How N.L. became the life (and death) of the party
We’re cutting through the undergrowth to find out why our political parties feel dead — and what might liven them up
Drew's Latest Articles
Defining Newfoundland and Labrador’s political system in 2025
Can standard dichotomies like ‘left and right’, ‘nationalist and federalist’, or ‘populist and technocratic’ help us understand politics in the province?
Betrayed by the elephant in our bed
Our American ‘allies’ keep talking about annexing Canada. With friends like these, who needs enemies?
The pendulum swings back toward Canada’s ‘common sense’ Conservatives
Politicians of all persuasions shut down critical thinking by invoking “common sense”—which is never as obvious as it’s made out to be
On living the dream in Canada’s happy province
Wherein the author eschews the hot take-industrial complex for a project where everything is grist for the mill.
PCs Choose Wakeham to Bring the Pain to Andrew Furey
Progressive Conservatives elect MHA Tony Wakeham as new leader amid calls for party unity—and closer ties with the federal Conservatives
Editor Bids Goodbye to Readers
Running The Independent has been a wild and wonderful adventure that I will never forget. I'm looking forward to what comes next.
NL Budget 2023: For Your Health
Budget 2023 boasts $3.9 billion in spending to aid the province's ailing health care system—and a rosy prognosis for provincial finances.
The Power of Positive Thinking
If everybody's faking it there's no need to worry about what's real. Truly, optimism doesn’t get much crueler than this.
Reflections from the helm of The Good Ship Indy
It’s hard to believe I have been Editor in Chief of The Independent for four years. Looking back, January 2019 feels like it belongs to a different geological era. It was a very different operation then; we lived in a different world, and I was a different person.