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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: July, September, October are readers' favourite months

Poll: July, September, October are readers' favourite months

July is readers' favourite month, with September and October tied for second place, an online poll showed this week
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Poll: Conservatives eager for an early federal election

Poll: Conservatives eager for an early federal election

The federal Liberal government is off-balance because of the NDP's decision to end the supply and confidence agreement, and an online poll shows that Conservative readers are hungry for an election.
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Poll: Facebook is getting worse, most readers say

Poll: Facebook is getting worse, most readers say

It's not just us. Most readers say the tone of conversations on social media is deteriorating
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Real estate prices stable in August

Real estate prices stable in August

Ontario home prices were stable in August by comparison with July, continuing a trend of broad stability set in February, figures released Monday by the Canadian Real Estate Association show. 
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POLL: Should cats be allowed outside? Our readers weigh in

POLL: Should cats be allowed outside? Our readers weigh in

Respondents are roughly evenly divided on the question; people who say yes are likely to have more libertarian views on other issues
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Have a tattoo? Our poll explores what people with ink think

Have a tattoo? Our poll explores what people with ink think

About one reader in five has at least one tattoo, and within that group 86 per cent have no regrets, an online poll showed last week
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Poll: 3/4 of readers say the Liberals would be better off without Trudeau

Poll: 3/4 of readers say the Liberals would be better off without Trudeau

About three-quarters of readers in a recent online poll say that the federal Liberals would be better off if Justin Trudeau resigned before the next federal election
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POLL: Readers more or less evenly split on defunding CBC

POLL: Readers more or less evenly split on defunding CBC

Should the CBC's federal subsidy be taken away? Village Media readers were more or less evenly divided in a recent online poll
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Poll: Trudeau's disapproval numbers slowly rising

Poll: Trudeau's disapproval numbers slowly rising

Approval and disapproval of Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre has remained broadly stable since the beginning of the year, other than Trudeau's disapproval numbers gradually rising, a series of online polls show
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Provincewide, real estate prices rose slightly in July

Provincewide, real estate prices rose slightly in July

Ontario home prices rose slightly in July, continuing a trend of broad stability set in February, figures released Thursday by the Canadian Real Estate Association show. 
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