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Patrick Cain

Patrick Cain

Patrick is an online writer and editor in Toronto, focused mostly on data, FOI, maps and visualizations. He has won some awards, been a beat reporter covering digital privacy and cannabis, and started an FOI case that ended in the Supreme Court

Recent Work by Patrick

POLL: 81% of readers would be fine with weekly mail delivery

POLL: 81% of readers would be fine with weekly mail delivery

Daily snail mail? Not critical, say a resounding number of readers
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POLL: Did friction with the U.S. boost support for the monarchy?

POLL: Did friction with the U.S. boost support for the monarchy?

A shift toward support for the monarchy in reader polls appears to be connected to friction with the Donald Trump administration in the United States
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POLL: Most opposed to extending drug legalization

POLL: Most opposed to extending drug legalization

About 80 per cent of readers were opposed to extending drug legalization to psilocybin-containing mushrooms or MDMA in an online poll this week. Men, the young and higher-income readers took a more tolerant position
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POLL: Who was pleased and displeased with how the election turned out?

POLL: Who was pleased and displeased with how the election turned out?

Also: Green and NDP voters supported the Liberals on Monday, but what about their ongoing allegiance?
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POLLS: Liberals hold a steady lead, and other poll insights

POLLS: Liberals hold a steady lead, and other poll insights

In our last reader poll before Monday's election: the Liberals are still ahead, a question that predicts your vote with surprising accuracy, and who does and doesn't want a shift to preferential ballots
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POLL: Readers expect Trump's tariffs to cause a recession in Canada

POLL: Readers expect Trump's tariffs to cause a recession in Canada

Some 78 per cent of readers expect U.S. president Donald Trump's tariffs to cause a recession on this side of the border, an online poll showed this week
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POLL: Liberals, Tories have solid support, but other voters are wobbly

POLL: Liberals, Tories have solid support, but other voters are wobbly

Income appears to play a role in how confident Canadians feel about their vote, with higher earners showing greater certainty—though gender and age seem to make little difference
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POLLS: Readers shift strongly to federal Liberals

POLLS: Readers shift strongly to federal Liberals

Voters have moved dramatically toward supporting the federal Liberals in the upcoming election, a series of reader polls show. Where are they moving from? Notably, from the Greens and the NDP
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POLL: 80% say Carney was right to pick Europe for first foreign visit

POLL: 80% say Carney was right to pick Europe for first foreign visit

Brand-new prime minister Mark Carney had barely been sworn in before he left for his first foreign trip, to Paris and London. Was that the right decision? 80% of you say it was
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Ontario home prices mark 16th month of stability

Ontario home prices mark 16th month of stability

Single-family home prices in Ontario have been stable since November of 2023, statistics released Monday by the Canadian Real Estate Association show.
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