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Editorial: Poilievre's Win Is Canada's Loss
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Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay
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September 12, 2022
With Poilievre's win in the CPC leadership race, Canadian Conservatives have confirmed their faith in a leader who purports easy answers to complex situations and possesses an uneasy relationship with reality. The similarities between Poilievre and Trudeau, however, are the real issue at hand.
Ice Cream, You Scream, We All Scream for a Better Student Union
By
Nick Taylor
In this editorial Nick Taylor throughly delineates structural issues that have long-plagued the TCSA, and created conditions wherein the union struggles to meet quorum in its own elections, attracts self-interested-careerist-candidates, and operates in the service of capital -- rather than in the service of the students it claims to represent.
Think Twice About the Housing Services Referendum
By
Nick Taylor
Trent Students! Trent University wants you to foot the bill for a new position in the Trent Housing department, one that will help students find housing amidst PTBO’s housing crisis – a crisis they helped create. We encourage students to vote NO to Trent’s off-campus housing referendum. 
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We Should Not Mourn The Queen
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Bethan Bates
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September 19, 2022
This opinion piece sees Bethan Bates channel generations worth of anti-royal rage in this piece on the recent passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
Ice Cream, You Scream, We All Scream for a Better Student Union
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Nick Taylor
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April 12, 2022
In this editorial Nick Taylor throughly delineates structural issues that have long-plagued the TCSA, and created conditions wherein the union struggles to meet quorum in its own elections, attracts self-interested-careerist-candidates, and operates in the service of capital -- rather than in the service of the students it claims to represent.
Think Twice About the Housing Services Referendum
By
Nick Taylor
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March 9, 2022
Trent Students! Trent University wants you to foot the bill for a new position in the Trent Housing department, one that will help students find housing amidst PTBO’s housing crisis – a crisis they helped create. We encourage students to vote NO to Trent’s off-campus housing referendum. 
ReFrame: An Antidote to Nihilism
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Nick Taylor
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February 14, 2022
In this essay, Nick Taylor reviews four films from this year's ReFrame line-up: Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy, Writing With Fire, The Cost of Freedom, and The Viewing Booth. Weaving these disparate narratives together, Taylor meditates on the art of story-telling, ultimately identifying it as an antidote to nihilism.
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Ontario Provincial Election and Regional Transit
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Peterborough Regional Transit Coalition
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June 1, 2022
The Peterborough Regional Transit Coalition analyses the policies of the candidates for Peterborough-Kawartha concerning local and regional transit in the upcoming Ontario provincial election.
Council Should Have Funded a Legal Challenge to Bill 21
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Robert Gibson
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March 7, 2022
Under the guise of supporting local initiatives, Peterborough Council failed to financially endorse a lawsuit challenging the discriminatory measures present in Quebec’s Bill 21. Instead of contributing to the lawsuit, council sidelined Councillor Stephen Wright’s motion through the use of amendments which altered the original intent. Robert Gibson highlights changes to the notice of motion and the issues surrounding this modification.
The Seasoned Spoon: A Food Haven On Campus
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Stephanie Spencer
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March 2, 2022
In this op-ed, Stephanie Spencer argues that there should be more dining options like the Seasoned Spoon on Trent's campus. From students living in residence to those who come to school for classes daily, food options are limited to the often-unhealthy offerings at the school's cafeterias.
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