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Luke Savage

Luke Savage is a political science and history student at the University of Toronto. He was The Varsity's Editor-in-Chief from 2010-2011.


March 3, 2010

Rae Watch

Next September will mark the 20th anniversary of Bob Rae’s election as Premier of Ontario and the 43rd anniversary of the beginning of his tenure at The Varsity. Our conversation began here, as I asked him to share some recollections from his time at our newspaper and as a student at University College. Like most […]
February 11, 2010

Students occupy Queen’s Park

On Wednesday, the U of T Model Parliament kicked off its inaugural session at Queen’s Park. The simulation, chaired by Trinity College student Michael Motola, aims to replicate—to the smallest detail—the business of Ontario’s parliament in two separate sessions, for high school and university students respectively. UTMP hosted a mock “election day” at the Munk […]
February 11, 2010

Where fantasy meets reality

When I heard there were plans to stage a Quidditch match at U of T, I leapt on the opportunity to write about it with the same childish curiosity that drives both young and old costumed Potter fans to camp overnight outside bookstores in barely contained anticipation for the latest addition to the Potter catalogue. […]
January 28, 2010

Canadian content: Saturday’s anti-prorogation rallies were just the beginning

The nation-wide rallies last Saturday against the Prime Minister’s prorogation of Parliament were the most intense grassroots movement in Canada since the nail-biting final week of the 1995 Quebec Referendum. Though no protest numerically rivalled the Unity Rally that invaded Place du Canada on October 27, 1995, Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament has proven that social […]
January 4, 2010

Canadian content: Proroguing Parliament illustrates Harper’s hypocrisy

It may be easy to forget, but Stephen Harper used to champion the supremacy of Parliament. As recently as 2005, Harper remained enormously critical of parliamentary misconduct when Paul Martin’s minority Liberal government made use of every trick available to avoid or delay a confidence vote. In a speech delivered on May 3, 2005, the […]
November 16, 2009

Canadian content: by-elections point to a profound shift in Canadian politics

By-elections in any country always elicit multitudes of exotic viewpoints from pundits, politicians, and policymakers. Anyone exposed to the mass of commentary on the recent Congressional by-election in New York’s 23rd District will believe one of several things. President Obama has failed and is on the way out. Or Republican radicalism is on the rise […]
October 19, 2009

Canadian Content

What a difference a month makes. When the fall parliamentary session began, an election seemed imminent. Now the Liberals still claim to oppose the Harper government, though the Grits’ downslide in public opinion has likely ended their desire to rev up the campaign buses. Several national opinion polls now put Stephen Harper’s conservatives’ popularity above […]
October 15, 2009

Q&A: Michael Ignatieff

In the late 1960s, Michael Ignatieff was a student at the University of Toronto and an editor at The Varsity. Now, more than 40 years later, he is the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada facing a potentially volatile parliament. In August he stated his intention to challenge the Conservative government on matters of […]

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