Faculty of Arts News Archive

November 30, 2025 — 
Dr. Paul Thomas, a political-science emeritus professor at the University of Manitoba who has specialized in procurement issues and government ethics, said that the interactions documented by The Globe between government officials and Mr. Mraiche – such as ministers attending hockey games with the executive – raise concerns.

November 29, 2025 — 
"Really it is optics to the Trump administration that the Canadian government, the Manitoba government, is doing something to prevent illegal trafficking," said Dr. Christopher Adams, adjunct professor of political science at the University of Manitoba.

November 28, 2025 — 
Dr. Adam King, an assistant professor at University of Manitoba’s labour studies program, said it had been frustrating to be without the data because labour researchers depend on up-to-date work data, particularly in a period of a tense labour relations.

November 27, 2025 — 
With Fall term nearing its end, the Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media debuted their adaptation of Dion Boucicault’s “The Shaughraun”. The show, in which its name means ‘The Wanderer’, is a melodrama that follows the journey of Irishman Conn (played by Deklan Jocelyn) and his surrounding cast of characters. I had the pleasure of attending the sold-out opening night, along with 89 other attendees.

November 26, 2025 — 
Dr. Tandeep Sidhu, assistant professor in the University of Manitoba’s department of sociology and criminology, said the update seems like a step in the right direction to improve police accountability and make ticket fixing harder — but in the wake of Bostock’s case, it may be "too little, too late" for a police force he said now faces a "legitimacy crisis."

November 26, 2025 — 
Designed to help Arts undergraduates deliberate on their educational and/or employment future, the Arts Career Roundtable sat over 100 students with established professionals from all ends of the employment spectrum.

November 25, 2025 — 
Highly publicized grizzly bear attacks have ignited calls to reopen grizzly trophy hunts across Western Canada. The most recent push came from the B.C. Wildlife Federation, a conservation and hunting advocacy organization that called for a hunting season on grizzlies after a bear attacked a group of schoolchildren in Bella Coola, B.C., leaving two people critically injured and two others seriously hurt.

November 24, 2025 — 
Dr. Christopher Adams, adjunct professor of political science at the University of Manitoba, said the decision to change course from an earlier plan and put in an overpass won't jeopardize safety, but does seem like "a political decision by a premier who feels for those communities that were affected."

November 19, 2025 — 
Dr. David Camfield, Professor and Program Coordinator (Labour Studies) at the University of Manitoba, said CLAC is "notorious" among unions for being compliant with employers instead of fighting for workers rights.

November 14, 2025 — 
Dr. Tandeep Sidhu, an assistant professor in sociology and criminology at the University of Manitoba, said while digital systems may be less susceptible to ticket-fixing, they may not be foolproof.