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The process to create the People's Recovery report started five months ago, when a group of more than 60 people — including labour leaders, academics and activists — felt they weren't represented by the premier's economic recovery team. Among the report's contributors is union leader Mary Shortall, who left the premier's team in January after raising concerns over what she said was a lack of collaboration and transparency.   Tax increases and ideas The People's Recovery report does offer ideas toward bolstering the province's revenue, among them a series of tax increases. Its re...

Per capita, Newfoundland has the highest public debt total in the country, though not by much. The other Atlantic provinces are close behind, as are, to some extent, Ontario, Quebec and the federal government. Here are the recommended spending cuts: A 25 per cent reduction in grants to health authorities; a 30 per cent cut in funding to Memorial University and the College of the North Atlantic; unspecified rollbacks in public-service salaries; and ­overall a cut of five per cent in total government spending. And after that? Far-reaching privatization of non-essential services. This progr...

Two men who once held the purse strings in Newfoundland and Labrador are urging today's leaders to make decisions without fear of political fallout. As Terry Roberts writes, the current premier says he's ready to do just that.

Premier Andrew Furey's decision to outline his government's response to a report on Newfoundland and Labrador's dire economic situation via a video is being criticized for a lack of transparency and a stifling of public dialogue.

iPolitics By Alan Freeman. Published on May 13, 2021 6:00pm 'The province has Canada’s oldest population, highest jobless rate, highest per-capita health spending along with the weakest health outcomes in the country.' N.L. Premier Andrew Furey at press briefing on Feb. 10, 2021. (N.L. Communications Group Photo) Schools with no students. Ferry runs with no passengers. A 22-year freeze on university tuition. A population that is lower than it was 50 years ago. A bloated public service. Soaring deficits and debt loads. A devastated fishery. Tourism on its knees because of COVID. ...