OPINION: 3 things you don’t say to a gay person
When you see a gay couple, don’t ask them who the “man” is or who’s the one paying for dinner. In a lot of queer relationships, there is a masculine and feminine person, but not always.
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OPINION: Heritage homes, what’s the benefit?
Many may argue that keeping these houses in pristine condition is the only way to maintain our local heritage. But that is simply not true. Instead of forcing homeowners to spend time and money on repairing these houses, why doesn’t the city invest in creating educational heritage spaces?
OPINION: Why so many post-secondary students are becoming ‘sugar babies’
The “sugar dating” website known as SeekingArrangement, shows that some of its top users in Canada are students attending post-secondary schools across the Waterloo Region.
OPINION: Pornhub ban doesn’t help, only harms sex workers
The people who’ll ultimately get hurt most by this decision will be the individuals who post their content to these sites – both professional pornographers and amateurs alike.
OPINION: Mending your mental health in minutes
Dealing with our mental health issues isn’t an impossible endeavour. It can take as little as 15 minutes of commitment a day.
OPINION: Fatigue and desensitization amidst COVID-19 pandemic
According to psychologists, increasing COVID-19 numbers are linked to psychological habituation. When we are exposed to something consistently, people can experience emotional desensitization.
OPINION: How music influences our lives
The music we listen to really impacts who we are as people and how we feel daily. A certain tempo and rhythm has a way of ruling over our body; if that’s in a negative or positive way. We feel music. It has a power over us.
OPINION: J.K Rowling’s latest book is an exercise in transphobia
J.K. Rowling, world renowned author, has come under some heat recently for comments which have been called out for being transphobic.
OPINION: Climate activists stopping traffic to spread awareness is counter-productive
Spoke reporter Broderick Visser argues that climate activists’ approach to spreading awareness about climate change being “counterproductive.”
OPINION: Journalism is an essential part of Canadian democracy
In this article, Visser discusses the past, present and future state of journalism, freedom of the press and how that impacts our democracy.
OPINION: Increasing speed on some highways won’t increase traffic flow — it’ll increase accidents
By Broderick Visser
With new pilot projects underway on select sections of 400 series highways in Ontario, the Ontario Government is anticipating that these projects will help increase traffic flow for commuters. — But won’t this just make things worse?
OPINION: PPC candidate’s performance at 100 Debates for the Environment was not comforting
Kitchener Centre candidates gathered to participate in 100 Debates on the Environment on Oct. 2, 2019.
REVIEW: Crown Of Feathers’ multiple perspectives don’t enhance reader’s experience
The fantasy novel by Nicki Pau Preto does succeed, however, in telling an engaging tale about phoenixes and ‘animage,’ writes Jaime Murdock.
Growing concentration of industry in Toronto threatens economy of Ontario
According to Statistics Canada, while the number of jobs in northern and southwestern Ontario have both shrunk by about 20,000 in the last decade, growth in the GTA has been steady during that same time. While provincial reports may reflect developments and improvements in Ontario, this is far from the whole story.
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