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“What I do know for certain is that my future is uncertain.”
"Will I still have a job within the next year or two? If I don't, will employment insurance still be available? Could I afford to buy lunch for work? How could my fiancée and I be able to afford a wedding? How can I afford to go to college?"
Why the new Nalcor CEO’s background matters
"The new CEO would be wise to encourage a strong Board of Directors, who are diversified, independent of partisanship, and skilled in visioning and implementation."
Budget 2016 “has no vision or road map for progress”
"I expect that, as a citizen who chose to make N.L. my home, this government will revisit their budget and roll back the suffocating taxes."
Solidarity Against Austerity: A Call to Action!
Across the province let us come together on April 29 and show our government that this is not acceptable. Together, let us take back our future and stand against austerity.
Open Letter to Minister Gerry Byrne on his recent comments concerning part-time students
"Part-time students should not be punished for making the decisions necessary for themselves and their families to survive and to have a chance at a better future."
Open letter to Premier, Cabinet Ministers & all MHAs
"We, the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, will not let that happen!"
Open letter to MHAs re: Budget 2016
"What motivates you? ... Why did you become a politician in the first place?"
“Once upon a time, Newfoundlanders were known to fight for something.”
"On Thursday I learned that the provincial government thinks I, personally, am responsible for our debt. And that I, personally, should proportionally pay more into that debt than people who make twice, three times, four times as much as me."
Budget 2016 “an attack on families”
"We both work full-time. We both have 'good' jobs, and we don’t spend. But on this current budget, we simply will not be able to make ends meet. It is impossible."
“What I do know for certain is that my future is uncertain.”
"Will I still have a job within the next year or two? If I don't, will employment insurance still be available? Could I afford to buy lunch for work? How could my fiancée and I be able to afford a wedding? How can I afford to go to college?"
Why the new Nalcor CEO’s background matters
"The new CEO would be wise to encourage a strong Board of Directors, who are diversified, independent of partisanship, and skilled in visioning and implementation."
Budget 2016 “has no vision or road map for progress”
"I expect that, as a citizen who chose to make N.L. my home, this government will revisit their budget and roll back the suffocating taxes."
Solidarity Against Austerity: A Call to Action!
Across the province let us come together on April 29 and show our government that this is not acceptable. Together, let us take back our future and stand against austerity.
Open Letter to Minister Gerry Byrne on his recent comments concerning part-time students
"Part-time students should not be punished for making the decisions necessary for themselves and their families to survive and to have a chance at a better future."
Open letter to Premier, Cabinet Ministers & all MHAs
"We, the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, will not let that happen!"
Open letter to MHAs re: Budget 2016
"What motivates you? ... Why did you become a politician in the first place?"
“Once upon a time, Newfoundlanders were known to fight for something.”
"On Thursday I learned that the provincial government thinks I, personally, am responsible for our debt. And that I, personally, should proportionally pay more into that debt than people who make twice, three times, four times as much as me."
Budget 2016 “an attack on families”
"We both work full-time. We both have 'good' jobs, and we don’t spend. But on this current budget, we simply will not be able to make ends meet. It is impossible."