elections
In the weeks leading up to the U.S. presidential election, even during the debates, my Facebook feed was filled with quotes, stories, links, pictures, memes and videos about the two candidates, their positions on various economic, social and military issues, and even about a few regarding state ballot initiatives (predominantly those surrounding the issues of marriage equality and marijuana)....
Last week, the Quebec student strike was scaled back to make way for a provincial election, which saw a Parti Quebecois minority government take centre stage. Despite some gains by students, there is still much more work to be done. The final count for seats in the Quebec legislature stands as follows: 54 for the PQ— a left-centrist, sovereignist party— 50 for the exiting Liberals— who triggered a massive student uprising through proposed tuition fee increases— 19 for the Coalition Avenir Québec— the right-leaning, mainstream party— and two seats for Québec Solidaire— the far left party that proposed to abolish...
