Meet Me Halfway
Banff National Park and its locality are one of Canada’s most acclaimed landmarks. Each year people flood to Alberta to view the majestic peaks, winding rivers and trails, and assortment of wildlife that characterize Banff as one of the world’s premier tourist destinations. In the last few decades an increased interest in the park created [...]
Read more →In the Shadow of the Moon. Stay a While?
For centuries the prevailing thought has been that the moon is a dry, airy rock that would have absolutely no ability to support any kind of life, including human settlements and bases.
On Friday the 13th, however, NASA scientists announced that the results of their October 9th “bombing” of the moon’s surface, in an attempt to [...]
American Healthcare Reform
Yesterday evening, a big step forward was taken for Americans. Obama’s health care reform laws were passed by the House; this meaning that 36 million more Americans will be able to be insured. This is a positive change for the country that until recently had more than 50 million people uninsured and unable to pay [...]
Read more →The Importance of Reflection
A colleague of mine recently wrote about living life in the slow lane, and it really struck me how crazy and hectic life has been. With schoolwork, extracurriculars, midterms, and trying to maintain a social life through all this, I was barely alive. Last Friday, I decided to go home and catch up with friends [...]
Read more →A Small Diversion
The Biz 1220 exam has been officially over for 6 days! Savour it AEO1s, the return to the daily grind is almost upon you. Some things to haul you back to earth:
Unless you’ve taken refuge under a rock lately, you’ve been inundated with news about “swine” (not swine flu, swine). One guy on the 13 [...]
Read more →The Olympics are Coming…
If you have lived in (or even visited) Vancouver for almost any amount of time in the past few years, you will have undoubtedly have noticed how Olympic Fever has swept the city. As a Vancouver resident up until the start of the school year, I can attest to this. There has been some form [...]
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On the Road to Success…
As AEOs, we all made the decision to come to Western, arguably one of the best schools around. We knew what we were getting when we clicked that “accept” button: a great education, amazing school spirit, a beautiful campus, unforgettable memories, and of course, the possibility of an Ivey HBA degree. Most of us will [...]
Read more →Living Life In the Slow Lane.
Growing up, we have been raised to do more and to do everything faster. When we were in elementary school, as soon as the bell rang to signal the end of the school day, we were shuttled off to our various extracurricular activities and academic tutors. In high school, it was early morning sports practices, [...]
Read more →Has NAFTA Really Been Good for Canada?
Simple Question: Has NAFTA Really Been Good for Canada? Has it been everything that we had hoped for in a free trade agreement? Or has it discouraged our once vehement attitudes towards open markets and laissez-faire economics?
I’ll present my view on this first, then feel free to tell me what you think:
Firstly and most importantly, [...]
