— Newfoundland and Labrador’s recent election resulted in a rare minority government, partially due to wins by two Independent candidates — and both former Liberals say they won’t be swayed to rejoin any political party. Eddie Joyce and Paul Lane both crossed the floor to sit as Independents since Dwight Ball’s Liberal majority government took office in 2015. The two members now hold more power in a minority setup, and both say they’d rather keep it that way, remaining the non-affiliated voices their constituents elected. “Budget 2016 is what landed me as an Independent to begin with,” he said. Still to come is a recount in the riding of Labrador West, where NDP candidate Jordan Brown defeated Liberal cabinet minister Graham Letto by just five votes.

Source: National Post May 18, 2019 18:00 UTC