Matt Barter

Would like to remind everyone that while Vianne Timmons is long gone that I’m still here!

Front-Runners Emerge in the NDP Leadership Race thetyee.ca/News/2026/03/1…

A document obtained by mattbarter.ca shows that the Graduate Students’ Union of Memorial University were aware of the misuse of funds since at least January 19, 2025 mattbarter.ca/2026/03/20/gsu…

GSU Aware of Misuse of Funds Since At Least January 2025 mattbarter.ca/2026/03/20/gsu…

MUN’s campus radio station is in danger of shutting down. The long-time training ground for young radio enthusiasts, CHMR may have its funding removed by the Students’ Union. ntv.ca/news/muns-camp…

MUN’s campus radio station CHMR-FM in danger of shutting down ntv.ca/news/muns-camp…

@BenSmithNL Great picture!

Whether you’re walking around Trinity or overlooking downtown St. John’s from Signal Hill, one thing you’ll always find in Newfoundland is bright, colourful homes 🏠 #newfoundland

According to the contract, Xu’s salary was €120,000 per year, equivalent to $190,584 CAD, more than double the roughly $90,000 historically paid to a general manager to oversee the Harlow Campus. mattbarter.ca/2026/03/20/mun…

@MemorialU has withdrawn its Supreme Court application after attempting to block the release of the employment contract for Associate Vice-President (Harlow and Global Partnerships) and General Manager Jingjing Xu. mattbarter.ca/2026/03/20/mun…

Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) has withdrawn its Supreme Court application after attempting to block the release of the employment contract for Associate Vice-President (Harlow and Global Partnerships) and General Manager Jingjing Xu. mattbarter.ca/2026/03/20/mun…

MUN Withdraws Court Application, Releases Associate Vice-President Harlow’s Employment Contract mattbarter.ca/2026/03/20/mun…

CHMR Manager ‘Blindsided’ by MUNSU’s Plans to Cut Funding vocm.com/2026/03/20/chm…

MUN students' union to consider closing cash-strapped CHMR-FM cbc.ca/news/canada/ne…

@BoydStuckless Nice picture

Good morning. Happy Friday

A lot of grad students at MUN are asking whether or not their union should dissolve after apparent mismanagement of funds came to light last month. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

The Teaching Assistants' Union at MUN thinks the GSU should dissolve because of mismanagement cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

A chilly Thursday afternoon in St John's harbour. Newfoundland and Labrador Canada. #ShareYourWeather @weathernetwork

Snow is flying over the Avalon at this hour, and St. John's International has measured 3 cm since it started earlier this morning. #nlwx Cams show snow-covered roads, and the first few road reports indicate a few roads over the Metro and the southern shore highway are snow-covered.

The MUN graduate student union is in debt -- and there's a motion on the table to dissolve it entirely. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

The future of MUN's graduate student union is uncertain, after racking up over a million dollars of debt cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…