Opinions

Going Gluten-Free Isn’t Always the Answer

Food Trends Can Be Misleading

Sophie Sobol — Published October 23, 2019 | Comments

While it is ultra trendy to ask for the gluten-free option at a restaurant, it may not be the cause of your health problems, as it was not the cause of mine.
Editorial: Reconciliation is an Empty Word for the Liberals

By Appealing the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal’s Ruling, the Government Once Again Shows Its True Colours.

The Link — Published October 22, 2019 | Comments

By appealing this decision, Trudeau and the Liberal party have yet again shown that they are much more concerned with campaigning as progressives, instead of actually being progressive.
Strategic Voting Doesn’t Make You a Clever Person

Being Complacent Does Not Inspire Meaningful Change

April Tardif Levesque — Published October 21, 2019 | Comments

The pessimism it takes to believe change is impossible, multiplied by the number of voters feeling the same way, might just be why nothing changes beyond two parties mud-wrestling for a chance to please their benefactors.
Editorial: Discrimination and Lack of Concrete Action, Nothing New in Quebec

Apologies and Vague Promises Aren’t Enough From Those in Power

The Link — Published October 15, 2019 | Comments

The fact that the first instinct of the government and the police wasn’t to talk policy change, but to either say sorry or not really say anything of substance shows where the real priorities are.
“If You’re Such a Feminist, Why Won’t You Show Me Your Boobs?”

The Hijacking of Feminist Language by Male “Allies” Reveals an Insidious Objective

Sheena Macmillan — Published October 14, 2019 | Comments

Now that feminist language has broken into the mainstream, the feminist safe space is being infiltrated by men who are looking to take advantage.
Sex Ed(itorial): Is My Birth Control Ruining My Life?

How to Navigate Your Options and Self-Advocate at the Doctor’s Office

Skye Legault — Published October 9, 2019 | Comments

Now more than ever, women want to—and should—have that sense of empowerment that comes with making the right choices for their body, especially when it comes to practicing safe sex.
Expression or Oppression?

The Similarities Between Drag and Blackface Stop at the Makeup

Keeghan Rouleau — Published October 8, 2019 | Comments

Do you ever hear something you feel an instinctual disagreement to, but can’t really explain why?
Editorial: It Takes All of Us, But Who Cares?

The School’s Training Is Ineffective, Lacking, and Isn’t Being Taken Seriously

The Link — Published October 8, 2019 | Comments

The university boasts about taking the training to other universities in Quebec, but the way it exists now is a not-good-enough, token gesture that seems to have been created only to fulfill Bill 151’s requirements.
Assisted Death: Maturely Making Death’s Decision

Making the Personal and Educated Decision to Die

Keeghan Rouleau — Published October 7, 2019 | Comments

Imagine for a moment being at a point in your life where it is no longer desirable in the face of opportunity for a comfortable and controlled death.
Editorial: Politics Care About You Even if You Don’t Care About Them

Those in Power Have a Vested Interest in Your Inaction

The Link — Published October 1, 2019 | Comments

Power is an omnipresent part of everyone’s life—we shouldn’t treat the people in power as our benevolent overlords.