WATCH: Full interview with Finance Minister Craig Pardy (May 2026)

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May 27, 2026

On May 8, Newfoundland and Labrador Finance Minister Craig Pardy sat down with The Independent for a wide-ranging interview on the economy, with a focus on the province’s continued reliance on oil and gas amid the climate crisis, Labrador’s contributions to the provincial coffers and the government’s lack of investments in the Big Land, and about MHA landlords like Pardy himself, who are benefiting from the status quo amid a housing crisis.

Watch the full interview and share your thoughts with us here.

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Justin Brake

Justin Brake (settler, he/him) is a reporter and editor at The Independent, a role in which he previously served from 2012 to 2017. In recent years, he has worked as a contributing editor at The Breach and as a reporter and executive producer with APTN News. Justin was born in Gander and raised in Saskatchewan and Ontario. He returned home in 2007 to study at Memorial University and now lives with his partner and children in Benoit’s Cove, Bay of Islands. In addition to the channels below, you can also follow Justin on BlueSky.

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