Enabling dependency

How can we explain the continued government inaction in the face of the worst recession since the cod moratorium?
How can we explain the continued government inaction in the face of the worst recession since the cod moratorium?
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
What is actually being cut in this budget?
If Dwight Ball has learned anything amid all the turmoil and unrest of his first mandate, it’s that it can’t
The 2019 NL provincial election is just eight days away, and yesterday marks three years since the #NLRising rally on
As promised in response to the budget/not-a-budget pre-election kick off, I thought it would be useful to take a deeper
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.
This is a referendum on negotiating debt relief with the federal government. Your only choice is how much leeway to
So-called parachute candidates can be controversial, but they can also serve important functions—and even strengthen democracy.
The events triggered by Covid-19 are diagnostic of fragile social arrangements that we have lacked the ability to discuss for
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 November 6, a referendum confirmed that MUN will become the 93rd institution in Canada to create a Student Refugee
Back in the 1960s, 1970s, and into the ‘80s, almost all of the large newspapers in Canada had a reporter
Is creativity overrated? Oli Mould is a human geographer at University of London in the UK, and the title of
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.
GSU consulted with public health officials who warned them the Feild Hall residence could not be kept safe.
When a problem comes along, must you whip it? Four outspoken Canadian politicians are questioning parliamentary party discipline at Memorial
On November 6, a referendum confirmed that MUN will become the 93rd institution in Canada to create a Student Refugee
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
Lake Melville is being watched closely by all three major political parties, who see potential opportunity against independent incumbent Perry
Voters do not have the ability to give properly informed consent so far in the 2021 election. That's a major
Find out where candidates stand on issues including the province’s changing demographics, paths forward for its troubled economy, climate change,
Two things worth knowing that you might not have heard about Thursday’s budget
Back in the 1960s, 1970s, and into the ‘80s, almost all of the large newspapers in Canada had a reporter
Is creativity overrated? Oli Mould is a human geographer at University of London in the UK, and the title of
Oh God! That bread should be so dear, And flesh and blood so cheap! –Thomas Hood, “The Song of the
In 2006, Danny Williams declared poverty reduction a strategic priority for the province. Since then childhood poverty has risen 70%.
Is corporate concentration a central part of the province’s long-term strategy for the fishery? How does that benefit Newfoundlanders and
There was something weird spotted in the sky above Main Brook on Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula in January 2020.
In 2010, when Colliers International was listing the Battery Hotel and Suites for $15 million, they dared buyers to imagine
Why are there limitations on whose art can be procured?
Is corporate concentration a central part of the province’s long-term strategy for the fishery? How does that benefit Newfoundlanders and
There was something weird spotted in the sky above Main Brook on Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula in January 2020.
“By supporting one another, we all do better. I think that’s part of the magic of Newfoundland and Labrador’s arts
Five years ago, the Flaherty-Harper government introduced income splitting for pensions. Designed to benefit only higher income earners, in 2009, 84% of the people who benefited were men.
Two months after a mistrial was declared in the Snelgrove case, a panel convened in St. John’s to demand justice
Is corporate concentration a central part of the province’s long-term strategy for the fishery? How does that benefit Newfoundlanders and
There was something weird spotted in the sky above Main Brook on Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula in January 2020.
If the boom has not led to a marked increase in inequality, the same cannot be said for government policies. They markedly increased our levels of inequality.
Two months after a mistrial was declared in the Snelgrove case, a panel convened in St. John’s to demand justice
Is corporate concentration a central part of the province’s long-term strategy for the fishery? How does that benefit Newfoundlanders and
There was something weird spotted in the sky above Main Brook on Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula in January 2020.
Between 2005 and 2009 assessed incomes in Newfoundland and Labrador increased by 49%. The boom we are experiencing is without precedent in Canadian history, but it is also exceptional for a quite different reason.
In Labrador, the election fiasco adds another layer to the inequities imposed by a government founded on the denial of
Nature abhors a vacuum and when the attention economy is starved of real information it will begin to produce and
Food charity is putting a band-aid on a deadly and insidious gangrene—which corporate power and government inaction allows to fester
Ownership of stocks, bonds, real estate and professional incomes set the 1% apart from the rest of us.
We hear a lot about Muskrat Falls as Danny Williams’ legacy, but it is hardly the only problem he left
Have our values and the way we approach activism changed in the past five years?
For all the negative things it will do to our province, the Liberals' austerity budget is bringing people together in
Finally, we can answer the question: What did they actually do?
“When it can be said in any country in the world, “My poor are happy; neither ignorance nor stress is
But as with all good opportunities, we must act to take advantage of them.
Does Paul Davis represent a change for the Tories? A comparison of the language used by the provincial government with
Lower taxes, ah yes, but for whom?
This year's War of 1812 commemorations may amount to nationalist pseudo-history, but don't laugh too hard. They are part of
Politicians across the country say that the federal Conservative government has crossed a dangerous line by meddling in provincial elections.
Finally, we can answer the question: What did they actually do?
All you need to know about the largest government program that they chose not to tell you about
Is there a progressive answer to how Newfoundland & Labrador's debt could be managed while avoiding crippling austerity?
Small group in St. John's protests RBC's involvement in the Dakota Access Pipeline.
We can no longer be outraged that the budget will hit the poor the hardest, while ignoring the fact that
What does the feel-good ad about taxes tell us?
A decision on Voting By Mail, a sketchy attempt to knight Doc O’Keefe onto the Transportation Commission, and movement on
The Holiday Market Sike This just in: to discourage the congregation of shoppers, the forthcoming Holiday Market weekends of December
If you’re disappointed with the results of the recent U-Pass student vote at Memorial, don’t be disappointed with the students.
An inconvenient truth we need to discuss
Ecological ethics confronts petroculture because it does not view the world through markets, and does not privilege our own well-being
"It’s very difficult for some people to recognize that we all have a master, and we all have a slave.
Back home, you embark on a vigorous online research endeavour: Getting Better. Improvement from the Inside Out. Healthy Habits. Eating
What is Jason Kenney up to?
The reason Jason Kenney is in Ontario on the federal campaign trail is because he is here for a good
Supporting a fiscally irresponsible P3 “solution” for wastewater defers true costs and make immediate budgets look more 'responsible.' Is that
“It’s very important to emphasize that it seems like a political issue—and it is—but at its core, at its heart,
On this 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, Robert Sweeny analyzes how ‘we are dealing with deeply rooted and probably largely non-economic forms of resistance to gender equity’
Supporting a fiscally irresponsible P3 “solution” for wastewater defers true costs and make immediate budgets look more 'responsible.' Is that
The findings and recommendations of the MMIWG Report may be dismissed, but its charge of genocide cannot be ignored.
This past weekend, St. John’s was graced by the first federal political rally of our long pre-election season. People’s Party