Interest-free student loans are the bare minimum
A consistent and churning effect of the pandemic regarding financial and mental implications continues to impact many Canadian students, families and workers. To combat the struggles students face regarding finances and online schooling, bill C-14 was introduced by the Government of Canada. This bill officiates interest-free student loans for post-secondary students until March 31, 2023. Although not passed by the House of Commons yet, the National Student Loans Services Centre (NSLSC) has already implemented interest-free loans for students. This $4.1 billion investment aims to relieve financial stresses upon post-secondary students by removing additional interest on student loans and thus, less money paid by students.
Yes, the Atlanta shooting was a hate crime fueled by racism and misogyny
On March 16, 2021, a white gunman was charged with killing eight people in three separate spas in Atlanta. Six of those victims were Asian women. According to the shooter, he saw spas as the source of his sexual temptations and believed that eliminating them would suppress these urges. Even though the shooter correlated the spas with his sexual desires, there is no evidence that the spas had any connections to sexual work. Shortly after the shooting, Cherokee County sheriff spokesman, Jay Baker, commented on the situation saying that the shooter did what he did because he was “having a bad day.” Baker’s statement makes it seem as though this shooting was not race-based, instead, the shooter could only resolve his personal sexual issues by targeting multiple spas, with eight victims caught in the crossfire. Let’s dissect this.
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How privilege is growing outside the pandemic
Those residing in Beaver Creek, Yukon, expressed their disbelief as a millionaire Canadian couple Rodney and Ekaterina Baker flew into the community in late January. They claimed they were locals to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, as those residing in the territory are more susceptible to the virus and get priority in receiving the doses. As the Yukon’s Moderna vaccine batch was solely for the local community, many expressed their anger towards the couple’s actions, demanding justice.
Currently, the limited batches of COVID-19 vaccines in Canada are for certain groups of people such as older adults and frontline workers, making it difficult for the population that don’t fall into these groups to get vaccinated. The bigger issue is that many Canadians are waiting their turn to receive the vaccine the ability for this couple to obtain doses quicker because of their wealth translates into how privilege is an arbiter in who can get va