | Don’t (just) vote
"With the election safely behind us and the populist pressure to "do your civic duty" now relaxed until the next election cycle, I'd like to challenge a bit of the…
Canada’s future depends on America’s present
Canadian and United States cultures and media are innately linked, and as a result, so too are our ideologies. This means that it is more important than ever for Canadians…
Our military has lost “clout” because it does horrible things
Our military has done horrible things both abroad and at home. Canadians need to reckon with that and envision a national service that does not rely on violence.
A drop in the ocean: the illusory but necessary promise of the plastic straw
Chances are that by now you’ve probably heard of the environmental issues that plastic straws pose. The straw, however, is just a symptom of a worldwide addiction to single-use plastics;…
It doesn’t take much to say thank you, Victoria
"I spent all afternoon thinking about what it means that the City of Victoria has not officially thanked the Songhees through a written plaque or maintained the welcome sign to…Our Digital Print Issue
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