Commentary

Stephen Harper needs a makeover, fast. Since last October’s federal election, things have been going from bad to worse for our Prime Minister. His public… Read More »Extreme makeover: greening the PM

Part II of The Daily’s guide to absurd financial realities

If Quebec is a nation within a nation, we can’t help but feel that McGill is a foreign concession. In Montreal, McGill stands for all… Read More »Editorial: McGill n’est pas une île

“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” – Voltaire It’s 8:45 a.m. on the… Read More »Piñata diplomacy: The curious case of Geert Wilders

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

Tales from a Montrealer’s isolating rez-less experience

I read something on the back of a toilet stall last week that made my Intro to Philosophy class look like playtime in kindergarten. It… Read More »Life Lines: Finding wisdom in the third stall from the right

A primer on all the terms you’ve heard but didn’t understand

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