The sharp pandemic-related drop in oil prices played a role in worsening the picture at the end of the fiscal year. Provincial NDP Leader Alison Coffin and Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie are reacting to the Newfoundland and Labrador financial update for the 2019-20 fiscal year. (Peter Cowan/CBC)PC Opposition leader Ches Crosbie said his party is willing to do that, but needs a free flow of information — something he said hasn't always happened. "So they keep us in the dark where they think they want to keep us in the dark," Crosbie said. NDP Leader Alison Coffin said the picture would have looked even worse if pandemic-gripped April and May were included in Thursday's financial update.

Source: CBC News June 05, 2020 08:26 UTC