Should youth be allowed to vote? Making the case for Vote 16 in Canada
The following piece was submitted by Hannah Baillie who is a Public Relations student at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Any inquiries into the contents of this article can be directed to Vote 16 via email here.
Every citizen of Canada...
Meet your SRC External Vice President
The Baron is publishing a series highlighting this year’s Student Representative Council (SRC) Executives; this time, we sat down with Ridhima Dixit, Vice President External (VP-E), to find out a little more about her position within the SRC.
Ridhima Dixit was born in India and...
Op-Ed: Let’s talk about trickle down taxation
Things aren’t great in New Brunswick.
I’m sure many of you are feeling the stress of rising inflation, gas prices, housing costs, groceries, and the list could probably stretch to exceed the intended length of this article. The simple fact of life currently, is...
The murder mystery of President John F. Kennedy
The office of the President of the United States is a dangerous position. Four presidents throughout the nation’s history have been assassinated. The facts surrounding these assassinations remain clear except for one. The assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
The 1960s was a period of massive...
Dominic Cardy Resigns as Minister of Education
On October 13, 2022, minister for education and early childhood development, Dominic Cardy announced he was stepping down from the position which he has held for four years.
In his Twitter announcement, Cardy notes that he looks forward to continuing his role as a Progressive...
Op-Ed: Is private healthcare the solution?
On November 7, 2022, the New Brunswick Health Coalition organised a rally in front of Health Minister Bruce Fitch’s office to oppose the proposal of more privatised healthcare by Progressive Conservative Premier Blaine Higgs.
Higgs Announcement
This came from Higgs announcement on October 24 where the...
Taliban eliminates women’s post-secondary education in Afghanistan
Since the Taliban seized power in August of 2021, they have widely integrated their interpretation of Islamic law, or Sharia.
Background
Their ability to assume power in Afghanistan occurred after negotiations with the United States, who had American forces in the country to assure civil...
Poland hit by missile amidst Russo-Ukrainian war
On Tuesday afternoon, a missile landed in Poland near the Ukrainian border, killing two Polish people.
Because Poland is a part of the North American Treaty Organization (NATO), an in-depth investigation is occurring into the missile landing. The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, declared that...
Death and destruction in Sudan
Since April of 2023, 9,000 people have died in the conflict in Sudan that has enveloped the country.
It has culminated in the displacement of approximately 4.5 million Sudanese people and mass food insecurity that is ravaging the country. The United Nations has declared the...
Progressive Conservative MLA Kris Austin faces heavy criticism over his appointment to committee on the Official Languages Act
On October 13, Premier Blaine Higgs appointed the former People’s Alliance of New Brunswick leader, Kris Austin, to a committee in charge of reviewing the province's Official Languages Act after crossing the floor in the Legislative Assembly in the Spring.
President Justin Trudeau criticized...