Rising Intolerance in India: Protecting Secularism, Pluralism and Democracy
For a country lauded for its tolerance over a wide variety of religious beliefs and practices, India is seeing the rise of an overwhelming right winged Hindu nationalist movement. India's constitutionally upheld secular image is…
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The Political Motivations of Obama’s Rejection and Trudeau’s Support of Keystone XL
On November 6, President Obama held a press conference in regards to the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Stating that “the Keystone pipeline has occupied…an inflated role in our political discourse,” Obama rejected TransCanada’s proposal to…
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Expat Elector Weekly Roundup #4
Here is the weekly roundup of the top five most important stories of the week in the US election as well as any upcoming local events here in Montreal or the surrounding area if you want to get involved with the election right here in…
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Opening the Floodgate of Money in Politics
In 2010, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission overturned restrictions on corporate spending in elections. Echoing popular opinion, Justice Kennedy rationalized the decision by asserting that “independent expenditures do not lead…
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What Do We Do With Disaster? Remembering the Afghanistan/Pakistan Earthquake
Nearly two weeks ago, on October 26th, Afghanistan was hit by an earthquake. The earthquake, falling between 7.5 and 8.1 on the Richter scale, caused widespread damage across northern Afghanistan and Pakistan. At least 260 have been…
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Democratic Debate Live Tweets & Thoughts
Last night I watched the Democratic Debate at Hurley's Irish Pub with Democrat's Abroad McGill. Here are a few thoughts and live Tweets that I had during the debate.
Bernie says he is running a political revolution in his introduction.…
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SSUNS 2015: From ”Bow-Tie” Plans to the ”Trident” Group: High-School Students Tackle Natural…
The Montreal edition of the United Nations-sponsored World Conference of Disaster Risk Reduction saw constructive debates and innovative resolutions aiming at the prevention and mitigation of the effects of natural disasters. The second…
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SSUNS 2015: Commonwealth Heads of Government
The general assembly double-delegate committee of the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) started off at a fast pace. Nick D’ascarnio, Aleksandra Kasikiovic and Tajana Mitrovic had a short but sweet introduction, which surely helped…
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People of SSUNS 2015
At SSUNS, we had the privilege to meet awesome people that we could not resist to interview. Here's a few of them:
May Lim
As Deputy Committees for Specialized Agencies, May Lim’s biggest responsibility is to ensure the smooth running of…
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Interview with Christina Chung, PR Director at SSUNS
Friday, October 13th, second day of the highly anticipated SSUNS 2015 conference!
In a private room, away from all the hustle and bustle of the conference, the MIR meets Christina Chung, the SSUNS radiant Deputy Director of Public…
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