“If Iran Wants to Fight”: The Iranian Crisis, Part Two
On Monday, June 17th, Iran announced that it would exceed the uranium stockpile restraints of the Iran nuclear deal within 10 days, more formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan More
Opinion: Capitalism’s Role in Combating the Climate Crisis
In January of this year, 16 year old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg attended the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. She travelled there by train – a 32 More
Analysis: Trudeau re-approves contentious Trans Mountain expansion project
On June 18th, in a decision to expand the pipeline carrying crude oil from the sands of Alberta to the coast of British Columbia, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his More
Opinion: The End of Ideology in the UK Conservative Party
Another political crisis, another leadership change, and yet another election. Theresa May’s resignation as Conservative party leader, and thus prime minister, has thrust the United Kingdom into political turmoil. Despite More
“If Iran Wants to Fight”: The Iranian Crisis, Part One
Striking footage of two oil tankers burning in the Gulf of Oman following an alleged attack on Thursday, June 13th marked the continued escalation of tensions in the Persian Gulf More
Satire: The Price of a Pipeline? Just a Buck or Two
The Liberal cabinet approved the Trans-Mountain pipeline on Tuesday, putting shovels back on the ground in this repeatedly-delayed project. Leaked messages show that Kinder Morgan, the company from which Trudeau More
T-4 Months: MJPS Federal Election Outlook
In exactly four months, Canadians will head to the polls for the 43rd federal election. Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are fighting for re-election against Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives, currently in opposition. Also More
Flash Analysis: Ontario Cabinet Shuffle Shows Ford has Eye on the Polls
One year into his mandate, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced significant changes to his Progressive Conservative cabinet. While maintaining that he thought that his entire cabinet had performed well, More
Opinion: It’s Time to Rethink Social Media Content Regulation
As the social media era progresses, giants like YouTube and Twitter have begun demonetizing and de-platforming specific channels deemed to break user terms in some way, often for hate speech. More
Flash Analysis: Explaining the Protests in Hong Kong
This past week, hundreds of thousands of people have protested in the streets of Hong Kong over a proposed extradition bill, in some of the biggest demonstrations in the city’s More