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A plan for the Liberals?
"The time is ripe for real change in Newfoundland and Labrador."
Continuation of Muskrat Falls abusive and neglectful
"The time for excuses is gone. The time for action is now."
Oil prices will rise as they have before
In response to Shannon Reardon's May 7 column, "Our squandered pride and prosperity".
We will never have better than we demand
"All is well for western profiteers when their media and politicians can get us quibbling among ourselves over jobs and who gets a better pension."
“Please, Mr. O’Keefe, Mr. Galgay, and your other sleeping friends: Resign.”
Former Great Big Sea member and small business owner Bob Hallett says homeowners and business owners in St. John's feel "abused and neglected" in the wake of city council's municipal budget. He is calling for the mayor and councillors' resignation.
Christmas at Choices for Youth
"Thirty percent of the homeless population in St. John’s are between the ages 16-24. For them, and for many others, the holidays are not a happy time --- they're a reminder of being in a position of extreme vulnerability."
“Shame on you, each and every one.”
"I urge you to repeal these cuts immediately. If you do, I would be more than happy to continue in my current position as poet laureate. If you do not, then you cannot pretend to be the sort of city that deserves a poet laureate anyway."
A Tribute to Ron Hynes
"I couldn’t believe that, here was Ron Hynes changing my guitar strings in my house, right before my eyes!"
Open letter concerning COP21 and Canada’s commitment on climate change
"We do not need more forms of unsafe extreme energy extraction such as hydraulic fracturing, or ineffective distractions such as carbon capture and storage. What we need are real climate and economic solutions, green economies, and renewable energy."
A plan for the Liberals?
"The time is ripe for real change in Newfoundland and Labrador."
Continuation of Muskrat Falls abusive and neglectful
"The time for excuses is gone. The time for action is now."
Oil prices will rise as they have before
In response to Shannon Reardon's May 7 column, "Our squandered pride and prosperity".
We will never have better than we demand
"All is well for western profiteers when their media and politicians can get us quibbling among ourselves over jobs and who gets a better pension."
“Please, Mr. O’Keefe, Mr. Galgay, and your other sleeping friends: Resign.”
Former Great Big Sea member and small business owner Bob Hallett says homeowners and business owners in St. John's feel "abused and neglected" in the wake of city council's municipal budget. He is calling for the mayor and councillors' resignation.
Christmas at Choices for Youth
"Thirty percent of the homeless population in St. John’s are between the ages 16-24. For them, and for many others, the holidays are not a happy time --- they're a reminder of being in a position of extreme vulnerability."
“Shame on you, each and every one.”
"I urge you to repeal these cuts immediately. If you do, I would be more than happy to continue in my current position as poet laureate. If you do not, then you cannot pretend to be the sort of city that deserves a poet laureate anyway."
A Tribute to Ron Hynes
"I couldn’t believe that, here was Ron Hynes changing my guitar strings in my house, right before my eyes!"
Open letter concerning COP21 and Canada’s commitment on climate change
"We do not need more forms of unsafe extreme energy extraction such as hydraulic fracturing, or ineffective distractions such as carbon capture and storage. What we need are real climate and economic solutions, green economies, and renewable energy."