Lela Evans: From Muskrat Falls Protests to MHA

“I made a commitment to my people and I’m going to live and die with that commitment. I’m going to represent my people.”
“I made a commitment to my people and I’m going to live and die with that commitment. I’m going to represent my people.”
Last Wednesday, after a meeting with heads of government, health officials, police, and even the local fire department, Joe Dicker
The first (but forgotten) dam on Labrador's Grand River can tell us a lot about our province's past—and its future.
A picture is worth a thousand words!
An Inquiry is too important to be dragged into partisan bickering.
The Dr. Andrew Furey Campaign expressed “heightened concerns” around party voter list after having its complaints against John Abbott dismissed.
Up to now, an important aspect of Andrew Furey's recent professional life has received almost no mention at all: his
With the premier out of the picture, it is harder to hide the hungry abyss at the heart of Newfoundland
With election campaigns officially and unofficially in full swing, voters are bearing witness to a multitude of promises from politicians. We’re also seeing a rising number of disingenuous statements, some bordering on the laughable.
We really appreciate that Peter Mackay has a Winter Emergency Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador, but it looks a little
"I made a commitment to my people and I’m going to live and die with that commitment. I’m going to
Is there a progressive answer to how Newfoundland & Labrador's debt could be managed while avoiding crippling austerity?
In an era of never before seen wealth, they mismanaged our coffers and squandered our nest egg of oil revenues. Now the PC Government is deferring needed social infrastructure because, they say, we have no money.
In 2010, when Colliers International was listing the Battery Hotel and Suites for $15 million, they dared buyers to imagine
If Dwight Ball has learned anything amid all the turmoil and unrest of his first mandate, it’s that it can’t
Yesterday’s news is not the end of the world. But it's a small part of a larger process: our control
No one likes it when taxes go up, but sometimes it’s for the best.
The Dr. Andrew Furey Campaign expressed “heightened concerns” around party voter list after having its complaints against John Abbott dismissed.
Up to now, an important aspect of Andrew Furey's recent professional life has received almost no mention at all: his
With the premier out of the picture, it is harder to hide the hungry abyss at the heart of Newfoundland
Years of unaffordable tax breaks for rich people have contributed to a yawning budget deficit. It’s time to reverse course.
"I made a commitment to my people and I’m going to live and die with that commitment. I’m going to
Is there a progressive answer to how Newfoundland & Labrador's debt could be managed while avoiding crippling austerity?
The 2019 NL provincial election is just eight days away, and yesterday marks three years since the #NLRising rally on
Memorial’s strategic investments in Arctic oil pose environmental risks in the region and to the planet
Is corporate concentration a central part of the province’s long-term strategy for the fishery? How does that benefit Newfoundlanders and
There was something weird spotted in the sky above Main Brook on Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula in January 2020.
Changing climates and municipal regulations may have unpredictable effects on the island’s black bear—also known as 'dump bear'—population.
Governing-by-panic is bad public policy
Two months after a mistrial was declared in the Snelgrove case, a panel convened in St. John’s to demand justice
Is corporate concentration a central part of the province’s long-term strategy for the fishery? How does that benefit Newfoundlanders and
There was something weird spotted in the sky above Main Brook on Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula in January 2020.
Observations on galactic-scale farce
As Health Minister John Haggie declared, “the world has changed.” His colleagues in the Liberal cabinet have not yet caught
The House of Assembly has mismanaged the motion before it on whether to adopt the Tribunal recommendations in light of
Opposition parties and independents can float forming a coalition government as much as they want. The precedent is clear that
Why individual and government debts are different in a very important way
Two months after a mistrial was declared in the Snelgrove case, a panel convened in St. John’s to demand justice
"I made a commitment to my people and I’m going to live and die with that commitment. I’m going to
Is there a progressive answer to how Newfoundland & Labrador's debt could be managed while avoiding crippling austerity?
Three major decisions this week to ban fracking in New York, New Brunswick and Quebec indicate what some say could be the beginning of the end for fracking in Canada and the United States
Changing climates and municipal regulations may have unpredictable effects on the island’s black bear—also known as 'dump bear'—population.
The time has come for Newfoundland and Labrador to seize the opportunity to be a national leader and set ourselves
The relative cleanliness of NL's offshore oil is the key selling-point for the industry's future in a low-carbon world. But
Five men—some with ties to big oil—have been appointed by a government that is heavily dependent on the fossil fuel industry and previously denied the need for an external review
"I made a commitment to my people and I’m going to live and die with that commitment. I’m going to
Is there a progressive answer to how Newfoundland & Labrador's debt could be managed while avoiding crippling austerity?
The 2019 NL provincial election is just eight days away, and yesterday marks three years since the #NLRising rally on
In a country characterized by increasingly confrontational labour relations, an unlikely story of cooperation and negotiation emerges. Are there lessons in the experience for the rest of the country?
The fight over the 2020 fishing season has exposed many deeply rooted problems in a crucial but troubled industry in
Newfoundland and Labrador has the highest rate of food insecurity in Canada. It also has the second lowest minimum wage.
"I made a commitment to my people and I’m going to live and die with that commitment. I’m going to
Groups launch Community Coalition for Mental Health in St. John’s, call for government action and a strategy to deal with province’s mental health crisis
Mutual aid work filled me with a hope I didn’t know I needed. I needed a way back to a
The church has a bad track record dealing with mental illness, and those who have lost loved ones to suicide.
"I made a commitment to my people and I’m going to live and die with that commitment. I’m going to
Premier Paul Davis’ recent appointment of Judy Manning as Minister of Public Safety has sparked a healthy public discussion about parliamentary procedure and the mechanics of our democracy. It has also demonstrated just how little either of those things are actually understood.
With the premier out of the picture, it is harder to hide the hungry abyss at the heart of Newfoundland
"I made a commitment to my people and I’m going to live and die with that commitment. I’m going to
Is there a progressive answer to how Newfoundland & Labrador's debt could be managed while avoiding crippling austerity?
Does Paul Davis represent a change for the Tories? A comparison of the language used by the provincial government with that of Davis during his leadership campaign provides a revealing answer
With the premier out of the picture, it is harder to hide the hungry abyss at the heart of Newfoundland
"I made a commitment to my people and I’m going to live and die with that commitment. I’m going to
Is there a progressive answer to how Newfoundland & Labrador's debt could be managed while avoiding crippling austerity?
When it comes to our environment, government shows a pattern of disregard
The provincial snow crab fishery suffered a big hit in the marketplace this year thanks largely to Covid, and cod
"It’s very difficult for some people to recognize that we all have a master, and we all have a slave.
"I made a commitment to my people and I’m going to live and die with that commitment. I’m going to
It’s time to get away from the “election pavement” mentality and look at Ontario’s legislated 10-year-plan approach to infrastructure development
Not only was Trimper not invited to join Premier Furey in his own district, but he wasn't even informed that
Newfoundland and Labrador has finally delivered its long-awaited 2020 budget. The key takeaway: watch this space for Budget 2021.
The truth is even simpler than it was last year. The province, despite seven years of austerity, is even closer
A Labour Day message from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Food charity is putting a band-aid on a deadly and insidious gangrene—which corporate power and government inaction allows to fester
Do we, as a society, accept that there are people in our province who work full time for wages that
Despite the fanfare for their service, food retail employees themselves are not convinced they're 'recognized' in ways that actually improve
First in a two-part series on the provincial government’s campaign against the conservation of vulnerable species and natural areas.
Earlier this year, “A Home for Nature” was released for public comment. Feedback for phase one of the plan is
With the premier out of the picture, it is harder to hide the hungry abyss at the heart of Newfoundland
In his own words, Dwight Ball reflects on his resignation, achievements, and legacy as the 13th Premier of Newfoundland and