Tag: Matthew Sheperd

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Identity Crisis

October 25, 1995

The crux of the whole issue seems to rest on Quebec’s “identity.” But Canada’s identity rests on the decision as much as Quebec’s.

Too much democracy

October 18, 1995

Once upon a time, there was an election week at Ryerson. Now things are much simpler — election season never ends.

Thank you, you turkeys

October 11, 1995

Sitting in front of the carcass of a huge dead bird, surrounded by friends and family, I could not help but reflect on the many, many things Ryerson students have to be thankful for.

How to survive Club Rye (the school, not the sandwich)

August 30, 1995

This is your last gasp of academic and personal freedom before you get sucked into the screaming black void of the Working World.

Welcome to Mike Street, U.S.A.

Everybody is noticing the individual reductions — crippling cuts to welfare, the repealing pay equity, cuts to the health care system. But what is the net result?

The Age of Useless Information

People never seek out road accidents to stare at, but they always slow down. Are we, the news media, dragging corpses out of ditches and laying them on the soft shoulder on the pretext that people want to see them?

The Running Man

The way to fix a debt problem isn't to slash until you show zero on the balance sheet, it's to plan for the future. And that means spending more on education.