Month: March 2000
Acclamations accountable, say the acclaimed
Editors, the Gauntlet,Re: “Exercise your right to vote…” Mar. 2, 2000Politics can be a crazy experience. Winston Churchill once said that democracy is the worst system of governance ever devised, except for all the others. Both of us believe that the Students’ Union is a democracy and that your rights are not being trampled upon.We… Continue reading Acclamations accountable, say the acclaimed
Tuition abolition dependent on hard work
Editors, the Gauntlet,Re: “Attacking the ATAC mindset” Mar. 2, 2000eather Snider seemed to suggest a misunderstanding of the Five Point Program, the organizing platform for the Alberta Tuition Abolition Coalition. We would certainly not think that our degrees should be handed to us or that we should not have to work for it. Quite the… Continue reading Tuition abolition dependent on hard work
Greece 2000
Trading off individual rights for community protection
Many Western Canadians buy into the myth of civil liberties and civil freedom. Though it may not be nearly as evident in big cities or on university campuses, suspicion of government intervention and taxation has been a mark of the mid-Western mindset in Canada for a hundred years. Like our American counterparts, Western Canadians, particularly… Continue reading Trading off individual rights for community protection
Women shape diversity
Wednesday was International Women’s Day–a day to celebrate the accomplishments of women as well as focus energies on future goals.To mark the occasion, Dr. Marilyn Waring and Dr. Vandana Shiva, two of the most renowned current speakers on the international women’s movement, politics, social activism, and the environment spoke at the University of Calgary. Both… Continue reading Women shape diversity
License to Bitch
In the next two weeks you will hear SU hopefuls promising you the sun, the moon and the stars, bribing you with candy, shoving handbills in your face while eating lunch in MacHall, and telling you they are such a superstar. And why? All for the glory of being an elected Students’ Union representative. That’s… Continue reading License to Bitch
Campus Crossfire: Bill 11
By Brian Low
Thump. Thump. Hear that? It’s the sound of Ralphie’s truth squads marching your way.This week, at the cost of $300,000, a propaganda machine better oiled than Paul Joseph Goebbels’ sent copies of Bill 11 to your mailbox.This bill will allow regional health authorities to contract out services to private providers. Why? Well, dear Ralph will… Continue reading Campus Crossfire: Bill 11
Campus Crossfire: Bill 11
By Brian Low
The Alberta Tories have introduced a bill that will result in the issuance of permits for a number of privately run, limited-service medical facilities. The opposition and a number of other interest groups are up in arms, decrying the death of our “distinctly Canadian” Medicare system. Good grief.Before I begin, let’s dispel a few common… Continue reading Campus Crossfire: Bill 11
Prviacy e-nvasion
Get ready for an invasion of privacy, guerilla-style.I recently received a glossy note in the mail from e-Trends, inviting me to join their exclusive market research group. It reads, "As a participant, you will represent thousands of other Canadians in cutting-edge market research." It requires me to go to their site, download their software, and… Continue reading Prviacy e-nvasion