Editorial

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.

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.

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.

NL Election 2021: Looking for the Silver Lining

Nature abhors a vacuum and when the attention economy is starved of real information it will begin to produce and consume bullshit.

Newfoundland and Labrador Election 2021: Let the Games Begin

With so much so much at stake, shrouded in so much secrecy, spread out across unruly social media platforms, chaos reigns over the coming campaign.

An Impertinent PERT; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Trust Technocrats

Deflated but Unbroken, Dwight Ball Finally Bounces

With the premier out of the picture, it is harder to hide the hungry abyss at the heart of Newfoundland and Labrador politics.

Milestone or Millstone?: Unpacking the Premier’s “Plan”

Several days after the premier's "significant announcement," neither the plan—or Dwight Ball's political future—is clear.

There are No Captains at the Wheel

This election is a referendum on Newfoundland and Labrador’s political class, and the status quo is losing. All we’re missing is a way to vote “no.”