Investigative Journalism Foundation

A sticker on a bitcoin ATM warns that it does not accept payments for the Canadian government.

Crypto ATMs are everywhere. They’re also dream tools for fraudsters

Police and observers say tougher rules needed to protect customers at risk of crypto scams

Jagmeet Singh looking slightly to the side of the camera.

Who’s responsible for those fake ads falsely claiming Jagmeet Singh died on live TV?

Ads on news sites falsely claiming NDP leader’s death tied to global investing scheme, an IJF investigation has found

A person stands and speak at a podium against a backdrop that reads Antitrust: Google Adtech

Media advocacy group wants federal laws to address online advertising’s links to misinformation

And eight other insights from the IJF’s weekly lobbying newsletter

A police officer sits in front of a computer screen.

RCMP’s proposed AI surveillance system for holding cells called ‘dehumanizing’ and ‘intrusive’ by experts

RCMP claims tool would make prisoners safer after series of in-custody deaths

A close up of Elon Musk against a black background.

Elon Musk’s X lobbying about an Ontario bill to regulate the collection of minors’ information online

And eight other insights from the IJF’s weekly lobbying newsletter

Clips from four Facebook ads advertise 20 per cent, 31 per cent, 17 per cent and 12-15 per cent targeted returns.

Facebook ads promoting big ‘targeted’ returns on real estate investments should raise red flags, experts say

But promos that some call ‘highly problematic’ likely don't break any rules

Toyota wants Canada to build more fuel stations for its hydrogen cars that emit only water vapour

And eight other insights from the IJF’s weekly lobbying newsletter

Aerial shot of an electric bus driving away from an in-ground charging pad at a bus station.

No plug-in needed: A U.S. company pitches B.C. Transit on its wireless chargers

And eight other insights from the IJF's weekly lobbying newsletter

A Brexit supporter holds a sign saying "JUST HOOT: we Voted Leave" at a protest in London, U.K.

A British AI firm that worked for the Brexit campaign is pitching its technology in Ontario

And eight other insights from the IJF’s weekly lobbying newsletter

Why do government IT contracts have such huge cost overruns?

It’s not just ArriveCan and Phoenix. Half of outsourced tech work went over the original budget, data shows

Bell, Telus and CN Rail lobbying against anti-scab legislation promised by Liberals

The Liberals are facing pressure from the NDP and major unions to ban scabs

A sign up page for the application TikTok is shown on a cell phone in front of a screen with logos for the company.

TikTok lobbying Alberta, B.C., Manitoba and P.E.I. following government bans

Video-sharing app wants to convince provinces it’s valuable to Canadian content creators

Government requests for Canadians’ Google data have jumped ten-fold in past five years

Government submitted 2,327 requests for user data in 2021, up from 249 in 2016