Hughes Politics

 This week, I wanted to cover an adversary as opposed to allied, flourishing democracies around the world. The Moscow Times  is a Russian based media company that covered the Brittney Griner case this week. As y'all may know, Brittney Griner is an American WNBA player that was detained in Russia after bringing a THC vape cartridge into the country. She has since been sentenced to 9 years in a Russian prison for her charge, and American media has since labeled her a political pawn for the current Russian-Ukraine war. The article starts by explaining her appeal to the court has been denied and the sentence will be upheld. Communication between the White House and the Kremlin have involved negotiations of a prisoner swap, but all have been unsuccessful so far. The article also outlines the frustrated expressions of American National Security Advisor, calling the charges a "sham judicial procedure." As current events are still being played out, it is difficult to fully unders

Earlier this yea, President Biden declared that the Covid-19 global pandemic is over despite the narrative from the World Health Organization and international community. Going back to Canada this week, I went to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's website to look for new topics to discuss on their main page. When I looked at the top left corner, the light bulb went off. There is a whole subpage dedicated to the pandemic, and the anxieties towards the pandemic become clear when looking at their public policy. The subpage shows the sense of societal significance that Covid has even over a year after a vaccine has been produced and distributed. Canada has had some of the most restrictive mandates in place in response to Covid, and mandates regarding international travel gained global attention with the truckers protest in Ottawa. But why? Canada is a country with socialized healthcare, so it makes sense that they have political incentive to be overtly precautionary in an event

 In my first official blog post, I talked about Canadian YouTuber and former Canadian political pundit, J.J. McCullough and his stances on Canadian insecurities about their national image and reputation. This week, I wanted to cover an ongoing saga in his channel as my topic directly affects J.J. and shows his involvement in the issue thus far. Nicholas Seles covers part of the issue in his short article "Why Bill C-11 - the Online Streaming Act - is bad news for Canadian YouTubers like Myself."  He begins by stating Bill C-11 is legislation designed to promote exclusively Canadian content, or "CanCon" in the world of streaming. The federal government plans to do this by putting internet media under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. This commission is in charge of ensuring television and radio companies promote pro-Canadian content in terms of content itself, contributors, and location. The commission will be respon