Commentary

Zionism and Israel’s Arab ghettos

Gilad Ben-Shach did make a good point in his January 22 article “Applying some logic to conflict terminology,” when he said, “I hope The Daily… Read More »Hyde Park: You call that proof?

And don’t let our focus on Gaza distract us from other crises

Much of the debate over the conflict between Israel and Palestine has polarized these pages, with students clinging to antagonisitc beliefs despite their strong tendency… Read More »Hyde Park: Competing identities block the road to peace

Stimulus shmimulus! That was about all Andrew Coyne had to say about the Conservatives’ new budget on last Wednesday’s broadcast of CBC’s The National. A… Read More »Hyde Park: Bring on stimulating conservatism

It wasn’t long ago that America was buzzing feverishly about the possibility of the first female president ever. With the country’s recent obsession with Barack… Read More »Hyde Park: Enough with Parliament’s masked sexism

Reclaiming campus space for education over propaganda

Good luck with that peace thing Re: “Israel supporters want peace” | News | January 22 Oh! A peace protest!? Oops, I think I passed… Read More »Letters

The opposition parties demanded a stimulus, and the Tories heard this loud and clear Tuesday. With their fourth-straight record spending budget, big-C Conservatives are being… Read More »Editorial: Budget throws money in all the wrong places

In “Police shootings connected to racial profiling” (News, January 25), Samir Shaheen-Hussain, a member of the Justice for Anas Coalition, was incorrectly quoted as saying… Read More »Errata

Ever since the Bloc Québécois’ formal introduction to federal politics in 1991, Canadians have been outraged over Ottawa’s funding of the party. The very idea… Read More »Hyde Park: The Bloc legitimizes Canadian democracy

Last year, McGill teaching assistants braved an 11-week strike to pressure the University to negotiate a fair contract. The battle was won, but not without… Read More »Hyde Park: York – McGill TAs are behind you

Public Editor

This is the first of a two part-piece looking at secularism. This first part acts as a loose introduction to a discussion on the negative… Read More »Aristotle’s Lackey: Patrick, the ideological rationalist

A couple days before Obama’s Inauguration, a good friend of mine was laid off. The factory he worked at works exclusively with aluminum provided by… Read More »A call for unity of the have-nots