Michael Connors
No policy announcements as Dwight Ball shows off metro-area Liberal candidates
Liberal leader Dwight Ball had no policy announcements on Day One of the provincial election campaign. Instead on Thursday, he took his bus tour...
Provincial budget dies on order paper after premier calls early election
Whichever party forms a government after the provincial election will have to reintroduce the provincial budget in the House of Assembly. That's because Premier...
Liberals release provincial budget ahead of election campaign
Finance Minister Tom Osborne released Budget 2019 Tuesday with a surprise surplus of almost $2 billion. But the government is in the black on...
Tom Osborne promises post-election budget will be same as pre-election budget
Finance Minister Tom Osborne insists that if the Liberals win the provincial election they will present the exact same budget to the House as...
‘We’re ready for an election,’ premier says on eve of provincial budget
The Liberals are making announcements left, right and centre Monday as the provincial election campaign approaches. Premier Dwight Ball wouldn't say exactly when he...
Liberals release Muskrat Falls rate mitigation plan
The provincial government has been under immense pressure to prevent power rates from soaring after Muskrat Falls comes online. The Liberals released a plan...
House of Assembly sends bill to standing committee for first time in two decades
The House of Assembly is about to try something it hasn't done in two decades. It's sending a piece of legislation to a standing...
House of Assembly passes bill allowing cabinet to ban retail plastic bags
The bill allowing the province to ban retail plastic bags officially passed in the House of Assembly on Wednesday. Environment Minister Graham Letto says...
Premier ready to meet on methylmercury one year after expert report
Premier Dwight Ball is seeking a meeting with indigenous leaders on methylmercury at Muskrat Falls. That's almost a year after an expert panel made...
Opposition parties worried provincial budget will skip House scrutiny
The opposition parties are worried the provincial budget will not get proper scrutiny in the House of Assembly when it's presented next week. That's...
