Politics

Housing minister refuses to say housing is a human right

‘I’m not going to answer your question,’ Fred Hutton says. 

Nurses protest government’s use of ‘travel nurses’ amid health care crisis

The Registered Nurses’ Union of Newfoundland and Labrador and allies took their message to Confederation Hill Tuesday and called for an investigation by the province’s auditor general. 

PCs Choose Wakeham to Bring the Pain to Andrew Furey

Progressive Conservatives elect MHA Tony Wakeham as new leader amid calls for party unity—and closer ties with the federal Conservatives

NL Budget 2022: The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same

Budget 2022 features a reduced deficit and Health Authority amalgamation—against a backdrop of rising costs of living and an oil-focused ‘energy transition’.

PERT Pushes “Big Reset” for NL

Proposals include slashing state expenditures, across-the-board tax increases, privatizing public assets, and breaking public sector unions.

Andrew Furey’s Liberals Have a Legitimacy Problem

It’s hard to imagine what sort of election investigation will be undertaken by a government that won’t question the legitimacy of its win.

There are No Captains at the Wheel

This election is a referendum on Newfoundland and Labrador’s political class, and the status quo is losing. All we’re missing is a way to vote “no.”

#NLRising, 3 Years On

Oil is On the Way Out, but NL is Going All-In