Opinions – Spoke

REVIEW: Netflix’s All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You is a wonderful but frustrating love story

Netlix’s All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You is an entertaining sequel to All the Boys Loved Before but is not quite as engaging.

‘Who’s defending democracy?’ Waterloo professors reflect on populism, online discord

“Our political views are being hardened by the structure of our social media,” local expert says.

OPINION: Colleges should heed warnings about performance-based funding

A major switch in how Ontario’s 45 publicly-assisted colleges and universities are funded could have negative consequences, writes Patrick Spencer.

REVIEW: Comfortably cliché ‘Let It Snow’ is a heartwarming romantic comedy for all ages

Based on the book by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle, Let It Snow is one of Netflix’ newest original releases in the romantic comedy genre.

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.”

REVIEW: Midway is a victory for film and history

Midway is that uncommon war movie that strikes all the right notes.

OPINION: Why the left should be pro-life

Pro-life. Anti-choice. What are those hard-nosed churchmen thinking?
I’ll tell you. If you’ll bear with me.

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: Smear campaign against PPC by Warren Kinsella’s firm is the dirtiest election move yet

Opinion by Broderick Visser.
Warren Kinsella’s Daisy Group consulting firm was behind a social media campaign which was to keep People’s Party of Canada leader, Maxime Bernier out of the federal leaders’ debates and to place the PPC on the defensive.

OPINION: In Canada, the richest get richer

There are more than 40 billionaires in Canada — and their “superpower” of amassing wealth is growing, writes Patrick Spencer.

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?

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