Tag: technocracy

This article explores how Newfoundland’s weak local governance structure has made it an ideal testing ground for global agendas like the Great Reset and Agenda 2030. Drawing on Van Assche’s “local paradox” concept, it shows how a vacuum of strategic direction enables foreign capital, ESG-driven policies, and top-down transformations to bypass real public accountability. The piece highlights how green colonialism, staged consultation, and technocratic control have redefined development in the province, connecting Newfoundland’s geopolitical vulnerability to broader global patterns of depoliticized governance, simulated consent, and elite-led transitions. Read More...

This editorial exposes the “Technocracy of the Base” — a governance culture in Newfoundland where councils and committees operate more as administrative layers than as engines of strategy. Drawing on the Local Paradox framework, it shows how weak local capacity, reinforced by social conformity and peer pressure, creates the perfect environment for top-down agendas to flourish. From Muskrat Falls to Paris Agreement-aligned wind and hydrogen projects, decisions are accepted without scrutiny, not out of agreement, but from the ingrained belief that resistance is futile. Breaking the cycle will require more than policy tweaks — it will take cultural change, strategic capacity, and the courage to dissent. Read More...