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  • In June 1948 the people of Newfoundland voted by a small but comfortable margin to join the Canadian Confederation.
  • The cod fishery continued to dominate the Newfoundland and Labrador economy during the period of naval government despite dramatic changes.
  • The saltfish industry in Newfoundland, as a cyclical extractive industry dependent on an open-access resource, went through multiple periods of boom and bust.
  • Information about Megaprojects undertaken by the Smallwood government to further industrialize Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • The 1985 Atlantic Accord promised to make Newfoundland and Labrador the principal beneficiary of the offshore oil industry
  • The pursuit of resource management dominated Peckford's time in office. Offshore oil, the fisheries, and hydroelectric developments topped the agenda.