“All I can do is be me – whoever that is.†      – Bob Dylan This quote appears on my bedroom wall – sitting underneath a photo of Bob Dylan smoking a cigarette, of course – much like it […]
By: Lucy Morkunas Once upon a time in England, the Liberal party regularly formed majority governments.  During the last Liberal government from 1916-22, Liberal MP’s had five opportunities to support a proportional type of electoral system called PR-STV. Half consistently voted […]
By: Casey O’Sullivan **Possible trigger warning regarding sexual assault** Recently, on March 24th, former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi was acquitted on four counts of sexual assault and one count of overcoming resistance through choking. Another trial will be held […]
By: Taya Nabuurs Prince Edward Island is currently the only province in Canada that does not provide surgical abortions. Women seeking such a procedure are required to travel off-Island to either Moncton or Halifax. The cost for the procedure itself […]
By: Taya Nabuurs With the implementation of 50/50 gender parity for which he had social media buzzing with clips of his now-infamous statement, “because it’s 2015,†Justin Trudeau’s efforts to stress the importance of gender equality in Canada and destigmatize […]
By: Lucy Morkunas The main reason for the Community Forum hosted by the Special Committee on Democratic Renewal is to get feedback on the design of the plebiscite question. A green survey sheet is handed out at each Forum. Participants […]
By: Lucy Morkunas The Special Committee on Democratic Renewal is on the road again and on Thursday, February 11th, set up shop in Morell. Jordan Brown, chair of the Special Committee, began the evening by saying that the purpose of […]
This article is part of a proposed series on the recent debates surrounding electoral reform on Prince Edward Island. By: Lucy Morkunas Two Wednesdays ago, Professor MacKinnon started the class, Politics and Government of PEI, by saying that there was […]
By: Elizabeth Iwunwa Across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada, the month of February is set aside as Black History Month. This event originated in the United States in 1976 to celebrate important people and events in African […]
By: Jing Zhao Many friends wonder why the Chinese New Year occurs in February, Â and not on January 1st. The reason is that Chinese people celebrate Chinese New Year using the lunar Calendar. The day of the Chinese New Year- […]
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