Where I carved out my identity as a journalist
It’s impossible to capture my time at The Independent in just a few words. I joined The Indy while I was still in journalism school and stepped into a full-time […]
Commentary
The Independent welcomes opinion pieces from readers on any topic. These pieces reflect the opinions of the writers. The Independent editorial staff reserves the right to edit the opinion pieces for clarity and length.
Latest in Commentary
Slowly killing research at Memorial University
A university is not its buildings, and it doesn’t exist to serve private-sector interests. It is about the pursuit of knowledge.
An LNG future for Fermeuse?
Proposal for massive liquefied natural gas hub exhumed on Newfoundland’s Southern Shore
Thinking beyond the crisis in journalism
There are many legitimate reasons for concern, but news media have an unprecedented opportunity to innovate and create a new era of journalism
Why taxpayer subsidies for Big Oil won’t create more jobs
As Equinor delays Bay du Nord decision, report finds less than 1% of Canada’s jobs now in fossil fuels
National housing report misses the mark on real human impacts in N.L.
Newfoundland and Labrador’s B+ on its progress to increase housing supply doesn’t paint an accurate picture of residents’ lived realities in the province
What would it mean to build a city for kids?
An interview with St. John’s active transportation advocate Ryan Green
It’s time for equity consultants and community organizers to ditch AI
Tools are never neutral, and artificial intelligence has no place in social justice work
The Lobster Trap: Why Atlantic Canada’s golden fishery may be headed for collapse
Greg Mercer's book exposes how million-dollar debts, climate change, and market forces are pushing harvesters—and lobster—toward the breaking point
Dear Mr. Wakeham: Climate changes aren’t coming — they’re here
Not only are wildfires caused by climate change, new research links the heatwaves that cause them to oil companies active in Newfoundland and Labrador
Slowly killing research at Memorial University
A university is not its buildings, and it doesn’t exist to serve private-sector interests. It is about the pursuit of knowledge.
An LNG future for Fermeuse?
Proposal for massive liquefied natural gas hub exhumed on Newfoundland’s Southern Shore
Thinking beyond the crisis in journalism
There are many legitimate reasons for concern, but news media have an unprecedented opportunity to innovate and create a new era of journalism
Why taxpayer subsidies for Big Oil won’t create more jobs
As Equinor delays Bay du Nord decision, report finds less than 1% of Canada’s jobs now in fossil fuels
National housing report misses the mark on real human impacts in N.L.
Newfoundland and Labrador’s B+ on its progress to increase housing supply doesn’t paint an accurate picture of residents’ lived realities in the province
What would it mean to build a city for kids?
An interview with St. John’s active transportation advocate Ryan Green
It’s time for equity consultants and community organizers to ditch AI
Tools are never neutral, and artificial intelligence has no place in social justice work
The Lobster Trap: Why Atlantic Canada’s golden fishery may be headed for collapse
Greg Mercer's book exposes how million-dollar debts, climate change, and market forces are pushing harvesters—and lobster—toward the breaking point
Dear Mr. Wakeham: Climate changes aren’t coming — they’re here
Not only are wildfires caused by climate change, new research links the heatwaves that cause them to oil companies active in Newfoundland and Labrador