Well, we’ve gone and done it now, haven’t we? We Newfoundlanders, with seven (count ’em, seven!) seats at the federal table, have all but rigged the election and forced Alberta right out of Confederation.
What did we do to piss off a province that hosts almost five times as many
It has been marvellous to see the winds of change blow through St. John’s City Council. The moratorium on massage parlours is over. Council has finally moved away from the ridiculous position of trying to legislate morality. The moratorium was not the work of this council. This council is largely
By Jason Sheppard
It is once again federal election time across Canada and candidates from all parties are entering the final stretch of meeting and greeting the voting public before they head to the polls on Oct. 21. As with every election, there will be those who have been through
“Do. Or do not. There is no try.”
– Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back
When it comes to the environment, many Newfoundlanders should probably hang their heads in shame, myself included. Truth be told, few among us have been good stewards of this planet of ours. Blame isolation, access and
I am not easily inspired by public marches and demonstrations. Too much time has passed. Too many things have happened. Too much water has gone under the bridge and after a time you think that nothing changes and that, while there are political changes and elections and promises, everything gets
You know the only people who really seemed to care about Justin Trudeau getting dressing up as Aladdin in what was an Arabian Nights themed costume party seem to be white politicians running for office and a news media starved for a story.
Now I had this piece half
Seamus O’Regan addresses party controversies, unity and door-to-door support ahead of October’s pivotal federal election
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Seamus O’Regan knows the fight ahead of him. He’s not naive to the shifts in the at times turbulent political landscape. Much has happened in four years. 2015 marked the dawn of the red
After an unplanned four year hiatus, Jack Harris says he’s ready to return to Ottawa, picking up where he left off representing the people of St. John’s East
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Jack Harris looks like life’s been treating him well. In fact, he looks so rested and at ease it almost makes
Greg Malone’s MP bid with the Green Party goes well beyond politics
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“I swore I’d never run again,” the legendary Greg Malone jests as he eases into a reclining chair in The Herald’s boardroom.
And who could blame him? It’s been 19 years since the CODCO luminary ran for
As Conservative candidate Sharon Vokey prepared to hit the road in what she calls her ‘mobile headquarters,’ she took a few moments to share her vision for this place she calls home
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Sharon Vokey knows she’s in for a few bumps in the road – literally and figuratively –