Grace Parish

The 2012 student strike brought young people together and sparked engagement in politics at all levels. There are lessons to be taken from the work done in 2012 for students today organizing against the Legault government’s recent tuition…
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Fashion week can be worth it, but only if it is a driver of change throughout the entire fashion industry. 
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The anti-vaccine rhetoric platformed by Kennedy have had a severe impact both in the US and around the world.
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In this edition of MIR's coverage of the 44th Canadian Federal Election, Sara Parker, Grace Parish, and Adam Steiner discuss the highlights of the French language leaders debate, the fight for Quebec's 78 seats, and the best suits of the…
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The Liberal’s “Fortress Toronto” is standing strong, but is by no means a guarantee for Justin Trudeau and the Liberal party.
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A little over two months out from the New York City mayoral primary, previous presidential hopeful Andrew Yang is making a serious case to become the mayor of the city.
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COVID-19 has catalyzed migration out of cities, though the trend seems to have been building for decades. For better or worse, Canadian culture, lifestyle, and wellbeing are being reinvented by growing suburban sprawl.
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Eight million Americans have fallen into poverty and the need for support from food banks has increased by 98 per cent. Getting financial help has been difficult for many, exacerbated by the political drama and partisan theatrics plaguing…
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For many, the contemporary Christmas spirit is rather disconnected from the holiday’s religious purpose. Instead, Christmas, the most magical time of the year, has become a time of over-eating, over-drinking, and over-spending on gifts in…
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In theory, the microcredit model seemed ideal for reducing poverty. The UN even declared 2005 the "International Year of Microcredit." Despite praise in its early years, though, whistleblowers in 2012 exposed excessive interest rates, poor…
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In 1968, Pierre Trudeau described living next to the United States as “sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast one is affected by every twitch and grunt."
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