Archive - The Audit

The Limits of Legal Protest

Toronto Police Service solicits public input

Jul 24 •

Is Statistics Canada Actually Overcounting Canadians?

There may be tools we can use to fact check the official scorekeepers

Jul 21 •

Spending to Fail

The true cost of Canadian emissions reduction investments

Jul 17 •

Get the Book: Adventures in Canadian Policy

Now you can get past posts of The Audit - and more - in book form

Jul 14 •

Do Canadians Benefit From Government-Funded Clinical Research?

I mean all Canadians, not just the researchers themselves and their universities

Jul 10 •

Do Senate Voting Patterns Follow Partisan Politics?

The data suggests that for at least some voting blocs they certainly do

Jul 7 •

Who Really Steers Federal Policy? Spoiler alert: it's the Privy Council Office

How the PCO came to dominate policy development in Canada

Jul 3 •

June 2024

Are Federal Housing Incentives Working?

Tens of billions of dollars later, what's really going on?

Jun 27 •

Using the Government's Latest Speech-Restricting Law to Protect Speech Rights

Who Said Bill C-59 Implementation Can't Be Fun?

Jun 23 •

Does Provincial Curriculum Policy Really Make a Difference?

And if it doesn't, why are we paying so much for it?

Jun 20 •

Can a Registered Lobbyist Also be a Government Contractor?

...And a couple of updates

Jun 16 •

Do Government Controls Over Alcohol Sales Work?

The Government of Ontario created the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) all the way back in 1927. The Crown corporation represented a first step…

Jun 11 •

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