Monthly Archives: October 2012

Urgent Request for “Lemon Law” to Protect Consumers and Regulate the Manufacturers

October 28, 2012

According to Phil Edmonston, author of Lemon-Aids car guide, “the more high-tech cars become, the more lemons you see because there’s so much more to go wrong.” Electronics are especially sensitive to vibrations, extreme temperature fluctuations and moisture which are “what causes [a vehicle’s] lights to fail often or causes a vehicle to stall out.” There are many cases of the sudden stalling of vehicles just after purchase. Not only is it dangerous, it causes mental stress for the consumers […]

Obama vs. Romney: The Second Debate

October 21, 2012

On October 17th, 2012, President Barack Obama fought back Republican challenger Mitt Romney regarding economy and other domestic issues after the fumbled performance during the first debate. The strongest argument from Mitt Romney was: “if you elect President Obama, you know what you’re going to get — you’re going to get a repeat of the last four years.” Obama defended his policies and forcefully pointed out his Republican rival’s five point plan “is to make sure that folks at the top […]

Decriminalizing Marijuana: What Do You Say, Trudeau?

October 14, 2012

Justin Trudeau, the son of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, announced last week his desire to become the next leader of the federal Liberal party. After a federal Liberal convention back in January, Trudeau indicated in an interview his opposition towards marijuana legalization, a party policy the Liberals had just adopted. However, Marc Emery claims to have “smoked cannabis with him on more than one occasion,” and for that, Emery “slammed [him] as a ‘fuckin’ hypocrite’.” The reason Trudeau’s viewpoint […]

Where’s the Funding?

October 8, 2012

As the British Columbia provincial elections are nearing in May 2013, the topic of post secondary education have been on the buzz. BC, a province which used to be the best in accessible PSE systems, is currently competing for the worst. With tuition doubling, cuts in funding, and sky rocketing interest rates on student loans, students find themselves struggling to pay off debt. For this reason, it is of crucial importance that the political parties are stating their plans for […]

Enbridge Northern Gateway: The Future of Nexen Inc.

October 8, 2012

According to an article published on Huffington Post, Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline representatives have been pressed by lawyers from environmental groups regarding the possibility of Chinese interests buying control of the project. Enbridge predicts that reaching markets in Asia through the Northern Gateway would increase Canada’s GDP by $312 billion over twenty five years. A proposal was made by China’s state run NOOC (Northern Offshore Oil Corporation) for a deal of $15.1 billion to buy Calgary-based oil and gas producer Nexen […]