On the centenary of Thatcher's birth, there have been predictable calls for a memorial to her memory. But Britain's 2300 food banks serve that purpose already.

The NLNDP says it's the first party in provincial history to achieve gender parity among candidates. It's also believed Laurabel Mba is NL's first-ever Black provincial candidate, and Shazia Razi is the first-ever hijab-wearing Muslim candidate #nlpoli theindependent.ca/news/lji/wil...

Despite voting in the last two provincial elections from the same address, I am somehow not on the voter list for this election and will have to register again tomorrow. Does anyone know why this happens?

Before you vote...NDP on MOU. youtube.com/shorts/sd8Wd...

“The NDP has the most detailed set of commitments for workers, which includes…enforceable labour standards for gig and precarious workers…card check certification…anti-scab legislation, and increasing the minimum wage to $22 an hour.“ They also commit to 10 paid sick days for all workers.

As we come up to the end of this election, going forward to want to remind people that if you want to see more of a presence of a small party like the NDP in your area, that presence could be you. We depend on volunteers, we don’t have companies donating so we can hire staff to put up signs

Celebrating an unworthy recipient NOT receiving the Nobel Peace Prize by sharing a photo of an unworthy recipient RECEIVING the Nobel Peace Prize is not the own you think it is. Please stop.

I needed to take 3 trips to city hall this year in order to vote - I was not on the voters list despite living in the same house for 18 years. The average person would not take these extra steps. Voter turnout is partially a function of electoral management. Let us assess our processes, St John's.

To be crystal clear: it's not about what the scientists "told CBC News", not just informed opinion. The science itself is very clear. You can question perhaps the degree of NL contribution to climate change, but it's fact that the oil from here is a contributor. Full stop. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

There's a reason they hid their platforms until the last possible minute. Empty promises with no four year costing. You deserve a better deal.

Please everyone buy my latest book which is all about this problem and how we can fix it. It has, of course, been ignored by the mainstream press. www.dundurn.com/books_/t2211...

According to the flotilla tracker & Al Jazeera, the Conscience (along with other flotilla ships) has been intercepted. Time to get on the phones and call our MPs to demand Canada ensure the safe return of the Canadians on board including NL activists Devoney Ellis, Nikita Stapleton, & Sadie Mees.

There are few things that make me imagine doing violence to strangers like seeing something like this.

Does anyone actually expect anything radical in the platforms of the two establishment parties? They may include a few coppers for us commoners struggling to make ends meet but rest assured they will not abandon the donor class they have served faithfully for so long. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Reading Friday’s Telegram (October 3rd) story on the NLNDP in this election saying that they didn’t yet have 40 candidates but hoped to do so by the Sep 23rd nomination deadline. The article is thin gruel to begin with but being 10 days out of date in a 30 day election period is unacceptable.

The disdain I have for the elite class of this province continues to grow. It’s long past time for us proles to overturn the tables in the temple.

Yet another great truth-telling piece by @nolore.bsky.social 👇

The merchants are very much still here, and they’re making terrible decisions for the rest of us, writes Lori Lee Oates #nlpoli theindependent.ca/commentary/a...

Just a reminder that only 14 of the 94 Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action have been implemented in Canada. The history of settler colonialism in Canada is uninterrupted, violent, ongoing.

“Countries with the lowest rates of homelessness have made big investments in social and public housing. Yet in [NL] and Canada, housing has become an industry—part of landlords’ investment portfolios—which has turned a basic human need into a commodity whose value is determined by the market.”

Lowering costs. Fixing healthcare. No new taxes. No service cuts. All with 4 balanced budgets. That’s the NDP plan.

Hey @mark-carney.bsky.social, you know what would be a great national-building project? POSTAL BANKING in all the small rural communities across this nation your corporate banking buddies have abandoned.

The voices of young people are clear: Youth unemployment isn’t just a statistic, it’s a crisis shaping their lives & futures. A Youth Climate Corps could put thousands to work while supporting climate & community. Tell Carney: Listen to youth & act for a YCC: www.goodgreenjobsforall.ca/tell-carney

The Canadian Justice system loses $20 billion year. The Canadian military loses $34 billion a year. Canadian Health Care loses $372 billion a year. Imagine if Carneys liberals talked about services like it does the Post Office.

excited to see what a truly left-wing green party led by @emilylowan.bsky.social will do in bc!

Almost half of NL workforce earns less than a living wage and homelessness is on the rise and this is what the Libs and Pcs come up with? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

No donation limits allow companies, unions to fund N.L. election campaigns

We are running a HISTORIC campaign! Our team is committed to forming a government that represents our communities, focuses on people, and is prepared to fight for the future of our province.

Pleased to work with a diverse and inspiring community of young NLers and mentors on this candidates questionaire for the upcoming NL provincial and St. John's municipal elections. 🗳️ Candidates can respond here: forms.gle/YL1dSGJVWstD...

You may have heard on The Independent that 3 MUN students are part of the current Freedom Flotilla, delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza. Please read the linked petition and consider signing. Sincerely, Barry docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Great CP piece ahead of this Saturday's Draw the Line actions: "What's taken shape, organizers say, is a level of cross-country collaboration not seen in recent memory among progressive civil society groups..." www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/pro...

🏡 We continue to see both Liberals and Conservatives devalue public housing, leaving folks at the will of the private market. That's why today, NL NDP Leader Jim Dinn announced the NDP's plan to build 1000 affordable, public housing units per year all across this province.

We've promised to be the most transparent government in NL history which is why an NL NDP government would overhaul political financing: ✅ Ban all corporate and union donations; ✅ Ban all out-of-province donations; ✅ Cap individual donations at $1,750.

Enough is enough. Today, NL NDP Leader Jim Dinn made a commitment to all Newfoundlanders and Labradrorians: an NL NDP government would end the decades of backroom politics and insider influence by banning all corporate and union donations. @jimdinn.bsky.social #nlpoli #nlndp

I am really excited about this. Corporate and union donations cannot be a part of a transparent and fair government, and we need an accountable goverment more than ever.

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The best part of being independent is there’s no one to cave to bad-faith online outrage. I realized I needed to insulate myself from that, and luckily you guys made it possible. Here’s where you can support my work, if you’re interested ❤️ patreon.com/rachelgilmore rachelgilmore.substack.com

I will forever be grateful for Karen's work and how I was able to publish in the Global Opinions section while 90% of Canadian media had blacklisted me.

If AI didn't put in fake citations then Minister Bernard Davis is on the record saying someone put them in by hand and I'm pretty sure that's... bad? I think the couple of Memorial University Faculty of Education Professors who chaired this might frown upon that accusation? vocm.com/2025/09/15/2...

I’ve been saying this to students all week. It’s like having your personal trainer do the workout and expecting to get fit.

incredible and depressing how fast the decade of progress under trudeau — as slow and flawed and not enough as it might have been — is being dismantled before our eyes

Nice to see an article about @atRachelGilmore in today's Devoir. Predictably, there is no similar coverage in English. When I was targeted by the same people, the same thing happened -- full page story in Le Soleil and silence in English.

Newfoundland and Labrador has made it into international news for ridicule it absolutely deserves for using generative AI to “write” a report on the future of education. Great job to those MUN education profs.

Non broken link is here! substack.com/home/post/p-...

On Sept 20, we’re drawing the line—for People. For Peace. For the Planet. 🌍✊🏽 If you refuse to stand by while the gvt & corporations hoard wealth, approve fossil fuel projects, attack migrants, plunder Indigenous lands & prop up a genocide, then join an action in your community. 👉 drawtheline.world

The 20th century is calling and it wants its fossil fuel, climate destroying "nation building" infrastructures back A complete failure by Carney to imagine a more just future www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

That's an odd way of saying "every industry and sector that doesn't want to pay a living wage" #cdnpoli

Doug Ford tells young job seekers “try inheriting your daddy’s sticker factory”