👤 Rob Ferguson

8 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
8
2026-09-15 – 2026-10-03
Claims per article
20
163 extracted in total
Hedged claims
2%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,338
characters
Writes for Toronto Star.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
75%
Economy/Business
25%
Most-tagged topics
OntarioLiberalLiberalsTorontoAjaxCTVCanadaCanadian

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
1 scored article; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.26 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-18 · Toronto Star · Politics
Doug Ford says praise for Olivia Chow wasn't an endorsement in Toronto's mayoral race
5 outlets covered this event
2026-10-01 · Toronto Star · Politics
Ontario's Liberal leadership race down to four candidates
2 outlets covered this event
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star · Economy/Business
Doug Ford downplays VW battery plant delay as EV strategy takes another hit
2 outlets covered this event
2026-10-03 · Toronto Star · Politics
Ontario Liberal voting pool shrinks for third leadership vote in six years
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-09-29 · Toronto Star · Politics
Tension emerges in second Ontario Liberal leadership debate
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-09-17 · Toronto Star · Politics
Ontario Liberal leadership candidates leery of Mark Carney's airport plan
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans strongly left

What they said would happen

2026-09-15 · Toronto Star
Kathleen Wynne endorses candidate in Liberal leadership race
🔮 “She’s a very important mentor in our party,” Fairclough added, acknowledging “there will be opinions” about the high-profile endorsement. assertive
2026-09-17 · Toronto Star
Doug Ford applauds Mark Carney's new 'mega' deduction despite $2-billion hit to Ontario tax revenues
🔮 It’s a big haircut, but Premier Doug Ford is betting a flowing mane will grow from Mark Carney’s new “mega” tax deductions aimed at spurring new investment amid the Trump trade war. assertive
2026-09-17 · Toronto Star
Ontario Liberal leadership candidates leery of Mark Carney's airport plan
🔮 They join labour unions, opposition parties and some other Liberals in expressing concerns about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s move announced earlier this week, prompting Transportation Minister Steven MacKinnon to pledge the government will use contracts to prevent “unjustified price increases.” assertive
2026-09-18 · Toronto Star
Doug Ford says praise for Olivia Chow wasn't an endorsement in Toronto's mayoral race
🔮 Premier Doug Ford took to the airwaves Friday in another bid to limit the political fallout following widespread media reports he gave a tacit endorsement of Mayor Olivia Chow in the looming Oct. 26 municipal election. assertive
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star
Doug Ford downplays VW battery plant delay as EV strategy takes another hit
🔮 “What would make me worried is if they said they’re not building … that’s thousands of jobs for construction trades,” he told The Canadian Press and CityNews. assertive
2026-09-29 · Toronto Star
Tension emerges in second Ontario Liberal leadership debate
🔮 Asked what they would do to make life more affordable amid the rising costs brought on in part by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war, the five candidates put forward their ideas in a 90-minute discussion moderated by CTV journalist Siobhan Morris. assertive
2026-10-01 · Toronto Star
Ontario's Liberal leadership race down to four candidates
🔮 “Voters aren’t only asking how our problems will be solved. assertive
2026-10-03 · Toronto Star
Ontario Liberal voting pool shrinks for third leadership vote in six years
🔮 When members of the Ontario Liberal party pick a new boss Nov. 21 to go up against Premier Doug Ford, there will be about half the number of eligible voters as their last leadership contest three years ago. assertive
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