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IT’S THE CHIEF - EDITORIAL

It’s been a while since we’ve spoken last, and I just wanted you guys to
know that things are going great here at Confluence HQ (Room 1-303).
I have just gotten back from a work trip in Nanaimo, where I have
developed and expanded my horizons at the students’ union. More
and more am I getting excited for the upcoming semester. The pri-
marty thing that excites me is the influx of new faces and people
to meet. At the union, new faces are very appreciated. If you have
just arrived in Canada, or are newly enrolled at the college, welcome!
On a more serious note, there has been an uproar happening recent-
ly in our city. This last weekend there were protests over the movie

“Unplanned,” a film centred around the hotly-debated abortion issue.
Regardless of what you think of the quality of the movie, it has an
obvious bias towards one side of the issue. The thing that worries me
about this is that we currently live in a society that takes things at face
value. While skepticism can be tiring for some, it is healthy and valu-
able to have, especially when it comes to topics as broad as abortion.
During the showing, many people who were against the showing of
the film protested the movie’s existence and overall purpose: Advo-
cating for abortion to not be socially accepted. I was saddened that

[ wasn’t able to make it to the rally, but as I said, 1 was in Nanaimo.

The reason that I bring up this hotly-debated issue is that we currently
live in a political climate that is going through many changes. With the in-
troduction of bills such as C-16, we are forming into a country that has a
changing set of federal standards in the way that people interact with others.
Whereas on the same front, we are also fighting for the personal freedoms

to have the option to maintain control over yourself and your own body.

Politically, I believe people should have the freedoms to speak whatever they
want, but they have to accept the consequences of doing so. I also believe
that as long as your choices have no effect on others, it is undebatable that
you should have the right to make choices considering your own well being.
We ate in a society that often follows the louder voice, and while
that can sometimes lead you to good things, it also leaves you vul-
netable to being led down a path that you are not fully aware
of. What I advocate for is to be knowledgeable about the world

around you, and make yourself aware of what is happening.

Ina world where “take news” is becoming a legitimate threat, we are having
to adapt to having a more open mind and not take everything at face value.

Stay safe out there, and educate yourself!

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Cheers!

Damon Robinson
Editor-in-Chief, The Confluence

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