The provincial government has dropped a legal challenge of the equalization formula. The news drew applause today from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, but the opposition was not impressed.
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Provincial NDP leader Jim Dinn is calling on the new PC government to take immediate action on long-standing Auditor General (AG) recommendations from 2018–2022, and to commit to implementing future recommendations without the years-long delays that have become the norm. This call follows the Auditor General’s latest monitoring report on outstanding performance audit recommendations, which revealed […]
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It’s been an issue of growing concern in the legal system for the past week as provincial courts have adjourned certain cases indefinitely. It’s all because of what they’re calling “challenging times.” Today the province’s justice minister announced new measures to tackle the problem. NTV’s Ben Cleary reports.
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The provincial NDP is calling for answers, asking questions they would be raising directly if the House of Assembly were currently in session. MHA for St. John’s East-Quidi Vidi, Sheilagh O’Leary says Premier Tony Wakeham has refused to open the House of Assembly for the fall sitting. While the NL NDP understands the current administration […]
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The federal NDP is currently in the midst of a leadership race to replace Jagmeet Singh, who lost his seat in the last federal election. One of the candidates is Heather McPherson, who is the MP for Edmonton-Strathcona. She is in St. John’s today, campaigning for support, and spoke to NTV News about issues facing […]
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