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Letter from the (outgoing) Editor: a long-overdue farewell
When writing heartfelt goodbyes, people typically start with a “As [important job position] of [company with a terrible, stuffy name], people always ask me . . . ” Unfortunately I can’t do that, because…A sports fan’s biggest confession
Yep, I’m saying it: the Canadian Football League is more entertaining than its American counterpart I’ve got a confession to make. Ever since my dad brought me to a sold…LETTER: Stop the poor-bashing culture in Victoria
I am getting so fed up with hearing the anti-homeless and poor-bashing rhetoric both in the news and from people writing hateful opinion pieces in local newspapers. Why do people…Letter to the Editor: fair trade avocados the way to go
Re: Green Gold Bleeds Red: The hidden cost of avocados I appreciated Anabelle Budd’s informative and well-researched article on the hidden cost of avocados. I was alarmed by the fact…The hidden cost of avocados
Green gold bleeds red Avocado (aguacate) is increasingly referred to as oro verde — “green gold.” When I left Mexico City in 2011, you could buy a kilo of the allihgator pear…Letter from the Editor: The last hurrah
A farewell from the Vol. 70 co-Editor-in-Chief If there is one thing I can trust in, it is that everything will change. Yet again, the winds of change have come and…Canada’s gun control problem
As I’m writing this, there are marches in the United States for better gun control in the wake of another school shooting. There were even some in Canada in order…Data disrupts democracy
The Cambridge Analytica files, which recently revealed the manner in which data analytics companies are able to influence elections, have caused stirs in many circles. Previous campaign strategies — which sought to…Our Digital Print Issue
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