So Moved, St. John’s: 1 March 2021
An overview of the KPMG Mile One report, and breaking down an application for personal care home apartments in the East End.
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Is Hindsight 20/20? Breaking Down the 2021 NL Election Saga
We break down how the provincial election has been unfolding, how other Canadian jurisdictions approached pandemic elections, and where we go from here.
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Election Chaos Latest Barrier for Indigenous People in Labrador
In Labrador, the election fiasco adds another layer to the inequities imposed by a government founded on the denial of Indigenous peoples’ rights.
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So Moved, St. John’s: 22 February 2021
Take a moment to lean in and listen to what’s happening around the council table. The little bit of normalcy, routine, and poking fun might cheer you up.
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So Moved, St. John’s: 9 February 2021
A decision on Voting By Mail, a sketchy attempt to knight Doc O’Keefe onto the Transportation Commission, and movement on the Parish Lane Development.
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“To anyone starting over”: A review of Last Fish, First Boat
The film draws parallels between the 1992 cod moratorium and the realities of modern-day Newfoundland and Labrador.
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NL Election 2021: Political Science Fiction
Newfoundland and Labrador may have just fumbled its way into an ultra vires election; game over on a technical foul.
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2021 NL Election in Chaos as Covid Cases Rise
“Emergency powers are still constrained by the constitution and the rule of law. It’s really hard to predict what happens next.”
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Prisons Are A Public Health Crisis We Need To Divest From
Prisons are a public health crisis, an epidemic of violence perpetrated on individuals and their families.
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NL Election 2021: The Arts as Renewable Resource
More than five hundred full-time jobs were created by the Newfoundland and Labrador film and television industry in 2019 and 2020.
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Chief Electoral Officer Bruce Chaulk Responds to Covid Concerns
“[There] would have to be an increase in the alert level before we would consider significantly delaying an election,” Chaulk tod the Independent.
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NL Election 2021 District Focus: Lake Melville
Lake Melville is being watched closely by all three major political parties, who see potential opportunity against independent incumbent Perry Trimper.
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NL Election 2021: No Majorities No Masters
This is a referendum on negotiating debt relief with the federal government. Your only choice is how much leeway to give the provincial Liberals.
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So Moved, NL: Municipalities in a Fiscally Foreboding Time
“We can’t pretend that the municipal sector, with its property tax, is going to be able to afford a billion dollars over the next 10 years.”
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Leaders Square Off in Week Three of the 2021 NL Election
The debates are a significant milestone in the 2021 campaign.
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Full Slates & Parachute Candidates: Who Runs Where, & Why?
So-called parachute candidates can be controversial, but they can also serve important functions—and even strengthen democracy.
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NL Election 2021: Free, Prior, and Informed Consent
Voters do not have the ability to give properly informed consent so far in the 2021 election. That’s a major problem.
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NL Election 2021 District Focus: St. John’s Centre
Find out where candidates stand on issues including the province’s changing demographics, paths forward for its troubled economy, climate change, and more.
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Here’s How to Vote in the 2021 NL Election
Voting in the 2021 provincial election is easier—and more important—than you might think. So the Independent is here to tell you how.
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When “Bankruptcy” is on the Table, It’s Not a Normal Election
If the financial situation in Newfoundland and Labrador is dire—and governments don’t have actual solutions—what is likely to happen?
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