Samuel Mosonyi
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Samuel Mosonyi is a columnist for The Prince Arthur Herald. He is a student at the University of Guelph pursuing a double major in Political Science and Criminal Justice & Public Policy. Samuel contributes occasionally to the Guelph Mercury, and his writing primarily focuses on Canadian political and legal issues.

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Will an LCBO Strike Spark a Private Party?

(6) Comments | Posted May 16, 2013 | 12:05 PM

The looming LCBO strike threat has suddenly gotten all sorts of Ontarians anxious about a potentially dry next few days (or weeks). LCBO workers, who are represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), voted 95 per cent in favour of striking, and the deadline is approaching.

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Should We Be Worried About Bitcoin?

(0) Comments | Posted April 24, 2013 | 5:00 PM

Is there an anonymous, free, and untrackable virtual currency currently making its sweep across the World Wide Web? It is not quite that simple, but Bitcoin is poised to become the next big thing in computing and finance.

How do Bitcoins come into existence? According to

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Tom Flanagan and the Decline of Academic Freedom in Canada

(0) Comments | Posted March 21, 2013 | 5:00 PM

After Tom Flanagan, a professor at the University of Calgary, remarked at a University of Lethbridge lecture that he had grave doubts for jailing those who view child pornography "because of their taste in pictures," someone caught the footage on camera and posted it online. He was instantly...

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Waterloo Should Not Stifle Free Speech

(0) Comments | Posted March 19, 2013 | 4:57 PM

At the University of Waterloo last week, Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth was scheduled to speak to a group of students at an event organized by the Students for Life campus club. Stephen Woodworth, a staunchly pro-life MP, had previously brought forth a motion in Parliament to...

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When Transparency Can Hurt Democracy

(0) Comments | Posted February 28, 2013 | 8:29 AM

A Department of Justice lawyer, Edgar Schmidt, recently challenged his employer in court, alleging that the process that the Department uses to analyze whether proposed legislation is in accordance with the Charter is against the law. Schmidt alleges in his claim that since 1993, the Department of Justice...

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Does the Canadian Federation of Students Care About Students?

(4) Comments | Posted February 22, 2013 | 11:41 AM

Clarification: In the original blog post, not all statements of fact regarding 1) the University of Guelph's referendum on leaving the Canadian Federation of Students and 2) the University of Saskatchewan's referendum on joining the Canadian Federation of Students were expressly tied and linked to their supporting sources. These ties...

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The Ontario Teacher's Union Is Holding Students Hostage

(54) Comments | Posted January 11, 2013 | 7:40 AM

Ontario high school students are being disproportionately affected by the conflict between the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF) and the provincial government. The OSSTF mandated its members to withdraw from extracurricular activities in early December. Given that the Liberals have imposed contracts under Bill 115 for a...

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