Category: News

It’s unfortunate that an article has to be written about this. Of the 6500 and more students at Vanier College, just about half of them are females who menstruate on a monthly basis. Newsflash: menstruation, for most females, is unavoidable. Meaning, we bleed whether we like it or not. Our flows vary, the duration of our periods vary, and the pain we experience vary. This brings us to the question: WHERE ARE THE PADS? If not pads… WHERE ARE THE TAMPONS? Vanier College provides condoms for free but period products…

To the returning students of Vanier College, the closing of Jake’s Cafe and Jake’s Bookstore was a tragedy. There one day and gone the next, the two businesses served delightful snacks and useful school supplies to the Vanier College students and staff. But with it’s unfortunate departure, hearts have been hurting. This has had people asking: ‘’What will be made of the spaces’’? Lucky for you, dear reader, the VCSA Insider has the answers: What happened? ‘’The former COOP managing the bookstore and Jake’s Cafe declared bankruptcy’’ (Morin, 2025). What…

Picture this: You’re on your way to PhysEd class. You make your way to the locker room, touch-up on your deodorant, reach in your bag to get your water bottle, but wait!… Oh shnitzel! You forgot it at home. You shrug it off and head to class. Thirty minutes into class, you’re sweating and your throat is dry. You reach down to grab your water bottle, SIKE, it’s not there. You excuse yourself from class to go to the water fountain. You bend down, turn the machine on and bring…

On Sunday, April 24, incumbent French president Emmanuel Macron won re-election. However, Macron’s victory may be short-lived as he faces a divided population and a hostile political landscape. Background Emmanuel Macron was first elected as president of France in 2017 with more than two-thirds of the votes, defeating Marine Le Pen of the far-right party Rassemblement Nationale (RN). Macron’s party, La République en Marche (LREM), won a majority of seats in the French legislative election, giving him control of both the executive and legislative branches. The centrist and pro-European head…

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has left many irreversible changes throughout society. New trends have immerged as this virus evolves daily. A new political party has risen to prominence in Quebec politics and may potentially become the fourth largest provincial party in support. Although the Conservative Party of Quebec (CPQ), led by Éric Duhaime, has received media coverage over the last year, the question remains; is the CPQ a new long-term major political establishment or a result of pandemic fatigue? Background The current and modern Conservative Party of Quebec was founded…

After disappointing election results and weeks of internal turmoil, Conservative caucus members have officially shown the door to their leader Erin O’Toole, automatically triggering a leadership contest that may further disunify an already divided party. Background Following the 2019 federal election, leader Andrew Scheer stepped down as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. In August 2020, Durham MP Erin O’Toole was elected as his successor, beating out the initial frontrunner, former deputy leader Peter MacKay. During the leadership contest, O’Toole, a moderate Tory, ran on a “true blue” platform…

Following the Quebec municipal election, Independent MNA Catherine Fournier resigned to become mayor of Longueuil, triggering a by-election in her electoral district of Marie-Victorin. The race to replace Fournier may shape the outcome for the 2022 provincial elections and the political landscape of Quebec for the next decade. Ever since its creation, the electoral district of Marie-Victorin served as a Parti Québécois stronghold. Since 1985, each MNA from this South Shore riding has been elected under the PQ banner. In 2016, then-24-year-old Catherine Fournier continued the trend when elected to…

On November 7, 2021, Quebecers across the province went to the polls to choose who shall run their cities and municipalities for the next four years. With many heavyweights retiring from municipal politics, this election paved the way for new political breakthroughs across the province. Montreal – Plante re-elected Incumbent Montreal mayor Valérie Plante was re-elected with 52.1% of the vote. Plante was first elected in 2017 and became the first woman to serve as mayor of the metropolis. Her party, Projet Montréal, is projected to win a majority of…

Tax havens can be utilized by businesses to benefit from the low taxation rates for foreign investors. However, they can also be used to hide an individual’s personal wealth as well as tax avoidance. Through the work of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), close to 12 million documents, including emails, bank statements, and passport copies, have been leaked regarding the flow of money and property in this shadow economy.  These documents, known as the Pandora Papers, expose the hidden financial affairs of the world’s ultra-rich, who have been…