Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called a snap election, with polls open for voting on September 20, 2021. The results of this election have the potential to majorly impact how Canada as a nation deals with issues like climate change and social justice.
Anders Behring Breivik murdered 77 people in an attack fueled by white supremacy and xenophobia. It changed my country and it changed my approach to politics and the world.
Stay-at-home orders, while useful to curb the spread of COVID-19, have heightened the crisis of domestic violence in Canada.
In light of recent reports by Human Rights Watch and B’tselem, Israel’s occupation and relentless maltreatment of Palestinians are increasingly being recognized as the actions of an apartheid regime.
France’s recent ruling on religious attire has highlighted its long history of Islamophobia and the colonial tendency to frame Muslim women as oppressed and in need of saving.
Disclaimer: While the panelists mostly mentioned the Uyghur people by name, they as well as Spheres of Influence and UBC International Relations Students Association recognize the oppression of other minorities in the region, including the Kazakh, Kygyz, and Hui, among others. On March 24th, 2021, Spheres of Influence and the
Canada has been applauded for labelling the right-wing group the Proud Boys as a terrorist organization. A bold move, and arguably an important one, but hardly sufficient. The issue of extremist right-wing and white supremacist groups in Canada is not new nor is the Proud Boys an isolated anomaly. Its
As the farmers protests in India continue, social media has become the latest target for government suppression. This is because it is used to inform the world about what is going on and connect and mobilise supporters in the diaspora.
The COVID-19 pandemic has shocked the world and brought business as usual to a halt, causing economies to dwindle and hospitals to be overrun with patients. The pandemic has also shed light on social, economic, and racial disparities not only in individual countries but in the global order itself. The
