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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: Most oppose closing Science Centre

Poll: Most oppose closing Science Centre

Government points to structural roof issues as justification for decision
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Poll: Most favour tariffs on inexpensive Chinese-made electric cars

Poll: Most favour tariffs on inexpensive Chinese-made electric cars

A $13,000 car? That's what one Chinese auto maker could sell vehicles for in Canada unless tariffs are put in place
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Poll: Most wouldn't trade privacy as drivers for lower insurance rates

Poll: Most wouldn't trade privacy as drivers for lower insurance rates

This week, we asked: if you were reasonably sure it would lead to lower insurance rates, would you agree to have your driving electronically monitored? About two-thirds of you said no
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POLL: 60% would move to wind down the cigarette industry

POLL: 60% would move to wind down the cigarette industry

About 60 per cent of readers would approve if governments set a goal of ending the cigarette industry over a period of years, online poll shows
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POLL: Despite U.S. polls, most expect Biden's re-election

POLL: Despite U.S. polls, most expect Biden's re-election

In an online poll this week, just under two-thirds of Village Media readers were confident that U.S. president Joe Biden would be re-elected
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'Worst outcome': Activists argue against settlement with tobacco industry

'Worst outcome': Activists argue against settlement with tobacco industry

Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada wants governments to take over the cigarette industry and run it as a non-profit with its own disappearance as a planned goal
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POLL: Union membership has a mild connection to political views

POLL: Union membership has a mild connection to political views

Current or former union membership has a mild connection to a reader's political views, an online poll this week showed
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POLL: Have you had enough of fireworks?

POLL: Have you had enough of fireworks?

Love them or hate them, fireworks are hard to ignore. This past Victoria Day, some neighbourhoods sounded like an hours-long re-enactment of the Battle of Gettysburg
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