Politics the art of pursuing common interests through …active listening, advocacy, public persuasion, compromise and negotiation. Bob Rae William Ford Coaker,the father of the Commission The people from Newfoundland and…
When we do not talk about the most vulnerable people in our society – sex workers and people in homeless shelters to name just two groups – we tell the…
From fixed election dates to the number of candidates that run in an election, what Newfoundlanders and Labradorians believe about one of the basic institutions of their democracy is as…
Until 1996, there were no campaign finance laws in Newfoundland and Labrador at all. In 2003, the Conservatives promised to make dramatic changes to the laws governing how parties financed…
As with a lot of things in local politics, the most interesting thing wasn't the fact that Steve Marshall barred Roger Grimes from a hockey rink Marshall owns.What was fascinating…
Depending on which interview you listened to on Tuesday, Tom Marshall would be hanging around as Premier until the end of the summer. At least. That’s the VOCM story. Marshall…
“It is easy to be an armchair critic, tweeted natural resources minister Jerome Kennedy before Christmas, “but It takes real courage to stand for election.” In another context, John Steele…
If you have a few minutes to spare, flip through the provincial government’s 2012 budget. Look for the work “donation”. You won’t find it. Nor will you find any amount…
One of the hallmarks of the Conservative political method since 2003 has been the suppression of public dissent. Anyone who wants to raise a problem for public discussion is attacked…
From a second rebuttal to justice minister Felix Collins, right (not exactly as illustrated) from the Center for Law and Democracy: In a speech to the House of Assembly on…
There’s something about this frivolous and vexatious thing that caught people’s attention right from the start. Under the provincial Conservatives’ new secrecy laws, a cabinet minister can refuse to disclose…
“Oil and democracy do not easily mix,” wrote political scientist Michael Ross in The Oil Curse: How Petroleum Wealth Shapes the Development of Nations, his 2012 study of the impact…
Democracy is a beautiful thing. The people of Newfoundland and Labrador are witnessing its full beauty in the filibuster against the Conservative government’s latest assault on openness, transparency and accountability. …
The always sharp labradore has posted links to a report by the Foundation for Democratic Advancement on election finance laws across Canada. You can find the full report here. The…
