Somewhere in the chic bistros of St. John’s tonight there are probably still people arguing that we were ‘railroaded’ into Confederation and that somehow voting to join Canada was something other than the will of the people. That is an idea that didn’t emerge until well into our marriage with
The leader of the opposition tackles questions on 70 years of Confederation, premier’s past and the contributions of his iconic father, John Crosbie
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Ahead of the 2019 provincial election, Opposition Leader Ches Crosbie caught up with The Herald during our commemorative 70th anniversary of Confederation issue.
Rising from a
By: Ben Cleary
Twenty minutes off the Salmonier Line, in front of a quaint cabin overlooking Ron’s Pond (named after my Grandpa), three colours dance against a flagpole – pink, white and green.
The unofficial flag of Newfoundland was said to have flown at half-mast when Canada joined Newfoundland in
By: Premier Dwight Ball
When you are the Premier of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, you are always engaged in important issues that shape our future. As a result, it is rare for me to get a free moment for personal time, let alone time for personal reflection.
But
We were the last to join the party, and not everyone wanted to join. A narrow majority – 52 per cent – voted to become the 10th province of Canada. On April 1, Newfoundlanders woke up as Canadians and Joey Smallwood declared himself the Father of Confederation
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That Confederation
My own personal interest in politics in general and in Confederation specifically was thanks to one of my Grade 7 teachers, Mrs. Ella Smith.
We were doing a section on Newfoundland studies at the time and one of our assignments was to interview a Newfoundlander on something Newfoundlandish and present
Politics is a nasty business. You probably knew that. Here is the question of the day: Have the local New Democrats slipped “the black spot” to Lorraine Michael again? In pirate lure the black spot is a means of conveying the message, it is time to go.
This week an
In a feature that ran in The Star, Jody Wilson-Raybould’s sister Kory Wilson told an interesting story. On a trip to Pamplona, Spain in 1993, it seems the sisters were warned, “no girls” when they wanted to run with the bulls.
Wilson-Raybould paid no heed, giving decades of rules the
You know he fact that Brett Kavanaugh is now sitting as a Justice of the Supreme Court should come as no surprise to anyone. In the final analysis the case against him on sexual assault allegations was not strong. In fact you could drive a truck through the holes in
You know it is a real privilege to have opinions published weekly. Usually I’m not short of an opinion to foist off on the public. It allows you to speak your mind (such as it is).
This week is a real challenge though because the question being faced comes from