Investigative Journalism Foundation

06/14/2024

A web of numbered companies, fake liens — all part of an alleged scheme to defraud homeowners in B.C.

Hon Kit Chung allegedly used complicated web of numbered companies, fake liens in B.C. scheme

06/13/2024

Snapchat wants to talk to the Canadian government about its Online Harms Act, which would make social platforms liable for the content on their sites.

And eight other insights from the IJF's lobbying newsletter

06/12/2024

Canada is struggling with the vacant home tax. Can we learn anything from France’s vacancy taxing?

France has cut the number of vacant properties over the last 25 years

06/11/2024

Canadian authorities want to kick Timothy Durkin out of Canada, but the B.C. man is doing everything he can to thwart those efforts.

Our latest:

Ordered to provide millions in damages for a failed hotel deal, Timothy Durkin has yet to pay

06/06/2024

Peloton, which has faced layoffs and declining sales in recent years, is trying to get Ontario to create a physical activity tax credit. On lobbying registrations in the past week:

And eight other insights from the IJF’s weekly lobbying newsletter

06/05/2024

Canada has seen rising support for nuclear power development.

Anti-nuclear advocates blame this trend on “very, very powerful” lobbying by the nuclear industry.

Critics say nuclear too costly and slow to build while supporters back it as a climate solution

05/30/2024

Professional women’s sports are having a moment, and female soccer is joining the party.

As it preps for its debut, the Northern Soccer League, the first Canadian professional female soccer league, wants the government to make games accessible on TV. https://theijf.org/project-8-womens-sports

05/29/2024

Miscommunications, poor coordination and cost overruns — the Canadian Armed Forces ran into several obstacles in its mission in Jordan back in 2016.

Documents added recently to our Open By Default database detailed the messy start of the mission.

Inside the database of government documents

05/28/2024

As new wildfires devastate parts of Canada, several provinces are now struggling to hire enough firefighting pilots to operate their aircraft.

Union members and pilots blame the low retention rate on low wages and poor working conditions.

Some regions turning to expensive private contractors to prevent shortages of pilots and aircraft

05/23/2024

As of Wednesday afternoon, there were 100 active wildfires burning in Canada.

Now, municipalities nationwide are asking the federal government to better fund and create standards for natural disaster response. On lobbying registrations:

And eight other insights from the IJF’s weekly lobbying newsletter

05/22/2024

Humber College is pausing its graduate certificate program in journalism because of the international student cap.

And it’s not the only school that blamed the international student cap for program suspensions.

Humber College latest to suspend its programs due to low enrolment

05/21/2024

As a former insurance agent faces possible jail time on charges of breaking B.C. securities law, he and the companies he founded are still on the hook for $34.8 million in unpaid penalties for previous violations.

B.C. Securities Commission working to recover $34.8 million from Scott Low and his companies

05/16/2024

Imagine a giant wireless charger allowing buses to charge as they go. That’s the idea that an EV charging company is selling to the B.C. government about their wireless chargers for public transportation.

And eight other insights from the IJF's weekly lobbying newsletter

05/16/2024

From promises to Ponzi schemes: a Vancouver woman banned and fined for fraud is now facing new allegations of misleading people trying to make a difference in the Downtown Eastside.

Pastor files complaint against Cherie Evangeline White over affordable housing scheme

05/14/2024

Australia became the first country to repeal a carbon tax in 2014. How the decision played out might be instructive for Canadians today.

Learn about what happened after Australia killed its carbon pricing regime:

Can Canada learn anything from Australia's carbon tax experience?

05/09/2024

As some consumers continue their boycott of Loblaw stores, a food manufacturer association wants Ottawa to pass an enforceable grocery code of conduct to make the grocery industry more transparent.

More on the lobbying registrations:

And eight other insights from the IJF’s weekly lobbying newsletter

05/07/2024

Pierre Poilievre is taking a strong stand against meeting with business lobbyists despite data suggesting he has done just that.

Experts say his declaration was surprising but fits his populist strategy.

The Conservative Leader says he refuses to meet with business interest groups, but public records show otherwise

05/06/2024

Canada’s financial crimes watchdog will soon be allowed to share secret intelligence to help provincial and territorial governments find and seize dirty money.

But critics raise concerns about privacy rights and the presumption of innocence.

Proponents say it will help provinces go after dirty cash, but civil liberties groups warn of government overreach