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Liberals win re-election, but fall short of majority government
The results are in! Here's the Martlet's rundown on the 2019 Canadian federal election results.
A brief history of women’s suffrage in Canada
In Canada, women did not automatically have equal voting rights. They were gained slowly, after years of hard work.
Meet Autumn Peltier, the 15-year-old “Water Warrior”
A year before Thunberg’s emotional “#HowDareYou” speech made global headlines, then-13-year-old Autumn Peltier gave an impassioned address to the UN General Assembly on World Water Day while standing on a…
Hundreds of Victoria students join 20 000 protesters in global climate strike
Hundreds of UVic students joined protesters outside the B.C. Legislature on Sep. 27 for the final event of the “week of action” to advocate for climate change awareness.
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…
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…
Dear lawmakers: keep your legislation away from my uterus
Abortion was decriminalized in 1969. No law reflecting the Supreme Court's R. v Morgentaler decision ever passed through parliament, so no laws govern abortion in Canada. This is precisely the…
The blue bin charade: what really happens to Canadian recycling
Since Canada’s first implementation of curbside recycling programs in the 1980s, Canadians have dutifully filled our blue bins believing we’re doing a good thing for the planet. However, much of…Our Digital Print Issue
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