NL Election 2021 District Focus: Lake Melville
Lake Melville is being watched closely by all three major political parties, who see potential opportunity against independent incumbent Perry Trimper. Keep Reading
NL Election 2021: No Majorities No Masters
This is a referendum on negotiating debt relief with the federal government. Your only choice is how much leeway to give the provincial Liberals. Keep Reading
So Moved, NL: Municipalities in a Fiscally Foreboding Time
“We can’t pretend that the municipal sector, with its property tax, is going to be able to afford a billion dollars over the next 10 years." Keep Reading
Leaders Square Off in Week Three of the 2021 NL Election
The debates are a significant milestone in the 2021 campaign. Keep Reading
Full Slates & Parachute Candidates: Who Runs Where, & Why?
So-called parachute candidates can be controversial, but they can also serve important functions—and even strengthen democracy. Keep Reading
NL Election 2021: Free, Prior, and Informed Consent
Voters do not have the ability to give properly informed consent so far in the 2021 election. That's a major problem. Keep Reading
NL Election 2021 District Focus: St. John’s Centre
Find out where candidates stand on issues including the province’s changing demographics, paths forward for its troubled economy, climate change, and more. Keep Reading
Here’s How to Vote in the 2021 NL Election
Voting in the 2021 provincial election is easier—and more important—than you might think. So the Independent is here to tell you how. Keep Reading
When “Bankruptcy” is on the Table, It’s Not a Normal Election
If the financial situation in Newfoundland and Labrador is dire—and governments don’t have actual solutions—what is likely to happen? Keep Reading
An Elephant in the Room: ‘the Economy’ in NL’s 2021 Election
“The one thing citizens deserve is a more honest assessment of what the future in the province holds, and what each of these parties would do differently.” Keep Reading
So Moved, St. John’s: 25 January 2020
St. John's City Council met for approximately 17 minutes this week—so we drilled down into some of the regulatory issues around heritage designation. Whee! Keep Reading
Women and the 2021 NL General Election
With more women listed on the ballot than ever before, candidates and advocates highlight their experiences—and barriers to political participation. Keep Reading
NL Election 2021: Looking for the Silver Lining
Nature abhors a vacuum and when the attention economy is starved of real information it will begin to produce and consume bullshit. Keep Reading
NL Election 2021 District Focus: Mount Scio
Candidates Sarah Stoodley, Sheilagh O'Leary, Andrea Newbury, and Damian Follett talked to us about they would represent Mount Scio in the House of Assembly. Keep Reading
Do Fish Carry Passports? (And Does it Matter?)
All of us here in Newfoundland and Labrador need to push our provincial leaders to kick their bad habit of leaving the fishery to the feds. Keep Reading
Doubling Down on the Fossil Fuel Fairy Tale
In Newfoundland and Labrador, the lack of political debate on the future of the offshore means the body politic is especially unprepared for the end of oil. Keep Reading
What Does the 2021 NL Election Mean for Citizens?
From the circumstances prompting it to the candidates running, here is everything you need to know about Newfoundland & Labrador's 2021 general election. Keep Reading
So Moved, St. John’s: 18 January 2021
This week’s meeting was startlingly fast and painless, so we’ll switch gears to unpacking the new Citizen Satisfaction Survey 2020 results. Keep Reading
Newfoundland and Labrador Election 2021: Let the Games Begin
With so much so much at stake, shrouded in so much secrecy, spread out across unruly social media platforms, chaos reigns over the coming campaign. Keep Reading
So Moved, St. John’s: 11 January 2021
Council is back for the new year, and they're starting by taking out the trash. Also, bringing in the bakeries. Keep Reading