Latest from Lori Lee Oates
Opinion
The way our leaders are responding to cascading crises is completely predictable
Doubling down on doing more of what we already know is a familiar political problem, writes Lori Lee Oates. So too, she says, are backroom deals that concentrate power and avoid accountability.
Opinion
We're in a climate emergency. It's time for our leaders to start acting like it
Not everyone wants an oil recovery, writes contributor Lori Lee Oates, who instead calls on politicians to focus on climate change and the damage of fossil fuels.
Opinion
Are we capable of governing ourselves? A hard look at our financial crisis
Newfoundland once gave up its legislature and elections in exchange for debt relief. As the debt climbs again, contributor Lori Lee Oates says we need to rethink how we manage our affairs, starting with how we approach natural resources.
Opinion
The time is now: We can no longer wait to act on poverty and the minimum wage
A national advocacy group put a living wage for Newfoundland and Labrador at $18.65 an hour — or about seven dollars more than the minimum wage. Columnist Lori Lee Oates says incoming premier Andrew Furey should make it a priority.
Opinion
Austerity doesn't work: We cannot cut our way to prosperity
Since 2015, much political economy analysis has come to the conclusion that austerity does not work. It generally hurts the working class the most, even though it is the elite political class that creates our financial problems, writes Lori Lee Oates.
Point of View
COVID-19 is hastening the green economy, and we are far behind
We need to prepare now — right now — for a post-oil Newfoundland and Labrador, writes contributor Lori Lee Oates.
Point of View
It's the end of the world as we know it. So what happens now?
'The new world is being born,' a colleague told contributor Lori Lee Oates, who looks at what awaits Newfoundland and Labrador once the COVID-19 pandemic is over.
Opinion
It's the service economy, stupid: We need to move away from natural resources, pronto
Newfoundland and Labrador is once again missing the next big economic turn, writes contributor Lori Lee Oates, by failing to prepare for the coming green economy in any kind of way that matters.
Point of View
There's a wolf in the kitchen: We need to change how Ottawa transfers money
In Newfoundland and Labrador, the proverbial Canadian wolf is not just at the door. Canadians need a new federalism that works for everyone, writes Lori Lee Oates.
Point of View
This election, ask politicians how they will improve your quality of life
Politicians want you to concentrate on spending promises, writes contributor Lori Lee Oates. She says voters should focus on outcomes, not dollars.