Do Fish Carry Passports? (And Does it Matter?)

All of us here in Newfoundland and Labrador need to push our provincial leaders to kick their bad habit of leaving the fishery to the feds.
All of us here in Newfoundland and Labrador need to push our provincial leaders to kick their bad habit of leaving the fishery to the feds.
Government's only vision is to either increase corporate concentration (foreign ownership or otherwise) or see more plant closures, divestment, and
Every history, so they say, is a history of the present. The past is brutally unchanging, but what flares up
If FREE NFLD is a call to action, what is it asking us to do?
Government’s only vision is to either increase corporate concentration (foreign ownership or otherwise) or see more plant closures, divestment, and decline.
All of us here in Newfoundland and Labrador need to push our provincial leaders to kick their bad habit of
Is corporate concentration a central part of the province’s long-term strategy for the fishery? How does that benefit Newfoundlanders and
Capelin sold for higher prices in the marketplace this year—despite record low quotas hauled to shore by the province's saltwater
We need to make it clear that the status quo isn’t enough. It is time for things in this province to change. It is time to put our victims first.
Two months after a mistrial was declared in the Snelgrove case, a panel convened in St. John’s to demand justice
Each trial is its own contained drama, but it is also a link in the chain of our laws.
As Health Minister John Haggie declared, “the world has changed.” His colleagues in the Liberal cabinet have not yet caught
My hands tremble as I write these words, this foul admission of my greatest professional shame—and yet, I am filled with an incredible lightness.
From the circumstances prompting it to the candidates running, here is everything you need to know about Newfoundland & Labrador's
With so much so much at stake, shrouded in so much secrecy, spread out across unruly social media platforms, chaos
Hundreds of people urgently demanded "political support" for the offshore oil and gas industry. But Premier Andrew Furey did not
Mutual aid work filled me with a hope I didn’t know I needed. I needed a way back to a sense of community I had lost in the months spent in isolation.
From the circumstances prompting it to the candidates running, here is everything you need to know about Newfoundland & Labrador's
Our readers have spoken! Here’s what you picked as the best parts of the plague year. Best Pedestrian Mall Venue
The provincial snow crab fishery suffered a big hit in the marketplace this year thanks largely to Covid, and cod
Fishing can still be an important part of our lives. Preserving the cod and traditional fishing approaches requires reverence for this big fish.
Women have been the backbone of the Newfoundland and Labrador fishery for centuries. Earning that recognition is reshaping the maritime
Scientists don't need to do a better job of explaining themselves to fishers -- they need to do a better
The Canada-European Union free trade agreement is coming. Labrador and Newfoundland are both part of Canada. Sadly, but ultimately, Canada
Earlier this year, “A Home for Nature” was released for public comment. Feedback for phase one of the plan is open until October 1, 2020.
Recent provincial government restructuring included the destruction of Parks and Natural Areas Division and the dismantling of Wildlife Division.
"We do not need this plastic in our environment," says environment minister after Liberal Party joins a growing call to
After too many years of arbitrary budget cuts, it’s time to put some serious thought into our wildlife agency.
If Andrew Furey wants to sell himself as a political leader who can make tough decisions in these difficult times, then his appointment of Charles Bown to head a crown corporation may have just made that task more difficult. According to Justice Richard LeBlanc, Commissioner of the Inquiry Respecting the Muskrat Fall Project, Charles Bown was the Province’s “point person” as the megaproject transitioned from the drawing board to financial debacle. In his report, “A Misguided Project,” Justice Leblanc concluded that while there is “no doubt GNL politicians must be faulted for failing to provide a reasonable level of oversight of Nalcor” he singled out Mr. Bown, then-Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, calling his performance “inexcusable.” Premier Furey recently reorganized his cabinet, government departments, and the staffing of the senior levels of government departments and in his everything-is-on-the-table approach he would have weighed options for Mr. Bown’s future. The Leader…
From the circumstances prompting it to the candidates running, here is everything you need to know about Newfoundland & Labrador's
With so much so much at stake, shrouded in so much secrecy, spread out across unruly social media platforms, chaos
Not only was Trimper not invited to join Premier Furey in his own district, but he wasn't even informed that
Do we, as a society, accept that there are people in our province who work full time for wages that trap them in poverty?
Food charity is putting a band-aid on a deadly and insidious gangrene—which corporate power and government inaction allows to fester
Despite the fanfare for their service, food retail employees themselves are not convinced they're 'recognized' in ways that actually improve
Newfoundland and Labrador has the highest rate of food insecurity in Canada. It also has the second lowest minimum wage.
As Health Minister John Haggie declared, “the world has changed.” His colleagues in the Liberal cabinet have not yet caught up with this news.
We need to make it clear that the status quo isn’t enough. It is time for things in this province
Each trial is its own contained drama, but it is also a link in the chain of our laws.
The House of Assembly has mismanaged the motion before it on whether to adopt the Tribunal recommendations in light of
During COVID-19 one of the concrete ways we worked to take care of our own sex working community was to help SHOP create a Sex Worker Relief Fund.
"As long as sex work is criminalized then authorities have a mandate to treat sex workers as criminals. They're oversurveilled
Mutual aid work filled me with a hope I didn’t know I needed. I needed a way back to a
Here are 17 of SHOP's favourite sex worker rights reads—in no particular order—that challenge, inspire, and inform our work in
The relative cleanliness of NL’s offshore oil is the key selling-point for the industry’s future in a low-carbon world. But does this argument hold up?
In Newfoundland and Labrador, the lack of political debate on the future of the offshore means the body politic is
Changing climates and municipal regulations may have unpredictable effects on the island’s black bear—also known as 'dump bear'—population.
The time has come for Newfoundland and Labrador to seize the opportunity to be a national leader and set ourselves
The House of Assembly has mismanaged the motion before it on whether to adopt the Tribunal recommendations in light of recent jurisprudence on the matter.
We need to make it clear that the status quo isn’t enough. It is time for things in this province
Each trial is its own contained drama, but it is also a link in the chain of our laws.
As Health Minister John Haggie declared, “the world has changed.” His colleagues in the Liberal cabinet have not yet caught
It’s easy for white people to deny that racism exists in Newfoundland & Labrador. Black people in this province can’t afford to think like that.
Here, people can’t afford to lose jobs. In the instance that someone does because of racist rhetoric, our failure to
“We just started last week. I feel like this is the beginning of something.”
The controversy over police presence at the St. John's Pride parade has revealed more about the politics of solidarity than
As we organize and educate, we must also stand with those who are putting their bodies on the line to struggle against colonialism and capitalism.
The time has come for Newfoundland and Labrador to seize the opportunity to be a national leader and set ourselves
I am talking to teenagers about consent. In the courthouse alongside, Chantel John’s mother suffers through a slew of new
I drive by a gas bar named for some other Megan and wonder if all her dreams came true. Traveling
Covid-19 impacts will be lasting. It will transform labour markets. How that happens is absolutely up to us.
From the circumstances prompting it to the candidates running, here is everything you need to know about Newfoundland & Labrador's
Our readers have spoken! Here’s what you picked as the best parts of the plague year. Best Pedestrian Mall Venue
The provincial snow crab fishery suffered a big hit in the marketplace this year thanks largely to Covid, and cod
Journalism is fundamental to keeping our society and democratic way of life alive as it too faces unprecedented stresses from the pandemic.
From the circumstances prompting it to the candidates running, here is everything you need to know about Newfoundland & Labrador's
Our readers have spoken! Here’s what you picked as the best parts of the plague year. Best Pedestrian Mall Venue
The provincial snow crab fishery suffered a big hit in the marketplace this year thanks largely to Covid, and cod
Opposition parties and independents can float forming a coalition government as much as they want. The precedent is clear that it would not happen.
Not only was Trimper not invited to join Premier Furey in his own district, but he wasn't even informed that
Newfoundland and Labrador has finally delivered its long-awaited 2020 budget. The key takeaway: watch this space for Budget 2021.
The truth is even simpler than it was last year. The province, despite seven years of austerity, is even closer
Well, there it was. The big announcement. The big rate mitigation plan. The rescue plan to save us all from Muskrat Falls, the hydro megaproject that was sold as the province’s future and instead has morphed into the self-destruct button. Ever since they were elected, it seems, the Liberals have been announcing plans to save us from Muskrat Falls. Or more properly speaking, they’ve been announcing plans to come up with plans to save us from Muskrat Falls. Or rather, plans to make plans to come up with plans to save us from Muskrat Falls. Well, you get the idea. Even if you don’t get the plan. (But it’s the Progressive Conservatives’ fault, of course! Have they mentioned that yet?) But this was supposed to be it—the big one. The one we’ve all been waiting for. And what did it turn out to be? You guessed it. They’ve welcomed the…
With the premier out of the picture, it is harder to hide the hungry abyss at the heart of Newfoundland
In his own words, Dwight Ball reflects on his resignation, achievements, and legacy as the 13th Premier of Newfoundland and
And it seems to me, you ran the place like a candle in the wind... and that candle's burned out
The whole city glistened, alabaster white and silent except for the cheerful calls of people greeting each other as they snowshoed and skied around the neighbourhood, and the louder shouts of younger more daring citizens snowboarding down Holloway Street on what Drew Brown called “the island’s sickest ski jump.”1 For three days our neighbourhoods turned back into communities, people had time for each other and, well, a lot of people had a lot of fun. And then the cars were allowed back on the roads. Obviously, people had to get food and medical supplies and they had to get back to work. The nurses who did forty-hour shifts and the hotel workers who stayed on for days to look after people from out of town had to get home. Not every neighbourhood has a food store in walking distance and not everybody can walk even if theirs does. But that…
This week’s meeting was startlingly fast and painless, so we’ll switch gears to unpacking the new Citizen Satisfaction Survey 2020
A clash between affordable housing advocates, community gardeners, & neighbours neatly illustrates the promises and perils of urban planning in
Come for the roundup of Monday's city council meeting; stay for the delightful interview with Gord Follett Jr., the "fastest