The most important climate convention in recent memory is right on the horizon On October 31, Justin Trudeau will join other world leaders from nearly 200 countries at the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP26) to set new emissions reduction targets and tackle climate change on the world stage. COP26 will be taking place in Glasgow, Scotland and it is expected that over 20,000 activists...
The Business Etiquette Team (“BET”) seeks to address the gap in professional norms for first-generation, BIPOC, and marginalized students, young professionals, and recent migrants. BET is an equity-seeking group committed to teaching professional etiquette to underrepresented young professionals. We focus on the soft skills around business culture and the unwritten rules and policies...
Canada’s black law students gear up for a celebration out west By: Kerry-Ann Cornwall (National President) & Kendra Wilson (National Conference Chair) Founded in 1991, BLSA Canada is a national student-run, non-profit organization that is dedicated to supporting and enhancing the academic and professional opportunities for Black law students. In so doing, we welcome allies from all...
With a mixture of sports and delectable dietary options, it has a bit of everything The Gregorian calendar serves as the master of time. It helps us simple beings to make sense of what happens when we see the sun one morning and then rise again the next. Divided into twelve months, there has long been great social debate as to which month reigns supreme amongst its eleven other counterparts. You...
With Sex and The City bound for a return to TV, we consider the age-old conundrum of Carrie’s romantic choices Humanity’s future beyond earth. What is dark matter. When is my package arriving. Big or Aidan. These are some of the most pressing questions of our time, but none more so than the latter. Sex and The City (SATC) will have the issue top of mind for its fans and armchair pop culture...
The McMichael Art gallery hosts a women-centred exhibition This weekend I took a field trip to the McMichael Art Gallery to see the Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment exhibition. The exhibit is a collection of work from Canadian women who coincided with the Group of Seven and, to a certain extent, offers commentary on the widely celebrated work of the Group of Seven and the...
For a show focused on highlighting the best in everyone, Ted Lasso’s second season really did its female characters dirty. Season two of the soccer-themed comedy-drama aired its finale on October 8, leaving viewers sitting with more than a few cliff-hangers. However, when I look back on this season, I’m not thinking about Nate’s alarming character progression, the threat of Rupert’s new soccer...
Fall has been a busy time for new music (and midterms), and I am certainly not complaining (about the new music). Adele is back. Young Thug is back with a punk album. Don Tolliver recently gave us his second full-length feature project, and the new Coldplay album has an EDM-style song. There is an abundance to listen to if you are looking to pass the time while the leaves begin to change colour...
The Netflix K-drama has demonstrated cross-cultural success through stunning visuals, excellent acting, and a solid if predictable plot Note: This review contains mild spoilers for Squid Game. After being subjected to the question of “Have you watched Squid Game?” by nearly all of my friends, I gave in and finally watched the K-drama that the Internet has not stopped talking about. Squid Game...
19 October 2021 In a strange and shocking turn of events, the Supreme Court of Canada has chosen to overturn the rule of precedent in the common law. Sidney Scapegoat, recent member of Parliament for Dagozhingwaakaa, Ontario, had this to say. “Precedent, for those not in the know, goes hand in hand with the concept of stare decisis—that when a court decision has been made in court, it is final...
After another shortened season and a summer filled with TMZ-level basketball drama, the NBA basketball season is back with a full 82 game schedule for its 75th season which began on Tuesday October 19. Let’s get reacquainted with some of the Eastern Conference teams that are expected to contend for the Larry O’Brien Trophy come April 2022. Brooklyn Nets On paper, this is the most volatile team in...
Hockey is back and for Leafs fans, it’s the start of an 82-game regular season, which means close to nothing without that second-round appearance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. With a far from exciting off-season and the departure of some key pieces to the lineup, it is hard to gauge whether the Leafs are better equipped to face their playoff demons. The answer to whether this team is better than...
And other storylines of note as the NHL resumes With the NHL now a week into its new season, I figured it would be a good time to circle back to the league and discuss the interesting storylines I expect to see out of this season. Oh and don’t worry, my fearless (read: unfounded) predictions will be here as well. Much like the past nearly two years of our lives, COVID-19 will still be a major...
The Lewisham Ballack is finally threatening to return back to his best for Chelsea after years of injury kept him from fulfilling his ridiculous potential Football is a cruel sport that moves on quickly from past glory days, just ask Arsenal. After having threatened to move on from Ruben Loftus-Cheek, the player opted for a decidedly non-North London response and rose from the ashes. In 2019...
Merck and its partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics recently announced that its new pill to treat COVID-19 reduces the risk of hospitalization and death in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 by approximately 50 per cent. After the experimental oral antiviral treatment showed “compelling results” during late-stage clinical trials, the pharmaceutical company announced its plan to apply for...
Ontario’s boreal forest north of Lake Superior is one of the largest intact forests left in the world. The same cannot be said for the southern part of the province which, once covered with forests, has now been cut down to make way for development and agriculture. Though there are many issues inherent to forest management, and the forestry industry in the north, urban forestry is often left out...
The haircare company Olaplex Holdings Inc—owned by the private equity firm Advent International—made its market debut through an Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) on 30 September 2021. Founded in 2014, Olaplex is a company that pioneered the category of haircare called “bond-building.” Olaplex products seek to restore damaged and compromised hair by repairing it from the inside out with their...
Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig. The most famous Michaels in contemporary Canadian news have landed on home soil after being arbitrarily detained in China for 1020 days. The “Two Michaels” (as media outlets have coined them) were detained by Chinese officials on 10 December 2018 following the detainment of Huawei’s board deputy chair, Meng Wanzhou, upon her arrival at the Vancouver...
Before I went into grade school, having immigrated from the other side of the world and thrust straight into the North American education system, my mom told me to always be mindful of conflicts and do your best to avoid them. She told me that I should a) always try to deescalate a situation and avoid physical confrontation where I could, and b) to never take anything from anyone when that...
Starting law school, I knew little about different areas of law. I like to think I wasn’t the only one coming into this like a blank slate. It was incredibly difficult for me to find an area of law I actually liked. So, to save someone the stress of researching different areas of law to see which ones clicked, I thought I would work with Osgoode Hall Family Law Association (OHFLA) to create a...
30 September 2021 was the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation also known as “Orange Shirt Day,” and I would like to share some of my reflections. I must start by saying that as a non-Indigenous person, I feel uncomfortable writing about these issues, but the importance of discussing this topic is much greater than my feelings of discomfort, and so I write this as mindfully as I...
When I was a fourth year violin performance student at the University of British Columbia preparing to apply for graduate school, the general advice I was met with was to select schools based upon the teacher you wanted to study with. This was fairly sound advice since the mentor-mentee relationship is a significant part of most music school experiences. But in selecting which schools to apply to...
With The Many Saints of Newark being released in theatres this past weekend, it is only fitting that we discuss one of the greatest shows to ever touch television More than anything, the positive reviews of The Many Saints of Newark allowed me to finally exhale. It appears that at the bare minimum, Many Saints is a good movie. Critics have liked it so far, and user reviews have been...
According to Hume, there is not much of a relationship between roads, hell, and good intentions. In section one of Justice, whether a natural or artificial virtue, Hume characterizes intentions (referred to as “sentiments”) as the “real” indicia of morality, whereas actions are mere proxy. Correspondingly, good intentions, independent of an action’s outcome, are necessary conditions for the...
Amazon’s new series, All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs features an in-depth behind the scenes look at the Leafs throughout their last season When I first heard the Leafs were going to be featured in an Amazon documentary, I was ecstatic. As a fan of similarly styled programs with the Dallas Cowboys, I was eagerly anticipating seeing some behind the scenes footage that the regular hockey viewer...