Travel, eh?

Published August 5, 2010 by Grace Evans

GRACE EVANS
THE SILHOUETTE

With the red-coated, country bumpkin Mounties that appear on American television with exaggerated Newfoundland accents as the precedent for Canadians’ outward projected image, it’s no wonder Canadians are self-conscious about our national identity.
The elaborate closing ceremonies to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics earlier this year were a good-natured tribute to our ability to poke fun at ourselves, with Michael Bublé patriotically singing “The Maple Leaf Forever” in a Mounties uniform, surrounded by gigantic inflatable beavers and maple leaves, dancing lumberjacks and canoe paddlers.
As Canadians we’re told that when visiting abroad we should sew a flag on our backpacks in order to be treated with courtesy, and in order not to be mistaken for an American.

Canada gets an economic thumbs up, student employment still down

Published March 18, 2010 by Simon Granat

Remek Debski
Sil Analyst
 
Unemployment dropped another 0.1 percentage points the week of Mar. 8 to 12 in Canada. With 21,000 newly employed the current unemployment rate… Continue Reading ›

Can’t Lit Canon: Broken Pencil Anthology

Published March 11, 2010 by unknown

Created by Broken Pencil magazine, Can’t Lit is a compilation of short stories that have been submitted and printed in issues of the magazine over… Continue Reading ›

Editorial: A nation-defining moment

Published February 25, 2010 by jeff green

It’s only 11 p.m., yet here we are, in the campus pub, belting out the second round of “O Canada.” It’s a Gold-Silver finish for… Continue Reading ›

Iggy on the campaign trail

Published January 14, 2010 by Lily Panamsky

On Jan. 13, official Liberal Party Leader and Leader of the Opposition Michael Ignatieff made McMaster University his sixth stop of his 11-stop cross-country campus… Continue Reading ›

Lest we forget; A day for peace

Published November 12, 2009 by paige faber

This year, Canada celebrated its 91st annual Remembrance Day memorial service to honour our troops lost and living. Two of the many ceremonies held yesterday… Continue Reading ›

Fubar: Changing the Channel on Canadian Television

Published October 22, 2009 by Myles Herod

When I think of Global, I think of their Sunday night cartoon line-up. With CTV it’s typically American Idol and some other dreary excuse for entertainment. CityTV, doesn’t even count. Hey, wait a minute, aren’t all these byproduct of the good ol’ USA?

Minority governments on the Hill

Published October 1, 2009 by paige faber

Coalitions, proroguing of Parliament and minority governments make for great news yet little progress. What has changed between now and Canada’s last minority government in… Continue Reading ›

Canada out early at the World Baseball Classic

Published March 12, 2009 by ben holbrook

Once again Canada fell short on baseball’s international stage. With the home field advantage Canada was a favorite to duke it out with Venezuelan for… Continue Reading ›

Environmental issues of the New Year

Published January 8, 2009 by Lily Panamsky