While suicide was formally removed from Canada’s criminal code in 1972, it is still considered illegal today to aid another person in ending his or her own life through euthanasia. Contested in the legal and medical sectors around the world, euthanasia has gained widespread attention as it pushes the envelope on what can legally be … Continue reading
There is a distinction between extracting non-renewable natural resources for basic human uses and extracting non-renewable natural resources for mere ambition. Such is the case of gold, a resource that continues to mined not because anyone needs it, but because investors and consumers demand it. This is one of the most striking messages transmitted by … Continue reading
KARINA FORTIERAs Syria enters its 17th month of nationwide fighting, the Christian minority continues to support the ruling Assad regime. Several Christian-populated towns have been spared the violence ravaging the country, but many Christians fear for their rights should the regime succumb to revolutionary forces. The Rule of a Minority over a Majority Christians have … Continue reading
MADELEINE SHEA In the past few decades, Singapore has received considerable praise for its social and economic policies. According to the Council on Foreign Relations,“conventional wisdom has held that economic growth will lead inevitably…to democracy.” Singapore has defied this logic; while it has experienced massive development, it has not become democratic to a corresponding degree. … Continue reading
CAMILLE KERSEBET “Rack city bitch, rack rack city bitch”. You have heard it all summer on the radio, on TV. We may have thought the age of aggressive rap was on its way out, but violence in the music industry is still very much alive. The United States presidential elections once again brought to light … Continue reading
JASMINE STASIUK-RIDDELL The distinction between student activism and behaviour considered disruptive under the McGill Student Code of Conduct (SCOC) has been much debated this year on campus. In the wake of the Nov. 10 tuition-hike protest and the resulting police action, it struck many that the line between unacceptable behaviour and freedom of speech is … Continue reading
HUGO MARTORELL Kony, the tip of the iceberg The image of Joseph Kony, leader of Uganda’s Lord Resistance Army (LRA) militant group, has spiked much attention and controversy in the beginning of March. By March 11, this video made by the NGO Invisible Children’s (IC) for its Kony 2012 campaign already had 72 million views … Continue reading
KATIA FOX Social activism is becoming an increasingly large part of modern culture. A variety of development efforts have sprung up in response, ranging from child-sposorship to livestock donation to building wells in rural villages. Most recently, microfinancing has become an especially intriguing avenue to those seeking to make a difference in impoverished countries. The … Continue reading
The significance of social media and bloggers was arguably realized most influentially in the events surrounding the Arab Spring. Twitter was widely used to create awareness of social issues and contexts, and as a mobilizing tool for social activists in repressive regimes. The extent of this technology’s social impact has been widely documented. Yet this newly … Continue reading
Television, film and news media have all changed drastically due to the dawn of the Internet. But so has another industry: pornography. The rise of the World Wide Web has forced pornography into the age of information. The Internet has made this controversial media genre more accessible, affordable and anonymous than ever. A recent poll … Continue reading
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