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WATCH: Full interview with Finance Minister Craig Pardy (May 2026)
On May 8, Newfoundland and Labrador Finance Minister Craig Pardy sat down with The Independent for a wide-ranging interview on the economy, with a focus on the province’s continued reliance […]
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PCs have no plan to meet ambitious housing targets
Finance minister pins housing hopes on federal funding, says his own portfolio of rental properties doesn’t put him in a conflict of interest
Photos returned to Innu ahead of Labrador exhibit showcasing history, culture
Cultural Guardian Jodie Ashini hopes the archival photographs will help strengthen youth’s connection to Innu culture, and ultimately improve mental health
Can N.L. have oil and gas, and climate targets too?
Finance minister says yes, but ATI requests show there’s no plan for how to do both — and reveal significant unpublished emissions estimates
Budget 2026 does not meaningfully address housing insecurity
A provincial budget delivered in the midst of a housing crisis should have something consequential to say on the subject of housing
The Independent shortlisted for four Atlantic Journalism Awards
Reporters Heidi Atter, Yumna Iftikhar, Derek Montague, Justin Brake and Rhea Rollmann all named finalists
Canada must reverse refugee healthcare funding cuts
The cuts are likely to reduce medication adherence, increase hospitalizations, and download healthcare costs to the province
We have given you a university — if you can keep it
The defunding of Memorial is not a story of fiscal misfortune or demographic bad luck. It is one of a deliberate, decades-long ideological project whose purpose is the transformation of public universities from civic institutions into market instruments.