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Patrick Cain

Patrick Cain

Patrick is an online writer and editor in Toronto, focused mostly on data, FOI, maps and visualizations. He has won some awards, been a beat reporter covering digital privacy and cannabis, and started an FOI case that ended in the Supreme Court

Recent Work by Patrick

FIFA asks that players, VIPs get priority at hospitals in 2026

FIFA asks that players, VIPs get priority at hospitals in 2026

Internal Ministry of Health documents call ‘priority access’ to hospital care for FIFA players and VIPs a ‘requirement’ of the tournament — a concept one bioethicist says is 'very disturbing and ethically problematic'
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Police officers who injure bystanders escape Highway Traffic Act charges, records show

Police officers who injure bystanders escape Highway Traffic Act charges, records show

Even after thorough probes by the Special Investigations Unit, local police services don't lay charges, lawyers say
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THC levels wrong on 40% of oils sold by Ontario Cannabis Store, lab testing shows

THC levels wrong on 40% of oils sold by Ontario Cannabis Store, lab testing shows

Levels of THC in cannabis oils were wrong outside the variance allowed by federal cannabis regulations in 40 per cent of samples, a study at McMaster University showed
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Activists argue against settlement with tobacco industry, call for planned shutdown instead

Activists argue against settlement with tobacco industry, call for planned shutdown instead

Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada wants governments to take over the cigarette industry and running it as a non-profit with its own disappearance as a planned goal
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After its 12th six-month stay, is the suit against tobacco companies going anywhere?

After its 12th six-month stay, is the suit against tobacco companies going anywhere?

Ontario is seeking $330 billion to cover the cost of tobacco-related health care in the past, and anticipated in the future
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Regulations make natural burial unaffordable in Ontario: advocates

Regulations make natural burial unaffordable in Ontario: advocates

Provincially mandated fees are stopping the growth of natural burial grounds in Ontario, advocates for the sector say
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Should Ontario approve human composting?

Should Ontario approve human composting?

The province consulted the public on the more environmentally friendly alternative to cremation four years ago
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Price of single-family homes in Simcoe County up 1.3% in January

Price of single-family homes in Simcoe County up 1.3% in January

'The market has been showing some early signs of life over the last couple of months, probably no surprise given how much pent-up demand is out there,' says CREA official
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Ontario government pushes back on release of killers' gun licence files

Ontario government pushes back on release of killers' gun licence files

After it was forced to release documents on a licensed gun owner who committed a 2013 murder-suicide, the province's solicitor-general is refusing to release documents in four similar cases
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FIFA fights release of World Cup contracts with Toronto as province mulls funding

FIFA fights release of World Cup contracts with Toronto as province mulls funding

The province has yet to commit any funding to Toronto for the estimated $300 million-plus cost
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