Canadian pipeline giant TC Energy closely connected with incoming Trump administration
Family members, former colleagues among connections unearthed by IJF investigation
Pierre Poilievre regularly met with directors of oil industry association he deemed a ‘money-sucking lobby group’
Statements attacking industry groups likely to be an effective political strategy, say experts
IJF wins Anthem Award for public access-to-information project Open By Default
Database sharing nearly six million pages of internal government documents wins global recognition in human & civil rights division
Grocery bills have skyrocketed over the last five years. Who's to blame?
Worldwide factors, not the carbon tax, bear most responsibility for rising prices, say economists
Who’s responsible for those fake ads falsely claiming Jagmeet Singh died on live TV?
Ads on news sites falsely claiming NDP leader’s death tied to global investing scheme, an IJF investigation has found
Three provincial elections, three sets of donation rules: how your province compares to the rest of Canada
Experts say more can be done to prevent the risk of big money influence in elections
RCMP’s proposed AI surveillance system for holding cells called ‘dehumanizing’ and ‘intrusive’ by experts
RCMP claims tool would make prisoners safer after series of in-custody deaths
Americans living in Canada have donated hundreds of thousands toward U.S. election
U.S. citizens in Ontario and B.C. appear to be biggest givers, especially to Democrats
The IJF wins product of the year award from LION Publishers
Open By Default database of over 37,000 internal government documents recognized for creativity and impact
IBM still receiving millions for work on error-riddled Phoenix pay system
An extra $129 million has been awarded to IBM since start of 2022 even as Ottawa eyes replacement system
Army goats and 5.7 tonnes of cheese: here are the government’s strangest purchases
Newest public transparency database from the IJF reveals the weird and wacky side of Canadian government contracts
Feeling the heat? Here’s how your city ranks in access to cooling spaces
New IJF analysis reveals huge disparities between Canada’s major cities
Meet the lobbyists connected to Canada's federal party leaders
An exclusive IJF network analysis helps reveal just who knows whom in Ottawa
Corporate lobbying heats up around governments’ nuclear power plans despite concerns from anti-nuclear advocates
Critics say nuclear too costly and slow to build while supporters back it as a climate solution
Provinces struggling to hire firefighting pilots as wildfires burn across Canada
Some regions turning to expensive private contractors to prevent shortages of pilots and aircraft
Pierre Poilievre has met with ‘corporate lobbyists’ multiple times since becoming an MP
The Conservative Leader says he refuses to meet with business interest groups, but public records show otherwise
Are House of Commons debates getting more mean-spirited? The data seem to suggest so
2024 on track to be year with worst “unparliamentary language” in the House over past two decades
Veterans Affairs Canada working on automating parts of disability benefits process as experts raise questions about potential for bias
Department says automation needed to reduce backlog in applications amid sharp rise in veterans submitting claims
Probe of judge suspected of making political donations still ongoing, judicial council says
The council has no update on its review of Judge Diana Piccoli eight months after being told of three donations made to the Liberal Party since she took the bench
Disclosure rules for political fundraisers to weaken under Trudeau government’s proposed changes to Canada Elections Act
Amendments tabled Wednesday would remove requirement to disclose precise locations of events
A hedge fund manager and a cannabis entrepreneur: Meet the ultra-wealthy Canadians hosting Pierre Poilievre’s fundraisers in their homes
A third of Poilievre’s events have been held in private homes despite Conservatives having criticized Trudeau for same practice
Municipal councillors donated to Saskatchewan Party using taxpayer funds to gain access to premier, other provincial politicians
Donations made by City of Regina and other municipalities to attend party fundraisers deemed “unethical” and “undemocratic”
The IJF launches ‘Open By Default,’ a new database of internal government documents never before made public
Repository of more than 20,000 documents is now freely available to promote government transparency
Lobbyists among top attendees of Liberal “cash-for-access” fundraisers in 2023
Large donors met with Trudeau and cabinet in “unethical” scheme
Liberal Party least successful at raising small grassroots donations compared to opposition parties
“Small-money donations have never been the party’s bread and butter,” professor says
Meet the IJF: Managing Editor Cecil Rosner
Award-winning investigative reporter Rosner to oversee IJF’s public interest journalism
Ambulance response times increased the most for Indigenous, Northern communities in Ontario
Lack of staff and hospital beds amid more emergency calls blamed for healthcare disparities
Ontario’s ambulance response times have skyrocketed – and are still on the rise
Waits for most urgent “life or death” cases have increased by 2 minutes on average since the pandemic
Muslims in Canadian prisons hit all-time high amid rising concerns about Islamophobia
Muslims make up over 9 per cent of inmates, yet only 5 per cent of general population
Revealed: the Ontario MPPs who miss the most votes at Queen's Park
Doug Ford and 12 others attended less than two-thirds of votes
Ford under fire as opposition condemns ‘political meddling’ in tribunal appointments process
The IJF revealed Wednesday that majority of senior tribunal chairs appear to have Conservative ties
Doug Ford’s ‘independent’ tribunals: Exclusive data analysis reveals premier appoints Conservative insiders
Majority of top tribunal members have Conservative ties
Public largely unconvinced Mounties treat minorities fairly, internal RCMP report reveals
Less than half of Canadians believe racialized and 2SLGBTQI+ individuals are treated fairly by RCMP
High-level judges may have paid to meet Trudeau before their appointments
Liberal 'cash-for-access' events may have allowed prospective superior court applicants to meet with top cabinet ministers
Exclusive: Canada's judicial watchdog to probe apparent political donations by judges
Ethical guidelines set out by the Canadian Judicial Council specify that judges 'must cease all partisan political activity'
Trudeau’s law society: Exclusive data analysis reveals Liberals appoint judges who are party donors
It’s no coincidence that more judges who donate to the Liberal party are brought to the bench than Conservative donors
Doug Ford only held pricey fundraisers in past year despite claims of low-cost events
Ontario Liberals, NDP held significantly fewer, less expensive fundraisers
Opposition parties condemn Trudeau for military exports to authoritarian regimes
NDP, Greens, and BQ question Trudeau’s human rights record after IJF reveals government exports $1.3 billion of arms a year to autocrats
Justin Trudeau selling record number of weapons to authoritarian countries
Trudeau exports an average of $1.3 billion annually compared to Stephen Harper’s $161 million