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What would you do if you worked 120 hours without compensation? For many international students, nothing.
Learn why: theijf.org/canada-inter...
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Since the Liberals tabled their Pharmacare bill, the lobbying effort from its critics tripled. Why? They believe that it’s going to make drugs less accessible.
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#Canada #News #cdnpoli #healthcare
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“It has become untenable to continue working in this capacity.”
Aerial firefighters play a key role in combatting forest fires in Canada, but many pilots have chosen to leave the job because of low wages and poor working conditions. theijf.org/firefighting...
#News #Canada #cdnpoli #wildfire
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We dug further into a list of names connected to an alleged fake mortgage broker scam in B.C.
Here’s what we found: theijf.org/lawyer-linke...
#bcpoli #cdnpoli #Canada #News
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Although the government has entered summer break mode, Eric Smith has been busy: as the director of a federal funding program, Smith was the most lobbied public office holder in the past week.
Check out who is trying to reach Smith: theijf.org/movie-theatr...
#Canada #News #cdnpoli
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What’s a “pump-and-dump” scheme? It’s the kind of fraud where someone artificially raises a stock’s price, then sells it for a profit.
We reported on a group of B.C. men being accused of doing that back in April. Here’s the latest update on the case: theijf.org/accused-pump...
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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. theijf.org/exposing-lie...
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The solution? Experts are calling on current public servants to take on the responsibility of proactively disclosing relationships and meetings with lobbyists, as Canadians “have every right to know who you're meeting with.”
Read our latest: theijf.org/who-knows-wh...
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Think that sounds problematic?
Get this: Some previous politicos can’t lobby their former colleagues right after leaving office, but many can work around the rules by advising their new government relations colleagues without lobbying themselves. theijf.org/who-knows-wh...
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While the NDP seems to have relatively fewer lobbying connections, several notable former NDP staffers now work in government relations.
The Green Party and the Bloc Québécois have minimal lobbying connections. theijf.org/who-knows-wh...
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Many former staffers and advisers for the Conservative and Liberal leaders, including at least 16 from PM Trudeau’s office and six from Poilievre’s team, are now lobbyists.
We created an interactive graph to help you visualize the intricate network: theijf.org/who-knows-wh...
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Lobbyists are intricately involved in daily operations in federal politics. They know the right person to chat with and can help companies influence important policy and funding decisions. theijf.org/who-knows-wh...
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In #Ottawa, it’s all about who you know. Luckily, we connected the dots for you. Long story short, many former government staffers have now become lobbyists.
Here's a quick overview of just who knows whom on Parliament Hill: theijf.org/who-knows-wh...
#cdnpoli #onpoli #bcpoli #canpoli
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Canadian lawyers are helping foreign crime groups launder money, but only a few of them have been criminally charged or disciplined.
Here are the best-known cases of lawyers accused of money laundering or suspicious financial transactions. theijf.org/canadian-law...
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While the government fuels billions in subsidies for EV manufacturing, Toyota is shifting gears: it wants Ottawa to build fuel stations for cars that run on hydrogen.
See what they are lobbying for: theijf.org/toyota-hydro...
#EV #ZEV #cdnpoli #Canada #News
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The major supporting role of money laundering goes to… Canadian lawyers. Some of them might even be connected to professional money laundering networks.
What we found with CTV News: theijf.org/fintrac-lawy...
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Feeling the surge in support for nuclear power? You're not alone.
Here’s how the #nuclear industry has lobbied the government and why some are pushing back against using nuclear power to decarbonize the country.
#news #canada #cdnpoli
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#Toronto is trying to tax vacant properties. And so far, it’s not working well.
Here are some lessons we might learn from similar practices in France. (Hint: they allow houses to stay vacant for longer)
#Canada #News #Housing
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What’s a money mule? It’s a person who moves illegally acquired cash on behalf of a criminal. But money mules are rarely criminally charged in #Canada.
Here's why: theijf.org/bc-money-mul...
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The alleged fake mortgage broker saga continues.
We looked further at some of the names linked to Hon Kit Chung and found that one of them had her law licence suspended eight times in the last seven months.
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Who let the (drug-sniffing) dogs out? A Quebec security company did: They want the government to use these dogs to detect fentanyl products in Canadians’ mail if the Canadian Postal Safety Act passes.
Here’s what they are lobbying for: theijf.org/drug-dogs-ma...
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Hello Bluesky! We’re the Investigative Journalism Foundation, a non-profit #news outlet building the future of journalism in
#Canada.
Brace yourselves for compelling stories and groundbreaking investigations that matter to you. Stay tuned for more from the IJF! theijf.org
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