Human rights law in Alberta may be getting a much-needed revision in the near future. The announcement came last Friday from Lindsay Blackett, Alberta’s Minister of Culture, who is seeking to change laws that are badly in need of amendment. Chief among them is making the freedom to choose sexual orientation a human right; a… Continue reading Alberta minister amends human rights
Month: April 2009
Of mallards and millionaires
The recent assassination of 1,606 ducks in northern Alberta is a stark reminder that the government, industry and citizens of this province and this country need to confront the ever more prescient issue of the oilsands. About a month ago, when it was still believed that only 500 ducks had met their demise in the… Continue reading Of mallards and millionaires
Letter – Wrong about rights
By Zev Barnett
Editor, the Gauntlet, In your article [“Thirsting After Sanity,” Cam Cotton-O’Brien, March 26, 2009] you argue that by extension the right to life implies that humans have a right to water. This is a gross misunderstanding of what it means for an individual to have a right. The concept, properly understood, does not refer to… Continue reading Letter – Wrong about rights
Politics after the purge?
By Ryan Pike
Julius Caesar was a polarizing figure, renowned by some but reviled by others. After surviving many attacks by Rome’s enemies on the battlefield and serving several terms as consul, Caesar was struck down by a conspiracy and assassinated in the Roman senate. Much like Caesar, Conservative Rob Anders is a polarizing figure. He has served… Continue reading Politics after the purge?
Moustache March
These handsome men raised over $6,000 for the Alberta Cancer Foundation as part of Moustache March.
Online Only – Russian towns defy scholarly projections
By Noah Miller
University of British Columbia political science assistant professor Dr. Lisa McIntosh Sundstrum appeared on campus on Tuesday as a part of a political science speaker series. McIntosh Sundstrum delivered a preliminary version of her research findings to 11 graduate students and faculty members on Western Aid and State-Society relations in Russia. “This is the process… Continue reading Online Only – Russian towns defy scholarly projections
News for the unnewsed
Anders faces opposition The latest challenger to Calgary West MP Rob Anders got a boost this past Saturday. In the annual election for the riding’s Conservative Party board of directors, 27 of 30 positions were won by a slate calling itself “Free Calgary West” and supporting corporate lawyer Donna Kennedy-Glans. One position was won by… Continue reading News for the unnewsed
UN commissioner calls for freedom from want
By Noah Miller
Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Supreme Court of Canada Justice Louise Arbour spoke at the Rozsa Centre this Tuesday. The Consortium for Peace Studies, together with the social work faculty and the Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership presented “A Conversation with Louise Arbour” as the opening address of the… Continue reading UN commissioner calls for freedom from want
Stigmas harm problem gambling recovery
By Joseph Tubb
Stigma may stop struggling gamblers from seeking support. According to a 2002 survey by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, 82 per cent of Albertans participate in some form of gambling. Yet University of Calgary researcher Jenny Horch found that there is quite a bit of stigma or negative attitudes towards problem gamblers. For her… Continue reading Stigmas harm problem gambling recovery
Dining Centre switches to more sustainable fish
Last May, Compass Group Canada, the parent company of Chartwells, removed Atlantic cod from its menus and replaced it with sustainably-harvested Atlantic pollock. As of February, the University of Calgary’s Dining Centre stopped serving open-net pen-farmed salmon and replaced it with more sustainable wild-farmed salmon. This change comes as part of Compass Group’s sustainable seafood… Continue reading Dining Centre switches to more sustainable fish