John Risley says N.L.’s budget cuts will be painful—but unavoidable
As I write this, the outcome of the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial election is not known. Regardless of whether Dr. Furey is re-elected or Ches Crosbie proves the polls wrong and ascends the throne of premier, neither will have an agenda which can be anything other than painful to implement. I have said before in this column that the Province is in dire financial straits. Covid hasn’t helped (massive understatement). It’s nice that the federal government has deferred the first payment due on Muskrat—but that’s just a deferral of an obligation, not relief from it.
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What's in your blunt? Greenlight Analytical delivers cannabis quality control
President, CEO and co-founder of Greenlight Analytical, a company that has developed a portable device that analyzes the chemical makeup of cannabis plants, giving licenced producers an easy and efficient way to assess the quality of their products.
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