Term Newfie: Cbc News and Tom Mulcair

term newfie: Now, a McMaster University sociologist in Hamilton is trying to get to the bottom of the term Newfie, and explore attitudes surrounding the divisive moniker, according to CBC. James Baker is a native Newfoundlander, and researched attitudes about the word's use for a paper, as a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow at the university. For others, it's a deplorable insult that's no better than calling someone a moron. Tom Mulcair apologizes for 1996 Newfie comment Come From Away gets standing ovation at Toronto opening Baker went into it with some baggage, telling CBC News that he always found the term offensive, but tried to not let that influence his approach. For his research, Baker studied historic accounts of the word, and interviewed 30 post-secondary students in Newfoundland about their feelings on it. It always used to make my skin crawl when someone would use it in a negative manner, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.