News

NL Budget 2022: “This Province Will be Stranded”

The federal greenlight for Bay du Nord and the province’s 2022 budget come amid growing concerns around declining transparency and accountability under Premier Andrew Furey and the Liberals.

April 20, 2022

# PERT

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’.

Drew Brown and Elizabeth Whitten

April 8, 2022

Green Transition or Greene Transition? Climate Policy in NL

For all the talk about a future transition to green energy and our ‘clean’ economy, Newfoundland and Labrador avoids tackling climate change.

June 25, 2021

St. John’s Board of Trade Outlook 2021, Day 2: Feet on Fire

Finance Minister Siobhan Coady assured the Board of Trade that the banks and credit agencies are happy—and that good times are on the way.

June 18, 2021

Commentary Opinion

The PERT Report and the Mockery of Transparency

As citizens of this great province, we demand that our political leaders are ready to be open, transparent and accountable.

June 18, 2021

Budget 2021: Good News, Bad News, & Confusion About NL’s Future

This budget got better because the economy got better, and Moya Greene was overly pessimistic about the province’s situation.

Russell Williams

June 2, 2021

NL Budget 2021: Keep the CHANGE

The 2021 budget highlights a modestly improved fiscal situation and lays the groundwork for implementing recommendations from the PERT.

Drew Brown and Jess Puddister

May 31, 2021

Some Thoughts on Budget Day, Before the Lockup

All mysteries will be revealed in Monday’s lockup.

May 31, 2021

“A recovery for everyone, not just the elite”: People’s Recovery NL

Unlike the PERT, the People’s Recovery project featured input from diverse groups and demographics within the province.

May 21, 2021

Journalism Longread News

Greene Report Must be Resisted: Observers

Neoliberal policies are fundamentally flawed and will make things worse.

May 11, 2021

PERT and the Ghost of NL Budget 2016

It is not difficult to hear echoes of 2016 in the recent recommendations from the Premier’s Economic Recovery Team (PERT).

May 10, 2021

PERT Pushes “Big Reset” for NL

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

May 6, 2021

Analysis Commentary

Will the PERT Report Highlight Our Fishery?

The following is a slightly condensed version of a December 3, 2020 submission on the fishery to the Premier's Economic Recovery Task Force.

Barry Darby and Helen Forsey

April 30, 2021