LETTER: Canada’s goals for the UN Conference on Biodiversity By Steven Guilbeault ● Commentary ● November 9, 2022 Environment and Climate minister Steven Guilbeault states that “Progress cannot come fast enough.”
Students Should Know Their Workplace Rights By Workers' Action Network ● Commentary ● September 5, 2022 Student workers often experience poverty wages, wage theft, unfair scheduling, and no paid sick days. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
What’s Behind a Matador’s Cape? Questioning Matador Mining’s Proposed Cape Ray Gold Project in Southwest Ktaqmkuk By Megan Samms ● Commentary ● August 19, 2022 Behind the short-term economic lure of Matador Mining’s Cape Ray Project lurks potential long-term environmental harm.
LETTER: Protect the Waterford Hospital By Philip Hiscock ● Letter ● July 8, 2022 The Waterford Hospital is part of the province’s architectural and social heritage, and it should be preserved and repurposed once it closes.
LETTER: Women and the Liminal Space of the Pandemic By system ● Letter ● March 10, 2022 Women have always been the caregivers in our society. And women have seen us through all of the liminal spaces of our lives.
LETTER: NL MPs Should Reject Bay du Nord By Yvonne Earle ● Letter ● March 1, 2022 Now is the time to invest aggressively and equitably in jobs that can make our communities more sustainable and resilient.
LETTER: Newfoundland and Labrador Cannot Afford a MUNL Tuition Increase By Derek Semerad ● Letter ● February 25, 2022 Newfoundland and Labrador students at MUNL will be facing a whopping 150% increase in tuition in Fall 2022.
LETTER: Blue Hydrogen—A Dangerous Distraction? By system ● Letter ● January 21, 2022 Blue hydrogen depends on carbon capture and storage (CCS). CCS is about the fossil fuel industry saving itself rather than saving the planet.
LETTER: We Need to Talk About Bike Lanes By system ● Letter ● October 14, 2021 Separated bike lanes are the safest and best way to encourage cycling in a city. We need leadership on this from the new city council.
LETTER: Prospects for a Progressive City Council By system ● Letter ● September 28, 2021 The long term success of progressive politics in St. John’s hinges on challenging the established view of how the city itself should govern.