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No Safe Bet: Why Newfoundland & Labrador is Canada’s Casino Holdout

In 2010, when Colliers International was listing the Battery Hotel and Suites for $15 million, they dared buyers to imagine alternate usages for the property—even those that went against provincial […]

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On Corporate Ties, Andrew Furey has Nothing to Hide

Up to now, an important aspect of Andrew Furey's recent professional life has received almost no mention at all: his corporate board directorships.

Rushing to Judgement on Judges’ Salaries

The House of Assembly has mismanaged the motion before it on whether to adopt the Tribunal recommendations in light of recent jurisprudence on the matter.

The Hands that Feed, Part 1: Faces of the Grocery Frontlines

Despite the fanfare for their service, food retail employees themselves are not convinced they're 'recognized' in ways that actually improve their lives.

Thinking Outside the Crisis: A Great Big Bag of Hammers

The events triggered by Covid-19 are diagnostic of fragile social arrangements that we have lacked the ability to discuss for decades.

Why NL Fishers are Protesting in a Pandemic: An Explainer

The fight over the 2020 fishing season has exposed many deeply rooted problems in a crucial but troubled industry in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Thinking Outside the Crisis: Decarbonized or Destitute?

We can *heart* oil and gas all we want—it doesn’t *heart* us back.

Constabulary and Critics Continue Tense Coexistence
There Will Be No Coalition Government

Opposition parties and independents can float forming a coalition government as much as they want. The precedent is clear that it would not happen.

Milestone or Millstone?: Unpacking the Premier’s “Plan”

Several days after the premier's "significant announcement," neither the plan—or Dwight Ball's political future—is clear.