For anybody who has been paying attention, it’s clear that the current government is injecting a new kind of fuel into Canada’s foreign policy. Prime Minister Harper, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney form a trifecta of tone transformation: they give bang for their rhetoric’s buck,[Read More…]
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Super Dep: a well-known and well-loved local store
Ryan Reisert / McGill Tribune This week I got a chance to sit behind the counter at a depanneur famous for its exceptionally friendly owner, Hanna Lee. As many McGill students know, Super Depanneur—or as it is more commonly known, “Super choices.” She explained that “you just need to be[Read More…]
Third strategic summit held on equity and diversity
Last Friday, SSMU hosted the third in a series of strategic summit meetings, this time addressing equity and diversity at McGill. Each of the monthly strategic summits are designed to tackle a different problem that affects SSMU, McGill University, and its students. Prior to the event, organizers had low expectations[Read More…]
Beast mode: McGill wins sixth straight title
Sam Reynolds In recent years, “McGill rugby” has become synonymous with “Quebec University Rugby League champions,” as the team captured their sixth straight title on Sunday afternoon. The Redmen dominated their cross-town rivals, the Concordia Stingers, in a lopsided 28-7 victory. After finishing first in the RSEQ men’s rugby league[Read More…]
The McGill (students’) Tribune backs the MoA
Sometimes you have to give in order to get. That’s exactly what SSMU’s Legislative Council did last Friday by voting in favour of signing a new Memorandum of Agreement (MoA), (see “MoA”, page 1). This particular MoA has been in negotiations for a long time, mainly because of a section[Read More…]
Societies co-host discussion on province’s ties to China
Last Thursday, the Hong Kong Canada Business Association, Junior Division (JHKCBA), Global China Connection McGill (GCC), the Asia Pacific Law Association of McGill (APLAM), and SSMU partnered with the Ministère dudéveloppement économique de l’innovation et de l’exportation (MDEIE) to host a speaker event titled “Quebec’s Venture into China.” The MDEIE, a branch of the Quebec provincial government, exists to promote economic well-being, specifically by[Read More…]
Border hopping, beer, and Buffalo Bills
panoramio.com ORCHARD PARK, NY — For the home-grown New York Jets fans concentrated across the Empire State, a trip to their divisional and cross-state rivals, the Buffalo Bills, involves a mundane and often lengthy commute across forest-rich, upstate New York. However, for the avid Canadian fan located in Montreal, the[Read More…]
Martlets welcome nation’s finest
Canada’s best women’s university soccer teams and their fans will descend on McGill University this weekend as the school prepares to host the CIS Women’s Soccer National Championship Tournament. As tournament hosts, the Martlets punched their ticket to the big dance before a ball was even kicked this season. The[Read More…]
Yes for funding, no for offline opt-outs
This week, students will have the opportunity to vote for the continuation of student funding of the McGill chapter of the Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG) and CKUT, the campus radio station. The referendum questions have each demanded a change to the current opt-out system so that students will[Read More…]
Students and alumnus honoured for humanitarian work
Zareen Ali / McGill Tribune On a visit to India in 2004, three sisters were struck by the inequality of the country’s education system and were inspired to do something about it. In a joint venture, Zareen Ali, U3 management, and her sisters Maria and Amena, a McGill alum[Read More…]