This week, for the first time, the Concordian granted anonymity to one of our writers. This is pretty unusual for us. In my opinion, the publication of writers’ names keeps people accountable; people are less likely to say crazy or untrue things when their name is attached. Just take a look at...
The Conservative government released its new budget yesterday. On the whole, it isn’t exactly an ambitious document — some spending freezes, a few cuts here and there, the lifting of some tariffs and not much else.
It’s gotten flack from the Liberals and the NDP for ...
Voting in the elections for the executive of the Arts and Sciences Federation of Associations began today. For the past two weeks these elections have been the subject of our editorials.
In these elections, and with certain candidates, we saw some...
Somewhere between 17,600 (according to Maclean’s) and 25,000 (Globe and Mail) Canadians protested the prorogation of Parliament yesterday. Organizers hailed it as a testament to the power of organizing through Facebook.
Jesse Root, one of the protest organizers in Ottawa, where around...
Based on some of the comments on the last blog post, I think a couple things need clarification.
The McGill PGSS delegation does include Jose Barrios (PGSS researcher and a University of Victoria student, he was behind the CFS referendum campaign there), Dean Tester (Carleton student and...
Delegates from the Concordia Student Union, McGill Post Graduate Students' Society and the Concordia Graduate Students’ Association were asked to sign an agreement when they arrived, that they would not defame CFS employees or delegates.
While all three unions refused to sign the...
I’m currently at the Canadian Federation of Students annual general meeting. I’m not here “officially” as a reporter; instead I’m “embedded” with the Concordia Student Union delegation.
When the decision to go to...
Yesterday I received a press release from a group calling itself “Progressive Students 4 CFS” (they now also have a blog and a facebook group).
The group is upset with the petition campaigns, currently ongoing or completed at over a dozen Canadian universities, that are calling for...
Maclean’s annual university rankings came out last week. As usual, they unleashed the standard debates about the validity of ranking universities and, undoubtedly, sold a lot of magazines.
But one thing about the rankings...
They’re the people that everyone hates. A gaggle of 18-year-old McGill froshies, stumbling down the street at 8 p.m. on a Thursday, screaming, running, shouting, cheering, wearing ugly identical t-shirts, all woefully unable to handle the amount of alcohol they’ve consumed.
What is Montreal known for if not hockey and beer? Although Molson beer is basic for drinkers on tight budgets and those visiting the Bell Centre, these local breweries and brewpubs offer a range of original, reasonably-priced and delicious beer that will appeal to those who expect a bit more from their brew.
