Analysis

The NL Expat Survey, Part 2: Growth Opportunities

Last week, The Indy explored the reasons why young people are leaving Newfoundland and Labrador. Today, we’re exploring ideas that might bring them back.

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The Newfoundland and Labrador Expatriate Survey (Part 1)

As Newfoundland and Labrador struggles with demographic decline, its provincial government searches for answers from those who left the province behind.

Cod and the Fishery: Down, but Not Out

Compared to pre-moratorium times, today there are fewer fish, fishers, processors, vessels, and plants. But the value of our fishery remains high.

pre-Confederation Newfoundland bank notes
Rethinking the Debt in Newfoundland & Labrador

Is there a progressive answer to how Newfoundland & Labrador's debt could be managed while avoiding crippling austerity?

Dam Nation: Fortis in Belize, Part 2

Should we be surprised that the practices fine-tuned by marauding corporations in the developing world are finally coming home to roost?

Dam Nation: Fortis in Belize, Part 1

To understand how problems at Muskrat Falls arose and what might yet become of them, there is a lot to learn from Fortis' Chalillo dam in Belize.

Put Education on the Ballot

We need institutions where critical inquiry can be freely pursued by scholars and cultivated among students. The future of NL depends on it.

Sleeping On the Ballot Box
The Red and Blue Doors Open the Same Room
Is crime getting worse?

Some recent reports of rising crime rates in St. John's are misleading because they neglect to account for some important facts...