Viviane Fairbank

Natural Fit

Natural Fit

How the National Observer became a niche publication that brings politics and the environment together

Update: Linda Solomon Wood, editor of the National Observer, disputes the characterization of the Observer as “anti-corporate” and “green.” It is the Review writer’s own analysis and does not necessarily reflect the mandate of the publication. The Observer would rather describe itself as “anti-corruption.” Also, while the Observer did indeed win a CJF award for Excellence in […]

 Arielle Piat-Sauve

Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad

Six journalists. Five newsrooms. One massive Montreal corruption scandal

Six journalists. Five newsrooms. One massive Montreal corruption scandal

 Jennifer Joseph

The Most Tales: Kevin Donovan

Kevin Donovan, investigative reporter at the Toronto Star, tells us about his most memorable moment as a journalist.  

 Erica Lenti

Robyn Doolittle hosts an AMA, inevitably receives stupid questions

Robyn Doolittle hosts an AMA, inevitably receives stupid questions

Q: What happens when an internationally-recognized Canadian journalist who has written extensively on what is arguably the country’s biggest political scandal to date holds an online question-and-answer period? A: She receives a bunch of really, really stupid questions. Robyn Doolittle should be applauded for her efforts to connect with Torontonians on Reddit Tuesday after hosting […]

 Lisa Coxon

How Glen McGregor and Stephen Maher broke the robocalls scandal

How Glen McGregor and Stephen Maher broke the robocalls scandal

The journalists who uncovered Elections Canada’s investigation into fraudulent calls that misdirected voters in 2011

This story has been updated from a previous version. By Lisa Coxon After a few glasses of Côtes du Rhônes, Stephen Maher asks if we can turn the recorders off—one faces him; the other, Glen McGregor. We’re on the patio of Métropolitain, a restaurant just below Parliament Hill that’s a popular after-work hangout among political […]