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1. The Varsity’s Olympic Gould

   Varsity staffer ALIXANDRA GOULD heads out to Vancouver to report on the Games

   Feb 11 by

   On July 2, 2003, I was sitting in front of my television as the IOC announced Vancouver would host the 2010 Olympic Games. At that moment, I felt the collective surge of patriotism that vibrated across the country. Canada, the country that always seems to be overshadowed by bigger and more ostentatious nations, would be front and centre on the...

2. ‘More perogies, less proroguing’

   Thousands in Toronto tell Harper to get back to work

   Jan 25 by Alex Ross

   Thousands flocked to Yonge-Dundas Square on Saturday, Jan. 23, waving signs denouncing Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s decision to suspend Parliament until March 3. The rally organized by the Facebook group [Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament][1] drew an estimated 3,000 in Toronto. Protests took place in over 50 Canadian cities and towns, with expats carrying out protests in New York, Dallas, San...

3. Prorogue protests planned across Canada

   Facebook numbers no guarantee, shows failure of unrelated protest

   Jan 14 by Andrew Rusk

   Nationwide protests will push for parliament to resume as scheduled on Jan. 25. Rallies are scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 23, in every province and territory except Nunavut. Over 40 Canadian communities, including ones in New York and London, are planning rallies. The protests are organized through the [Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament][1] group on Facebook, which at press time has over...

4. Academics denounce prorogue

   Mark Kingwell, James Orbinski, and Joseph Heath among those opposed to Harper’s decision

   Jan 14 by Andrew Rusk

   Scholars have joined the growing number of Canadians opposed to Stephen Harper’s decision to prorogue Parliament for the second time in his term. More than 175 academics, including 17 University of Toronto faculty members, have signed an open letter expressing concern about proroguing Parliament. “It doesn’t have to do so much with party politics or Harper specifically, but with the...

5. Ignatieff hits UTM

   Liberal leader takes questions, gets sweatshirt

   Jan 14 by Semra Eylul Sevi

   Michael Ignatieff, U of T alum and leader of the Liberal Party, stopped by the UTM campus on Wednesday. Ignatieff is on a week-long, 11-campus tour across Canada to promote “Canada at 150: Rising to the Challenge,” a “non-partisan” conference in March hosted by the Liberals. Ignatieff spoke to a full house at UTM, with latecomers directed to an overflow...