Labour Focus: The West Bank
In 2013, the primary and secondary Palestinian Teacher's Union went on strike after demands for a salary increase were consistently not met. The original deal that Palestinian Authority (PA) had struck with the union was a 10% salary…
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Sleeping Next to an Elephant: Canada’s Stake in the U.S. Election
In 2016, Americans will elect a new commander-in-chief, who will succeed Barack Obama as of January 21st 2017. This year, Americans have a plethora of choices, ranging from the “democratic-socialist” Bernie Sanders to the incredibly…
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The Importance of Encryption: Understanding the Implications of Apple’s Lawsuit with the FBI
On December 2, 2015, Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik attacked the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino killing 14 people and wounding 22. Farook’s iPhone was recovered from the site of the shooting. In the process of its investigation,…
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The Combustion of the Republican Party…Don’t Get Too Excited
The horror show this year has made one thing absolutely clear: there is anti-establishment anger on both ends of politics. Liberals and conservatives alike have realized the extent to which their parties have been diluted by corporate…
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Super Tuesday Fallout
Hi all, hope you’re having a great Reading Week wherever you are in the world. I’ve been in Edinburgh, Scotland for the past week. I woke up to the Super Tuesday results on March 2nd here in Edinburgh - due to the five hour time difference,…
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Maple Leaves and Syrup? Where Trudeau Will Take Canadian Aid – Part 2
Max Segal was dispatched to the Canada on the Global Stage conference, where he followed Professor Philip Oxhorn and his panel discussion on Canadian foreign aid. This is the second of three parts of his experience at the event. To read…
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Is Conservative Feminism a Paradox?
Looking around, it appears that socialism may be on the rise in the western world. Socialism argues that it aids minorities and the lesser off, an example of which being women. Some far-left socialists use this to argue that their party…
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Chris Christie, King of Flies
When John Milton’s Satan wakes up in hell, after having been cast out of heaven by God, he discovers next to him his loyal Beelzebub, King of Flies, “One next himself in power, and next in crime,” boiling alive in their new atmosphere.…
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Silent Voices: Indigenous People in America and the 2016 Presidential Elections
Again I must stray away from the theme of my blog as there is something that is deeply concerning to me in relation to the 2016 presidential election in the United States....
It seems peculiar to me, as a Canadian, that the issues…
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Maple Leaves and Syrup? Where Trudeau Will Take Canadian Aid – Part 1
Max Segal was dispatched to the Canada on the Global Stage conference, where he followed Professor Philip Oxhorn and his panel discussion on Canadian foreign aid. This is the first of three parts of his experience at the event.
Philip…
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