News Analysis

Opinion, Politics & Policy

Taxpayers will have to foot the bill of expensive Calgary arena

Calgary’s own acting chief financial officers, Carla Male, even told city council that after adding in inflation and opportunity costs, taxpayers would be sitting at a net negative 47 million for the project.

Wyatt Claypool / Jul 24, 2019

Opinion, Culture, Technology

Social media and censorship: Is Minds the answer?

As Minds vows to meticulously follow the First Amendment, journalists and free-speech advocates like Tim Pool have praised the site as a haven for free expression and openness.

Shane Miller / Jul 24, 2019

Canadian News, Opinion, Politics & Policy

Media freedom under Trudeau’s Liberals is worse than ever

It is likely that media censorship will only increase this election season, with tech giants playing a more active role in what is and is not seen online.

Dylan Gibbons / Jul 24, 2019

Opinion, Culture

Trigger warnings don’t work, so why do we use them?

I can only hope certain findings, like that of the trigger warning study, can start to make university administrations reevaluate their approach.

Wyatt Claypool / Jul 24, 2019

Opinion

Suing for hurt feelings: How to restore confidence in the BC Human Rights Tribunal

Section 37 of the BC Human Rights Code allows the tribunal to make an award of damages to a complainant for “injury to dignity, feelings, and self-respect”. The tribunal is permitted to award any amount for this that it sees fit.

Jordan Schroeder / Jul 24, 2019

Opinion, Culture

Facial recognition is here and it’s scary as hell

Facial recognition should never be used as a public security tool. What facial recognition excels at is allowing authorities to track not just individuals, but groups, and group movements.

Libby Emmons / Jul 24, 2019

Opinion, Culture

Meet the Left fighting “wokeness” and Identity Politics

“Identity Politics is what happens when universalist, materialist politics are shunned. We need to revive universalist, materialist politics.”

Siddak Ahuja / Jul 24, 2019

Canadian News, Opinion, International News

Avoiding Uncle Sam: Tax Haven leaks implicate Canadian companies like SNC-Lavalin

Mauritius, an African island east of Madagascar and smaller than Ottawa, may seem like a little fish in a big sea. However, for the international business community, including companies as notorious as SNC-Lavalin, it is anything but insignificant.

The Post Millennial / Jul 23, 2019

Opinion, Culture

Alie Ward shames Macy’s out of selling “fatshaming” plates

Alie Ward, actress, podcaster, writer, and science correspondent on my son’s favourite show Brainchild, is opposed to portion control. What other reason could she have for wanting Macy’s to ban a set of dishes that encourage eaters to not eat a full plate?

Libby Emmons / Jul 23, 2019

Opinion, Culture

As absurd as it is, the Jessica Yaniv case has serious implications

This story is important because if human rights tribunals were guided by reason and objectivity, none of Yaniv’s complaints would have passed their smell test.

Barbara Kay / Jul 22, 2019

Opinion, Culture

We’re living in the era of the #HateHoax

From Jussie Smollett to the Covington kids to Erica Thomas, Americans keep falling for lies spread to garner attention.

Siddak Ahuja / Jul 22, 2019

Opinion, Culture, #Entertainment

The Daily Beast smears baseball legend for being a conservative Christian

Yesterday, The Daily Beast published a high-and-inside smear that left a bitter taste in the mouths of Rivera fans everywhere.

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / Jul 22, 2019

Opinion, Culture, #Entertainment

Dave Rubin is the Larry King of the culture wars

” There’s a weird thing going on right now. If you listen to the media and academia and the establishment, everyone that they say is ’good’ actually are the authoritarians. They are the ones who love to silence people.”

Barrett Wilson / Jul 20, 2019

Opinion, Politics & Policy

Media spreads misinformation about Trudeau government’s “economic rebound”

Now, we know what to expect in the run up to the election: facts twisted into untruths, false narratives, and the government trying to buy us off with our own money while they lie right to our face.

Spencer Fernando / Jul 19, 2019

Opinion, Politics & Policy

Trudeau bailout could be even more disastrously addictive for the media

The panel of experts wants the government to provide far more aid while continuing to operate a system that largely takes place in secretive backrooms.

Ali Taghva / Jul 19, 2019

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