Opinions

Sex Ed(itorial): What do we Get Out of Sex?

The Transactional Nature of Sex Can Lead to Unfulfillment

Keah Hansen — Published November 29, 2018 | Comments

Post-sex, if the relationship doesn’t feel changed for the better, it can feel doomed.
Editorial: It’s Time for Quebec to Stop Denying the Existence of Trans and Non-Binary

We Support the Centre for Gender Advocacy in Their Lawsuit Challenging Quebec’s Civil Code

The Link — Published November 27, 2018 | Comments

Quebec’s Civil Code in particular discriminates against trans and non-binary people without legal status
Bolsonaro Isn’t Good for Anyone

Describing Authoritarianism in the Lens of Financial Gains is Irresponsible

V. Samoylenko — Published November 26, 2018 | Comments

Failing to call fascism and genocide by their name is anything but responsible.
Editorial: Paying People for Their Work Should Not Be Radical

As Strikes Take Over Quebec, It’s Time Interns’ Work Is Taken Seriously

The Link — Updated November 21, 2018 | Comments

Being properly paid for your work isn’t radical.
I am Mad and I Do Not Feel Bad (About Expressing it in Healthy and Productive Ways, That Is)

A Reflection on the Differences in Perception of Women and Men’s Anger Expression

Aysha White — Published November 20, 2018 | Comments

I don’t enjoy conflict but I’m also not afraid of confrontation, a trait that women are not socialized to have.
Climate Change Isn’t the Great Equalizer

At-Risk Populations Face the Biggest Climate Change Dangers

Elias Grigoriadis — Published November 20, 2018 | Comments

Environmental disasters will affect at-risk populations much more.
Editorial: Montreal Police Keep Using Excessive Force

SPVM Has to Do Better With People Who Are Marginalized, Have Mental Illness

The Link — Published November 13, 2018 | Comments

Clearly, Gibbs’ case was not a one-off situation
The Problem With Consent in Movies

Movies Have Normalized Toxic Behaviour for Too Long

Benjamyn Upshaw-Ruffner — Published November 12, 2018 | Comments

In real life, stalking and sexual assault don’t have happy endings.
Reclaiming Remembrance Day

Remembering Those Who Couldn’t Come Back Instead of Celebrating Victory

Olivier Cadotte — Published November 11, 2018 | Comments

Those who lived, and those who died, were victims of circumstances that they often didn’t have control over.
Editorial: Decriminalization in Canada

Why the Decriminalization of Drugs Could Be the Solution Canada Needs

The Link — Published November 6, 2018 | Comments

Decriminalizing drugs does not mean encouraging people to use them, but rather to lessen the negative social or criminal effects on those that do.