👤 Maura Forrest

12 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
12
2026-09-04 – 2026-10-15
Claims per article
38
461 extracted in total
Hedged claims
10%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
5,686
characters
Writes for The Globe and Mail.
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
92%
Crime & Law
8%
Most-tagged topics
QuebecCanadaU.S.CAQCoalition Avenir QuébecOttawaCoalition Avenir Québec governmentLiberals

Leaning

-0.08 average ± 0.25 · -0.25 median · 8 scored articles
Indistinguishable from their outlet, which averages -0.21. 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.
2026-10-06 · The Globe and Mail · Politics
Five takeaways from the Quebec election results
13 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-06 · The Globe and Mail · Politics
Parti Québécois projected to form government in Quebec
13 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-10-04 · The Globe and Mail · Politics
Quebec on the cusp of electing separatist government promising referendum
13 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-09-04 · The Globe and Mail · Politics
PQ Leader accuses Ottawa of election interference to help Coalition Avenir Québec
3 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-15 · The Globe and Mail · Crime & Law
Toronto police arrest three reservists, seize allegedly stolen ammunition in crypto-kidnapping investigation
2 outlets covered this event
2026-10-07 · The Globe and Mail · Politics
Parti Québécois Leader says independence vote won’t be early priority for incoming minority government
2 outlets covered this event · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-09-04 · The Globe and Mail
PQ Leader accuses Ottawa of election interference to help Coalition Avenir Québec
🔮 Paul St-Pierre Plamondon suggested Friday that it’s no coincidence Prime Minister Mark Carney has made several recent announcements alongside Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette, ahead of a campaign in which the PQ is promising a third referendum on independence. He said the federal Liberals largely ignored the requests of the CAQ government until the eve of the provincial election, which is scheduled for Oct. 5. “I think we should be concerned about the possibility that this could be the greatest federal interference in our affairs and our election since 1995,” he told reporters in response to questions at a press conference in the northern town of Chibougamau. assertive
2026-09-09 · The Globe and Mail
Identity politics fade to the background in Quebec ahead of October’s provincial election
🔮 On the eve of the 2018 Quebec election campaign, François Legault made a promise that would help define his nearly eight years as premier. assertive
2026-09-15 · The Globe and Mail
Quebec party leaders criticize PQ’s $130-million sovereignty referendum plan
🔮 On Friday, the PQ confirmed it will cost at least $130-million to hold an independence referendum in a first mandate, as Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has promised to do if his party forms government on Oct. 5. assertive
2026-09-15 · The Globe and Mail
Sovereignty referendum becomes the latest focus of Quebec election campaign
🔮 On Friday, the PQ confirmed it will cost at least $130-million to hold an independence referendum in a first mandate, as Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has promised to do if his party forms government on Oct. 5. assertive
2026-09-22 · The Globe and Mail
Crowded political landscape leaves Quebec voters lukewarm as election nears
🔮 On Oct. 5, Quebeckers will select from five major political parties who are all likely to win at least a handful of seats in the province’s National Assembly. assertive
2026-10-02 · The Globe and Mail
PQ leader’s vow to break with monarchy raises prospect of constitutional showdown
🔮 The leader of the Parti Québécois says he will break with the monarchy in Quebec if he becomes premier, invoking the spectre of a constitutional battle that critics say could help him drum up support for an unpopular referendum on independence. assertive
2026-10-04 · The Globe and Mail
Quebec on the cusp of electing separatist government promising referendum
🔮 The Parti Québécois, polls show, will likely take the reins of power from the governing Coalition Avenir Québec on Monday after a lacklustre campaign in which voters expressed a desire for change but little enthusiasm for any of their options. assertive
2026-10-06 · The Globe and Mail
Parti Québécois projected to form government in Quebec
🔮 The separatist Parti Québécois is projected to form government in Quebec after promising to hold an independence referendum in the next four years, with the prospect of such a vote increasing if the PQ is able to eke out a majority. assertive
2026-10-06 · The Globe and Mail
Five takeaways from the Quebec election results
🔮 The results of Monday’s election will shake up Quebec’s political landscape, with the PQ returning to power after being nearly wiped out four years ago, while the Coalition Avenir Québec is facing extinction after eight years in government. assertive
2026-10-07 · The Globe and Mail
Parti Québécois Leader says independence vote won’t be early priority for incoming minority government
🔮 We’ve got plenty of urgent problems to solve, so I think the upcoming months will more be about … things that are urgent,” he said. assertive
2026-10-10 · The Globe and Mail
Incoming Parti Québécois eyes friends and foes across the aisle
🔮 With the PQ at 59 seats, five shy of a majority, premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has vowed to collaborate across the aisle, while his rival party leaders are starting to hint at what they will demand in return. “It will be a context of rivalry and contention on many issues,” said André Lamoureux, a political-science lecturer at the University of Quebec at Montreal. assertive
2026-10-15 · The Globe and Mail
Toronto police arrest three reservists, seize allegedly stolen ammunition in crypto-kidnapping investigation
🔮 Ms. Poulin did not respond to questions about how the alleged theft of military ammunition could have taken place, and when the CAF became aware of the issue. mixed
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