👤 Craig Lord

25 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
25
2026-09-15 – 2026-10-24
Claims per article
15
372 extracted in total
Hedged claims
8%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
2,244
characters · 1 tagged analysis
Writes for The Globe and Mail, 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
52%
Economy/Business
36%
Education
8%
Technology
4%
Most-tagged topics
CanadaOTTAWACanadiansThe Canadian PressLiberalLiberalsOttawaSection 107

Leaning

-0.03 average ± 0.24 · -0.05 median · 8 scored articles
Indistinguishable from their outlet, which averages -0.25. On this many articles the difference between the two is inside the margin. Leaning rates the writing, not the subject. How it is scored.

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-15 · The Globe and Mail · Politics
Carney wants investors to run Canada's four largest airports
10 outlets covered this event
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star · Politics
Labour bill will test limits of Ottawa's power to quash strikes: experts
5 outlets covered this event
2026-09-24 · Toronto Star · Politics
Employer groups encouraged by Ottawa's labour law changes, but some want bigger steps
5 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-09-23 · The Globe and Mail · Politics
Minister touts transparency measures in labour bill
5 outlets covered this event
2026-09-21 · Toronto Star · Politics
Liberals expected to shake up labour code with new economic bill
5 outlets covered this event · centre
2026-09-19 · The Globe and Mail · Politics
Ottawa will not interfere with workers’ right to strike, Hajdu says
5 outlets covered this event · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-09-15 · The Globe and Mail
Bell expanding AI data centre in Saskatchewan
🔮 Bell Canada is quadrupling a previously announced data centre project in Saskatchewan and it is now expected to bring in more than $50-billion in capital investment. assertive
2026-09-15 · Toronto Star
Harper says Canada had 'no choice' but to walk away from U.S. trade talks
🔮 “There will be significant costs to this effort, but those are costs that I hope and believe Canadians are able and prepared to accept.” assertive
2026-09-18 · Toronto Star
Odds of an interest rate hike from Bank of Canada this year have jumped
🔮 - Traders are increasingly betting that the Bank of Canada could end its string of interest rate holds and deliver a hike as early as next month. assertive
2026-09-18 · The Globe and Mail
Ottawa to fund paid, four-month placements in skilled trades at a cost of $880-million
🔮 Starting early next year, young Canadians will be able to access paid job placements for up to four months to get hands-on experience before beginning an apprenticeship. assertive
2026-09-18 · Toronto Star
Liberals roll out plan to offer paid, four-month placements in skilled trades
🔮 Starting early next year, young Canadians will be able to access paid job placements for up to four months to get hands-on experience before beginning an apprenticeship. assertive
2026-09-19 · The Globe and Mail
Ottawa will not interfere with workers’ right to strike, Hajdu says
🔮 Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says the federal government will not interfere with workers’ right to strike as Ottawa considers legal changes to improve labour relations. assertive
2026-09-19 · Toronto Star
Ottawa's summer spending flurry offset by stronger GDP, oil revenues
🔮 Carney promised that the government would balance operating spending in three years’ time to allow it to borrow only for things that lead to capital formation, like infrastructure and other major projects. assertive
2026-09-21 · Toronto Star
Liberals expected to shake up labour code with new economic bill
🔮 The Liberal government is expected to unveil new legislation today with major implications for labour relations in Canada. assertive
2026-09-22 · Toronto Star
No 'blanket answer' on when Ottawa would end strikes under proposed changes: Hajdu
🔮 The federal jobs minister says she can’t give a “blanket answer” on when the federal government would move to end a strike or lockout under the new labour legislation tabled Monday. assertive
2026-09-22 · The Globe and Mail
No ‘blanket answer’ on when Ottawa would end strikes under proposed changes, Hajdu says
🔮 The federal jobs minister says she can’t give a “blanket answer” on when the federal government would move to end a strike or lockout under the new labour legislation tabled Monday. assertive
2026-09-23 · The Globe and Mail
Minister touts transparency measures in labour bill
🔮 Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says one of the most consequential proposed changes to the Canada Labour Code in the government’s new legislation is a special mediator role that will file a public report on sticking points in acrimonious negotiations. assertive
2026-09-24 · Toronto Star
Employer groups encouraged by Ottawa's labour law changes, but some want bigger steps
🔮 The proposed legislation, if passed, would pave the way for streamlined project approvals across the country and make changes to the Canada Labour Code. The amendments include new tools to encourage unions and employers to get a deal when there’s been a history of fraught negotiations. assertive
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star
Labour bill will test limits of Ottawa's power to quash strikes: experts
🔮 OTTAWA - Labour experts say the Liberal government’s latest major legislative push will test the limits of Ottawa’s power to intervene in collective bargaining when economic interests are at stake. assertive
2026-09-29 · Toronto Star
July GDP was flat despite construction, utilities gains: StatCan
🔮 Estimates for flat growth to start the third quarter come after StatCan projected an annualized growth rate of 3.3 per cent in the second quarter. assertive
2026-10-08 · The Globe and Mail
Ottawa’s gas tax break will benefit high-income families more, PBO finds
🔮 The pause was supposed to end on Sept. 7 but the government announced last month it would extend that pause into 2027. assertive
2026-10-16 · Toronto Star
Bank of Canada set for pair of important data drops ahead of 'live' rate decision
🔮 The Bank of Canada will get a raft of fresh data to start next week as it weighs what could be a pivotal interest rate decision at the end of the month. mixed
2026-10-20 · Toronto Star
Liberals will table 2026 federal budget on Nov. 5, finance minister says
🔮 - The federal Liberal government will table its 2026 budget on Nov. 5, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Tuesday. assertive
2026-10-23 · Toronto Star
Candu attitude: Carney pegs 'good chances' on Canadian bid for Turkey nuclear plant
🔮 ISTANBUL - Prime Minister Mark Carney says a Canadian company’s bid to supply nuclear energy to Turkey has a real shot of winning the lucrative tender. But he says he probably wouldn’t have been singing the same tune a year ago. assertive
2026-10-24 · Toronto Star
Carney tours Kariye Mosque in Istanbul before departing Turkey
🔮 That agreement will see the two countries collaborate more closely in fields like defence and energy and sets the stage for Canada and Turkey to begin free-trade talks in the coming weeks. assertive
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