For the first time in history, Canadians can now freely access over 2.6 million pages of internal government documents never before made publicly available with our newest dataset, Open By Default. The name, Open By Default, comes from a promise made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2015 about government transparency shortly after being elected. The database shares more than 20,000 completed federal Access to Information requests What used to take weeks or months to process is now accessible with a few clicks, thanks to the hard work of our team and collaboration from academics and journalists across the country. Our tech team also relied on the non-profit MuckRock Foundation’s DocumentCloud service to handle the hundreds of gigabytes of documents. We hope the database can help Canadians better understand how the #government works behind the scenes. Put in a keyword and let us know what you find! Access the data: https://buff.ly/4c2EHXW Here are other things you should know about the database: 1. Learn more about #OpenByDefault and what inspired its creation: https://buff.ly/3V4F9yW 2. From UFO sightings to thousands of monkeys, here are nine strange, surprising and fun finds from Open By Default: https://buff.ly/435zAlz 3. Open By Default documents show how criminals are using online gambling websites to launder money: https://buff.ly/3wCF8bg
Investigative Journalism Foundation
Technology, Information and Media
Strengthening democracy through public interest journalism.
About us
The Investigative Journalism Foundation (IJF) is a nonprofit media outlet building a new model for Canadian media. We are digital-first, radically transparent and laser-focused on serving the public and speaking truth to power.
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https://www.theijf.org
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- Technology, Information and Media
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- 11-50 employees
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- Toronto
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- 2020
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Eight years after the initial rollout, the company behind the disastrous Phoenix pay system is still winning millions in government money for work on the project. Ottawa has awarded IBM an extra $129 million since the start of 2022 to stabilize the software, the IJF found. Read our latest:
IBM still receiving millions for work on error-riddled Phoenix pay system
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Looking to break into the real estate market? Canadian companies are using Facebook to lure investors to properties with promises of huge returns. But experts say that high returns means higher risk. Read our latest: https://lnkd.in/e6NAgW-n
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Born after 2009? Thinking about taking up smoking? If you live in P.E.I., think twice. A famous cigarette company is lobbying the province about its plan to ban smoking for anyone born after 2009. Tobacco is currently the leading preventable cause of illness and death in the province. This and more in the IJF’s latest:
The maker of Camel cigarettes is lobbying about a PEI policy to ban youth from ever buying tobacco
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Psst…Your tax dollars paid for warships and armoured cars. The Canadian government is projected to spend billions on jets, armoured vehicles, military helicopters and weapons.The department that spends the most by far on procurement is National Defence. Check out our latest article: https://lnkd.in/empkvue6
The 10 companies that have won the most federal contracts
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Planning on picking up some drinks for that weekend party? One of Canada’s leading breweries, Labatt, wants to discuss a bill that would require it to put warning labels on alcoholic beverages. The labels would warn consumers about the potential risks of alcohol consumption. Read our latest: https://lnkd.in/ehJNq2Ww
Labatt Breweries says it has concerns about a bill proposing health warning labels on alcohol products
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Some countries are insisting older cranes be taken out of service, but B.C. is resisting the trend. A Vancouver inspector told us some cranes still in use can be up to sixty years old. B.C. has had more than two dozen major crane incidents in the last five years. See our findings:
While some countries remove older cranes from construction sites, B.C. is resisting the trend
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Our West Coast Accountability database helped us discover where provincial officials are directing their money during civic elections. See what we found: https://lnkd.in/e2P43ATB
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Our newest database is here! Our new West Coast Accountability database shows more than 46,000 political donation documents at the municipal level in Vancouver and Victoria. It will show the operations of elected officials and their procurement records across three levels of government: municipal, provincial and federal. Check out our latest database here: https://lnkd.in/es5qKmb2
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David Smillie’s Nanaimo-based company ezBtc was found liable for fraud after stealing $13 million in bitcoin investments, but five years after the platform collapsed, former customers still haven’t gotten any of their money back. The company tried to claim it wasn’t subject to the B.C. Securities Act, but a panel made a novel finding that proved otherwise. Read our latest:
Fraud ruling against B.C. crypto platform too little, too late for former customer
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