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B.C. climate activists face tumultuous road ahead amidst nation building projects

“The Liberal Party has become a pipeline party, and they’ve become a party that is not taking real climate action, and is actually investing in big oil and fossil fuel…

Generative AI needs to be regulated, like now

When ChatGPT was rolled out, Canada had no laws in place to govern the development of gen AI. Today, we still have no meaningful legal or policy framework to address…

Canada’s new immigration act is an ‘attack on refugee and migrant rights,’ critics say

On March 26, the Liberal government passed Bill C-12, the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act, into law. The bill received significant backlash from advocacy and human rights groups,…

It’s not ‘just pixels’: X has become a weapon against women

X is a platform that gave abusers a tool to attack and control women and girls online. It’s a platform that allowed at least three million non-consensual sexualized images to…

AccessBC calls for improved pain management policy for IUD insertions

Although the universal contraception policy successfully increased access to prescription contraception, leading to significant growth in IUD usage, many patients continue to face preventable and sometimes severe pain because adequate…

Is Victoria really a ‘student city?’

Bergen has many advantages for students, ranging from affordable housing to safer nightlife. Sammen, Norway’s student welfare organization, offers a double dormitory for just 3553 NOK (about $489 CAD) per…

Is a version of the Online Safety Act making its way to Canada?

Some academics also have shared concerns that age verification laws pose privacy and safety risks. Dr. Eric Goldman, a professor of law at Santa Clara University, called age verification laws…

Your face belongs to you, and Canadian law should say so

Denmark’s Culture Minister, Jakob Engel-Schmidt told the Guardian, “Human beings can be run through the digital copy machine and be misused for all sorts of purposes, and I’m not willing…

Canadian identity is at risk, and only you can save it

The next time you are looking for entertainment or cultural enrichment, consider choosing local products and companies first. The survival of Canadian identity and culture depends on it.

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