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Robert Sweeny
Robert's Latest Articles
Enabling dependency
How can we explain the continued government inaction in the face of the worst recession since the cod moratorium?
Estimating the damage
What is actually being cut in this budget?
Is there a democratic alternative to austerity?
Other places have experimented with austerity, so we don’t have to. Here’s how Newfoundland and Labrador can avoid known mistakes and put itself on a path to a brighter, more equitable, future.
Why TPP rhymes with refugee
What could a major new trade deal and the way the Harper Conservatives have chosen to handle the refugee crisis possibly have in common?
On a rock in a hard place: MUN and the Davis Budget
Properly funding and managing Memorial University are fundamental public policy issues and far too important to be left to senior administration or the provincial government.
Words matter
Does Paul Davis represent a change for the Tories? A comparison of the language used by the provincial government with that of Davis during his leadership campaign provides a revealing answer
A good news budget?
Two things worth knowing that you might not have heard about Thursday’s budget
When little means a lot
Tom Marshall’s first and last speech from the throne is as remarkable for what it does not say as for what it does
