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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: Readers roughly split on Canada Post strike

POLL: Readers roughly split on Canada Post strike

Readers are split 60:40 on the Canada Post strike, with 60 per cent favouring the company and 40 per cent favouring the union, an online poll showed this week
ROM can't account for hundreds of items, including 10 missing harpoons

ROM can't account for hundreds of items, including 10 missing harpoons

Royal Ontario Museum's thousands of missing items could stock respectable museum on their own
POLL: About three-quarters back higher defence spending, accept tradeoffs

POLL: About three-quarters back higher defence spending, accept tradeoffs

About 74 per cent of readers in a recent online poll said that they thought the defence budget should increase, acknowledging that could mean less money for other priorities
POLL: Younger readers happier with Donald Trump's win

POLL: Younger readers happier with Donald Trump's win

About two-thirds of Village Media readers overall said they were unhappy or very unhappy with Trump's win in the U.S. presidential election, according to an online poll this week
Getting vaccinated with a tattoo? Here's what you need to know

Getting vaccinated with a tattoo? Here's what you need to know

There's nothing wrong with getting vaccinated over a tattoo, provided it's fully healed. And don't get a tattoo on a fresh vaccination
POLL: Mostly, we really hate the time change

POLL: Mostly, we really hate the time change

Over 79 per cent of you said in an online poll this week that you'd be happy to get rid of it
ServiceOntario employees involved in auto-theft ring, police say

ServiceOntario employees involved in auto-theft ring, police say

Investigation led to 59 arrests and over 300 charges laid, including forgery and possession of stolen property
POLL: New Democrats most open to Ukraine getting nuclear arms

POLL: New Democrats most open to Ukraine getting nuclear arms

Would Ukraine be justified in developing nuclear weapons? In a recent online poll, 74 per cent of you said no
POLL: Most support province's curbs on new bike lanes

POLL: Most support province's curbs on new bike lanes

The provincial PC government announced this week that no new bike lanes could be built without its approval, if building them took a lane away from motor vehicles. About two-thirds of readers in an online poll this week said that this was the right decision
Poll: Most support tighter controls on online porn

Poll: Most support tighter controls on online porn

In an online poll this week, about three-quarters of readers said they favoured greater curbs on online pornography
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