The Aporia · Linda McQuaig

Articles

2

2026-10-01 – 2026-10-19

Claims per article

22

43 extracted in total

Hedged claims

12%

corpus average 9%

Typical length

4,039

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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.

Politics

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BiblicalBig OilIsraelJewishJewsLiquefied Natural GasOttawaPalestinians

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2 scored articles; 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 -0.25 (leans left).

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2026-10-19 · Toronto Star · Politics

The harsh criticism of Avi Lewis is getting scary

no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans strongly left

2026-10-01 · Toronto Star · Politics

Mark Carney's massive hidden fossil-fuel subsidy shows us where the prime minister stands

no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans strongly left

2026-10-01 · Toronto Star

Mark Carney's massive hidden fossil-fuel subsidy shows us where the prime minister stands

🔮 But the exceptionally generous new measure is tailor-made for the fossil fuel industry; indeed, it bears an uncanny resemblance to what was requested by the Big Oil lobby group, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, in its prebudget submission in May 2026. assertive

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