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April 23, 2025 Vol 121

Category: Opinions

Access to a Waiting List is Not Access to Healthcare

Access to a Waiting List is Not Access to Healthcare

In a 2005 ruling of the Canadian Supreme Court, Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin wrote the above title against existing bans…
Confinement is Not Conservation

Confinement is Not Conservation

When I was young, my dad took my sister and I to the circus. Acrobats, clowns, and animal trainers alike…
“Why is This so Damn Expensive?”

“Why is This so Damn Expensive?”

Momentarily awakened from my post-lunch reverie amidst the antiseptic odor of the general practitioner’s office, I sharply turned in the…
#Adventure: The Need to Restore Relationship with God

#Adventure: The Need to Restore Relationship with God

Social media is strewn with the catchphrase, #Adventure, which is meant to embody an outdoorsy and daring spirit. Yet, the…
Letter to the Editor: Dean Jordan

Letter to the Editor: Dean Jordan

Dear Editor, Nothing is as tiresome as professors crowding in on a student forum–the Star is (among other things) a…
Don’t Judge a Politician by Da Cover

Don’t Judge a Politician by Da Cover

We are often reminded that inequality persists in today’s society, yet, it’s humbling to stop for a moment and notice…
The Church and ‘The Good Testimony’

The Church and ‘The Good Testimony’

When I was 18 I got baptized. It was the right thing to do after growing up in a Christian…
Syrians Are Not the Only Refugees

Syrians Are Not the Only Refugees

While I stand in a circle with other students at Dean Jordan’s daily communion, we launch into the portion that…
When Christianese Doesn’t Cut It

When Christianese Doesn’t Cut It

Comfort. There are many times in a person’s life when they find that they must try to console someone else.…
Why “Trudeaumania?”… Because It’s 2016

Why “Trudeaumania?”… Because It’s 2016

An echo of the “Trudeaumania” that swept Canadian culture in the late 1960s has reignited in Canadian hearts from the…