Canada introduces new immigration measures that impact UofT’s international student community On November 12, Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, made a statement regarding the new measures taken by the federal government to reduce the percentage of temporary residents in Canada from 6.5 percent to 5 percent by 2026. This was prompted by the government’s desire […]
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HOME—by any other name I have never been homesick. I spent my entire life in one house in the suburbs of Ottawa. Learning to bike on the same road where I learnt to drive. Enclosed by the same walls I scribbled over as a child. I never got the chance to tour UofT before I
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Victoria College’s civil discourse In the world of politics, manners can get a little muddled. Regardless of the spaces in which they are held—online forums, social media platforms, in-person conversations, or even institutional spaces—political debates can spiral out of control, with escalating tones and sharp insults. Just a few days ago, Members of Parliament (MP)
On Métis identity, temporality, and (de)territorialisation Where am I from? What a tricky question. There are four answers I typically give depending on the context. The first simply answers the question of my permanent address: I am from Pitt Meadows, British Columbia. The second answers the question of my origins: I am from a small
A conversation with Professor Janett Vengoa This interview was conducted in Spanish, and all translations are the author’s. Located two hours away from Cusco in the Peruvian Andes, is the town of Pomanchi. Wherever I looked, the imposing cordilleras reminded me that there were bigger, more important things than buildings and cement. People in Pomacanchi
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