T-5 Months: MJPS U.S. Election Outlook
In exactly five months, Americans will head to the polls for the 2020 election. Donald Trump will be fighting for reelection against the Democratic presidential nominee, while all 435 seats More
Netanyahu’s Corruption Trial Opens: What’s Really at Stake?
When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at the courthouse that would hold his trial, protesters for and against the premier filled Salah a-Din Street in East Jerusalem. Netanyahu supporters waved More
Opinion: Mother Nature Gets Tired Too — How Women Carry the Burden of Addressing Climate Change
This opinion piece is part of a broader, week-long MJPS Online series in collaboration with IRSAM’s delegation to the United Nations. Click here for other components of the series. The views expressed More
Opinion: Mental Health Support and Solidarity for Women in Conflict Zones
Content Warning: Sexual Violence, Rape, Suicidal Ideation This opinion piece is part of a broader, week-long MJPS Online series in collaboration with IRSAM’s delegation to the United Nations. Click here for other More
Opinion: The Decriminalization of Sex Work as a Human Rights Approach
This article was updated on May 26th at 5:30 pm. An earlier version of this article was imprecise in describing PCEPA as legislation that decriminalized the act of sex work More
Policymaking From the Girl-Up: An Interview with McGill’s Youth Delegation to the United Nations
This opinion piece is part of a broader, week-long MJPS Online series in collaboration with IRSAM’s delegation to the United Nations. Click here for other components of the series. The More
Opinion: Political Opportunism and Trudeau’s New Gun Regulations
On 1 May, Prime Minister Trudeau announced a ban on the buying, selling, transporting, importing and use of assault-style weapons in Canada. The ban names roughly 1500 model variations and More
Nunavut’s Isolation: Evidence that Social Distancing Works
At the time of writing, each of Canada’s provinces as well as all territories have reported cases of COVID-19. The country has been struck by over 35,000 confirmed cases and More
Equal Pay Day: Deconstructing The Wage Gap and The Public/Private Divide
National Equal Pay Day marks how far into the next year the average woman must work in the U.S. in order to earn what the average man earned by December More
Canadian Conservative Leadership Race: Frontrunners Target China
As governments address the challenges created by COVID-19, many have decided that it is time to start assigning blame. In Canada, leading the charge is outgoing Conservative Party (CPC) leader More