Provinces, Trade Barriers, and Separatism: The Trials of PM Carney
As Carney's premiership continues, it has become clear that no prime minister can govern and attain any degree of popularity without first a…
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Quinlin Osadczuk
26 articles
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Controversial RCMP Unit Spotted on Campus
British Columbia has played host to a wide realm of political controversies over the course of the past decade. Pipeline protests, logging c…
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The Liberal Response to War in Iran
The year is 2003. America is engaged in a new Gulf War, eschewing approval from the United Nations to wander into a regional conflict whose …
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BC Federation of Students AGM Held, Responds to Tuition Hike Threats
The University of British Columbia Okanagan's students are long-used to finding themselves in the throes of idiosyncrasy. This university is…
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BC Federation of Students AGM Held, Responds to Tuition Hike Threats
The University of British Columbia Okanagan's students are long-used to finding themselves in the throes of idiosyncrasy. This university is…
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Carney's Foreign Policy and the "New World Order"
Foreign affairs rarely holds much influence over the politics of any country; it is certainly the more compelling topic, as it often pits on…
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Strikebreaking and Notwithstanding Clause Sparks Albertan Controversy
Over the course of the last few months, the province of Alberta has seen a political battle the likes of which has been otherwise unheard of…
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Who Are the People With the Pamphlets?
Perhaps the most lively element of campus life is the sheer random chance at play while walking around. As much as one might try to find and…
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Rustad on the Rocks: New Political Party Starts in Okanagan Amidst BC Conservative
Over the course of the last two years, British Columbia's political world has been turned upside-down at least once, and the foundations are…
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Gaza Blockade Persists, Greta Thuberg Arrested
While the war in Gaza is officially over, at least for now, the policies of both Hamas and the Israeli government continue; there is no vacu…
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Ceasefire in Gaza!
The war which began on October 7th, 2023, is one which has long captured the attention of the international community, first out of fear, th…
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Graduate Student Association on Ballot
Perhaps the most difficult aspect in starting anything truly new is that there is no rulebook or instruction manual — this is especially the…
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UBC Hunger Strike for Palestine
I will confess, I've always been drawn to the student and social activism of the 1960s as a topic. Those characters of history and their gra…
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The Center Cannot Hold
When you lose, you make a new plan. If you go too high, you aim to go lower next time, and vice-versa. That begs a question related to the f…
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The SUO and You
Starting any new job brings with it a myriad amount of new rules and regulations to read through, not to mention the new bounds and focus wh…
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Planes, Pain, and Social Media Narrative
My father has a habit of reminding me of an ancient Chinese saying he’d heard some years ago: “May you always live in interesting times.” It…
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A Retrospective on Academy Hill
I live in the Upper Cascades. I have a lovely view overlooking the Western portion of campus, including Academy Hill. Most mornings, I count…
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Exploring the Kelowna Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival, a traditional yearly holiday originating from China, was held worldwide on February 12, marking the end of Lunar New Y…
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A New Graduate Students' Association?
The University of British Columbia Okanagan is, like every other campus, a deeply unique one. Hemmed in by the rolling hills of the valley, …
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Mr. Chill and the Coverage of Crime
I have, admittedly, always held a fascination with "The News", as broad a term as it is. My focus and interest has always been centered arou…
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UBCO Campus Continues Expansion
Since the assimilation of Okanagan University into what is today the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan branch, this campus has expan…
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To THRIVE Amidst Malaise
I first felt my heart pounding through my chest somewhere between the first and second game of dodgeball, and it was around then that I real…
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Winter Break Holdovers and Tone-Deaf Solutions
Perhaps the greatest advancement in politics and policymaking in the last twenty years has been an increasing pivot in the mainstream of ack…
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A Discussion on Robert Moses and Suburban Sprawl
This article is an attack on current city planning and rebuilding. It is also, mostly, a complaint of the systemic flaws inherent within the…
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UBC Okanagan and Palestine, One Year On.
As I write this article, it is the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the 2023 Israel-Hamas War. Having read numerous articles, op-eds…
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The Falcon, The Premier, and The Turncoat: BC's Upcoming Provincial Election
Over the course of this year, 40 countries will go to the polls and vote. In total, they represent over half of the population of planet ear…