<p>John Hogan’s Liberals are looking for their fourth consecutive victory under a third different leader on October 14, when Newfoundlander and Labrador goes to the polls. Hoping to end the Liberals’ decade-long run in power are Tony Wakeham’s Progressive Conservatives and the New Democrats under Jim Dinn. </p><p>What are the major issues in this provincial election and what should we keep an eye on as we enter the last stretches of this campaign?</p><p>Joining me on this new episode of <em>The Writ Podcast</em> are Amanda Bittner, a professor in the department of political science at Memorial University, and Sarah Smellie, a journalist for the <em>Canadian Press</em> based out of St. John’s. </p><p>In addition to listening to this episode of <em>The Writ Podcast</em> in your inbox, at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.thewrit.ca/s/the-writ">TheWrit.ca</a> or on podcast apps like <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-writ-podcast/id1573459476">Apple Podcasts</a>, you can also watch this episode on <a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/bf_LHOqgFtg">YouTube</a>.</p><p>It’s been awhile since the last episode of <em>The Writ Podcast</em> — but it’ll be back! The podcast is not going to come out on a regular schedule, but new episodes will be published periodically, especially during election and leadership campaigns. Until next time, thanks for listening!</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.thewrit.ca/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.thewrit.ca/subscribe</a>