ALEX BADDUKECompared to the majority of other countries in the world, Canadian law is very inclusive of homosexual rights. In 1995, the Supreme Court of Canada read in sexual orientation to the Canadian Charter of Rights under Section 15, which outlines equality rights. This established the equality of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) … Continue reading
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The Other Side of Slum Upgrading
ALEX BADDUKE Police take-overs of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, or shantytowns, were at the forefront of news coverage in 2011 as Brazil began to prepare for upcoming events such as the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games. The general goal is for the city to be “cleaned up” and this includes upgrading the … Continue reading
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Editor in chief Hatty Liu Chief of layout and design Jessica Xiao Layout editors Alex Badduke Tamkinat Mirza Photos and artwork Haidan Dong Copy editors Alex Badduke Brenda Chang Tamkinat Mirza Amanda Murphy Jessica Newfield Jasmine Stasiuk Riddell Jenna Topan Olivia Zeydler Contributing editors Juan Camilo-Velasquez Brenda Chang Pauline Chery Tiphaine Monroe Amanda Murphy Jessica … Continue reading
Public-private relations in development: mining and Canada’s international development strategy
ALEX BADDUKE In October 2011, African Barrick Gold (ABG) began construction on a 14-kilometre long concrete wall that will stretch around its North Mara Gold Mine in Tanzania. The mine has been the source of tension within the community. The wall is an attempt at keeping local Tanzanians from entering the mine lands and searching … Continue reading
A new platform of protest: how SOPA/PIPA rallied the Internet community
At the beginning of the semester it seemed like almost everyone on Facebook was up in arms over SOPA and PIPA. Statuses, photos and links referred to the limitations of Internet freedom that these bills could potentially bring about. The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) were bills introduced in … Continue reading
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