The Telegram

You can read what you like into Thursday’s election results. The Liberals, as expected — albeit somewhat chastened — are spinning it as an endorsement of their government and encouragement to keep on keeping ...

I’ve been listening to the voices of children, out of school and on the radio, to remind us about climate change and the danger it poses to their future on this planet. They are full of hope, and forcing themselves to believe that we adults ...

It seems that throughout the world there is a campaign to convince women and the general public that swallowing abortion pills is a normal and safe practice that we should all embrace as freeing for women. I am a pro-lifer and it has always amazed ...

Hello. This is not going to be cheerful. I’m going to tell about what isn’t going to happen. The election is over, and we get four years with the winner. That was always a given — the only question was what colour ...

Whenever dog owners and dog trainers are trying to get their pets to heel and obey their instructions, they occasionally use what is melodramatically described as a “choke chain,” a metal collar that can be yanked with aggression whenever ...

Merchants become politicians so they can enact policies that benefit the Merchant class. They let taxpayers pay for them. Taxpayers take all the risk. Newfoundland and Labrador got Muskrat Falls because of it. Take the issue of tuition at Memorial ...

“If you’re a good public sector, you shouldn’t need PPPs (public-private partnerships). If you’re bad, you shouldn’t go near them.” Nova Scotia’s government, having chosen the P3 model to design, build, ...

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Memorial University’s integrated planning committee released an operating budget report in April. This report includes recommendations such as increasing tuition for Newfoundland students and establishing a tuition policy that consists of an ...

It is that most modern of stories, with only a couple of lessons, each profoundly depressing. The first is this: She who gets to social media first wins. The other is this: When they come for you, whether it is with allegations of sexual ...