I’m a Newfoundlander Born and Bred and I’ll Owe Debt Til I Die

Let’s take Finance Minister Siobhan Coady at face value: what does it mean that “debt” is our birthright as Newfoundlanders and Labradorians?

November 29, 2021

# debt

The “Pandemic Budget,” and Politics at the End of the Line

The truth is even simpler than it was last year. The province, despite seven years of austerity, is even closer to financial ruin that it…

Russell Williams

October 1, 2020

Rethinking the Debt in Newfoundland & Labrador

Is there a progressive answer to how Newfoundland & Labrador's debt could be managed while avoiding crippling austerity?

June 18, 2019

It’s time for serious talk about the NL fiscal bail-out

March 17, 2018

A Measured Opinion

What caused the deficit?

Two words: Danny Williams.

February 16, 2016

Power and Dissent

N.L.’s fiscal crisis was not inevitable

Yet our politicians tell us we all must pay.

January 23, 2016

Dwight Turn?: Neoliberalism, Newfoundland-style

Can the province's new Liberal government deliver a "stronger tomorrow", or will incoming Premier Dwight Ball build on the dangerous legacy left by Danny Williams…

Russell Williams

December 3, 2015

Politically Speaking

Our squandered pride and prosperity

After reaping upward of $20 billion in offshore oil revenues in a decade, we have little to show for government's reckless spending. After years of…

Shannon Reardon

May 7, 2015

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House of Commons back in session

TheIndependent.ca

September 19, 2011

Daily Indygestion News

NDP says budget surplus should be spent, not put on debt

TheIndependent.ca

August 18, 2011