Posted: Mar 04, 2021 8:00 AM NT | Last Updated: March 4 comments
Angela Carter, professor of political science at the University of Waterloo, says People s Recovery is an alternative to Premier Andrew Furey s economic recovery team. (Bruce Tilley/CBC)
People s Recovery, a volunteer group of 60 individuals and organizations, unveiled its own economic recovery plan for the province Wednesday, calling it an alternative to the premier s economic recovery team, and the pending Greene report.
The group, which is against privatization and cuts to public spending and services, is endorsed by the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour, $15 and Fairness, the St. John s Status of Women Council and Memorial University s Faculty Association, among others.
Critics say N.L.’s mail-in election disenfranchises many voters Sarah Smellie Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account
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Newfoundland and Labrador’s latest election changes are again under fire, with critics saying the all mail-in format risks leaving voters behind, from residents of remote Labrador communities without internet to anyone without a fixed address.
Even voters with an internet connection were struggling on Monday: the elections authority’s online application form was down on Monday afternoon, and its phone line was disconnecting calls.
Posted: Feb 15, 2021 1:17 PM NT | Last Updated: February 15
Confederation Building is the home of Newfoundland and Labrador s provincial government. Management has taken heat in recent weeks for refusing to allow people to work from home despite a steep spike in COVID-19 cases.(CBC)
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Where the leaders head Saturday
Ches Crosbie s Progressive Conservative party is pledging a path to balance but no actual balanced budget for at least four years.
The party s blue book platform, revealed Friday in St. John s, says a PC government wouldn t present a balanced provincial budget until a hypothetical second term. The overwhelming focus has to be on jobs and growth, Crosbie told reporters in St. John s. The other half of that, doing something about our expenditure problem. And I ve told you that I agree something needs to be done. I made a few remarks as to how we re going to do that. But the focus has to be on generating the wealth, generating the jobs that will keep people here, that will unlock the potential of this province.
ST. JOHN S, N.L. The steady rollout of policy announcements from party leaders hoping to win over Newfoundland and Labrador voters slowed slightly this weekend, as candidates headed into a week of debates. Though the campaign for the Feb. 13 election is half over, the leaders of the three major parties have yet to release platforms or square off against one another to debate the issues. The province s teachers association and the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour, among others, have leaders debates scheduled in the upcoming week. The labour federation has confirmed participation from Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie and NDP Leader Alison Coffin, but Liberal deputy premier Siobhan Coady will be stepping in for Premier Andrew Furey.