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It’s time for a reckoning on public university education in our province

Successive Liberal governments have presided over the destruction of Memorial University

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Higher education has long been a public good, a vital tool for the betterment of society. Now it is being used to serve the market above all else.

Politicizing science: how quota quarrels lose sight of sustainable fishing

Doubling Northern cod catch limits ran counter to what scientists and key stakeholders called for — so what’s behind the decision?

Province misses opportunity to reimagine public transportation in climate action plan

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Cod recovery is about more than numbers

A response to Canada’s Northern cod quota announcement

It’s time to fix MCP and strengthen public healthcare

Instead of looking to the private sector for answers, the provincial government should be investing in our public healthcare system