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4 simple ways #PCNL can save face
The Progressive Conservatives have only one year left in power. Here is how they can avoid spending the next decade in the political wilderness.
Tom Baird
January 28, 2014

# Bill 29

News
“All spectacle and no substance”
Beyond the colourful media coverage and incriminatory political punditry that have turned Kathy Dunderdale's resignation into the biggest story of the year, is that other…
Justin Brake
January 27, 2014
Deadmonton Dispatches
She’s gone b’ys, she’s gone
#DarkNL did Kathy Dunderdale in, but the lights are still out in the House of Assembly
January 22, 2014
Turning the Tide
The state of democracy in NL
The province’s democratic tradition has fault lines and is once again under threat
September 29, 2013
Daily Indygestion
Guide to Bill 29
December 6, 2012
News
Muskrat Falls ‘process’ catalyst for democracy in the streets
Against intensifying discontent over what many are calling "undemocratic" governance, the Dunderdale-led PCs are pressing to sanction the Muskrat Falls megaproject. As a result, more…
Justin Brake
November 22, 2012
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What Happens in Newfoundland and Labrador, Stays in Newfoundland and Labrador
Province passes amendment that limits access to information and protects the privacy of its government
September 28, 2012
St. John’s ‘Casserole’ protests enter sixth week
Daily Indygestion
St. John’s ‘Casserole’ protests enter sixth week
July 4, 2012
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Consent in the Age of Electoral Machines (Part II)
What is the nature of protest in a society that calls itself free? We return to the thought of Hannah Arendt to find out.
July 4, 2012
To Each Their Own
One world, two worlds, three worlds, four…
Debate led to disturbing confrontation
June 20, 2012
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“Casseroles Night in Canada” now playing in St. John’s
The Québec government took drastic measures last month to quash a student uprising against proposed tuition fee hikes in the province. In turn, "les casseroles"…
June 15, 2012