Bill 15 and the Future of Environmental Governance in BC

by Madison F. | May 21, 2025 | News, UVicSpace

14 May 2025 | The Tyee via UVic News As British Columbia pushes ahead with Bill 15—the Infrastructure Projects Act—critics are raising red flags about what they see as a troubling shift in environmental and Indigenous governance. Touted by the province as a way to...

Joly Warns that Canada is the “Canary in the Coal Mine”

by Sarah Kahale | Mar 4, 2025 | News, UVicSpace

February 19, 2025 | The Hill Times via UVic News Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has issued a “wake-up call” to Canada’s allies, urging them to recognize the United States as an unreliable partner under President Donald Trump’s...

Google Maps Renaming Controversy: Insights from UVic’s Reuben Rose-Redwood

by Madison F. | Feb 3, 2025 | News, UVicSpace

January 28th, 2025 | CBC News via UVic News Amidst the recent wave of changes in the U.S., Google has announced plans to update its maps, renaming the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America” for U.S. users, following the federal...

NDP have the most women candidates of all B.C. parties

by Sarah Kahale | Oct 8, 2024 | News, UVicSpace

September 26, 2024 | Vancouver is Awesome via UVic News A recent article discussing the representation of women in the upcoming B.C. provincial election reveals that 60% of NDP candidates, 45% of Green candidates, and 25% of Conservative candidates are women. Despite...

Matter of gender identity in schools will likely reach the Supreme Court of Canada, law professors predict

by Sarah Kahale | Sep 26, 2024 | News, UVicSpace

September 25, 2024 | Saskatoon StarPhoenix via UVic News UR Pride has filed a legal challenge against Saskatchewan’s new policy requiring parental consent for students under 16 to use their preferred names and pronouns at school. They argue this policy violates two...