👤 Simon Tuck

8 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
8
2026-09-04 – 2026-10-07
Claims per article
26
211 extracted in total
Hedged claims
11%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,698
characters
Writes for National Post.
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
62%
Economy/Business
38%
Most-tagged topics
OTTAWACanadianCanadaPBOAmericanCBSACanadiansConservative

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
3 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 +0.08 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-01 · National Post · Economy/Business
High-speed rail costs could reach $113 billion, 25% more than estimated, PBO warns
3 outlets covered this event
2026-09-17 · National Post · Politics
‘Canadians are out of money’: Facing big challenges, Poilievre promises big cuts
3 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-10-06 · National Post · Politics
Feds create new Crown corporation ‘to move with urgency’ on defence procurement
2 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-07 · National Post · Politics
Carney must hit Iran’s Ayatollah with sanctions and legal action, human rights advocates say
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans right
2026-09-27 · National Post · Politics
24 Sussex Drive is getting renovated. Some think the National Capital Commission should be overhauled too
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-09-24 · National Post · Economy/Business
Carney will miss target for balancing operating budget, PBO says
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-09-04 · National Post
Another golf push cart company is threatened by Canada’s tariffs on Chinese EVs
🔮 The domestic golf cart business has only a handful or so players, but small businesses that import and sell mobility scooters, power wheelchairs and other electric or battery-powered gadgets may also fall under the same automotive classification. assertive
2026-09-17 · National Post
‘Canadians are out of money’: Facing big challenges, Poilievre promises big cuts
🔮 — Repeating his recent emphasis on saving Canadians’ money, Poilievre said the cuts would come largely from reducing the federal bureaucracy, foreign aid, corporate welfare, fake asylum claims and “boondoggles” like the government’s high-speed rail plan. assertive
2026-09-23 · National Post
Carney government’s retaliation may weaken the legal case against Trump’s tariffs, think tank argues
🔮 — The Carney government’s latest round of counter-tariffs may weaken the legal case against the Trump tariffs, because they directly discriminate against American imports, a new think tank report says. mixed
2026-09-24 · National Post
Carney will miss target for balancing operating budget, PBO says
🔮 A new report by Ottawa’s fiscal watchdog raises questions about when the government will eliminate its operating deficit, despite Prime Minister Mark Carney saying last week that the government now expects to balance its operating budget a year earlier than the original goal. assertive
2026-09-27 · National Post
24 Sussex Drive is getting renovated. Some think the National Capital Commission should be overhauled too
🔮 But as Meggs’ brief trek across the bridge suggests, the 15-acre park may now be overrun by swarms of government. assertive
2026-10-01 · National Post
High-speed rail costs could reach $113 billion, 25% more than estimated, PBO warns
🔮 A new report by Ottawa’s fiscal watchdog warns that the planned high-speed rail project from Toronto to Quebec city could cost as much as 25 per cent more than the Carney government’s highest estimates. assertive
2026-10-06 · National Post
Feds create new Crown corporation ‘to move with urgency’ on defence procurement
🔮 The Carney government announced Tuesday that it will create a new Crown corporation for defence procurement, the latest new wing of the federal bureaucracy at a time of public service cuts. assertive
2026-10-07 · National Post
Carney must hit Iran’s Ayatollah with sanctions and legal action, human rights advocates say
🔮 That could include using sanctions to freeze and forfeit assets to compensate victims and their families. assertive
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