Brett McKay

Reporter for the Investigative Journalism Foundation | email: [email protected]
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[Media Ecosystem Observatory @MediaEcosystem]

We found that influencers now drive over 1/2 of political content and nearly 2/3 of all online engagement in Canada. They're not just lifestyle or entertainment figures anymore, with many actively shaping public debate, framing key political events, and mobilizing audiences.

[Investigative Journalism Foundation @IJFMedia]

Alberta's plan to vastly expand silica exploration and mining has environmentalists worried. We've got the details in our latest.

https://t.co/isPuPYEhvS

#Alberta #environment #mining

[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

“Smith has been kind of cute about dangling that possibility of separation and then backing away from it. And you know, this really does just confirm that it's a negotiating tactic, not a plan,”

Smith is just playing the separatists.

Lol!

#abpoli https://t.co/bl5ch1IMgW

[Investigative Journalism Foundation @IJFMedia]

Danielle Smith has repeatedly invoked the idea of Alberta independence, but documents show it is not an economic scenario the province is seriously considering..

https://t.co/J6dcczmVkV

#abpoli #Alberta

[Jonny Wakefield @jonnywakefield]

New from me: a man who sold an assault rifle to an undercover police officer investigating his ties to an Edmonton-area right wing extremist group has been sentenced to 4-1/2 years in prison https://t.co/j3UqnLvclt

[Timothy Caulfield @CaulfieldTim]

Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time https://t.co/vXssfF0bPF via @BBC

The AI failings "are systemic, cross-border, and multilingual, and we believe this endangers public trust."

[Mark Dorin @mark_dorin]

Alberta’s Mature Asset Strategy has 21 recommendations.

Energy Dept. Chief of Staff @Vitormarciano told us at Warburg that only certain recommendations were accepted but the Premier mandated on Oct. 2 that the entire strategy be implemented.

How do we trust what we’re told?

[Sarah Ryan @SarahRyanYEG]

BREAKING: In a big turn of events today in sipiwiyiniwak - Thu Parmar went from losing by 6 votes, to winning by more than 600 in the recount. Better Edmonton's Darrell Friesen tells me he will NOT be asking for another recount. #yeg #yegvote

[Shane Martínez @martinezdefence]

CBC's Fifth Estate just released its investigation into millions of dollars in Canadian tax-deductible charitable donations being used to subsidize the Israeli army and illegal settlements.

This is why the issue should be of concern to everyone. 🧵 /1

https://t.co/H9uWnxcEah

[Brett McKay @seeingread]

Developers used networks of companies to funnel money to Edmonton council candidates

https://t.co/hm9dweeuXl

[Brett McKay @seeingread]

Developers used networks of companies to funnel money to Edmonton council candidates

https://t.co/hm9dweeuXl

[Investigative Journalism Foundation @IJFMedia]

As Edmonton voters prepare to go to the polls Oct. 20, the Investigative Journalism Foundation analyzed financial disclosures and corporate records to see if all campaign donors are following the rules. Read what we found in our story.

https://t.co/QrAyLbhbWz

#abpoli

[Brett McKay @seeingread]

How wealthy Edmontonians mix personal and corporate donations to double-dip campaign contributions to election candidates

https://t.co/vd8WFYHQpJ

[Investigative Journalism Foundation @IJFMedia]

What happens when a celebrated scientist is accused of fabricating results to promote his patented product? We’ve obtained a leaked investigation report into misconduct at UBC, and we’re making the findings public for the first time.

https://t.co/StQZrup6HB

#bcpoli #science #CBC

[Brett McKay @seeingread]

NEW: I collected data on all campaign contributions made to Edmonton council candidates, coded each donation for donor type, and put this all in searchable tables. Want to know who is funding your future mayor and council? Explore the data here:
https://t.co/70Z4mkUErh

[Investigative Journalism Foundation @IJFMedia]

The IJF has pulled all contribution data from Edmonton council candidates' financial disclosures into a searchable database. Find contributors, filter for corporate donors and explore the data before you vote on Oct. 20.

https://t.co/JuQKc6RTDU

#abpoli

[Brett McKay @seeingread]

From the time the IPT began operations in January until Aug. 8, the unit had made two arrests for illegal border crossing and five arrests for trafficking in a controlled substance.

Of these seven arrests, four occurred within the two-kilometre border zone.

[Investigative Journalism Foundation @IJFMedia]

It was touted as the answer to what Premier Danielle Smith called the "leaky" U.S. border, but how effective has Alberta's new border patrol been? Here’s what we found about the number of arrests this $29 million team has made so far.

https://t.co/Ii2mUDTUAX

#abpoli #border

[Investigative Journalism Foundation @IJFMedia]

It was touted as the answer to what Premier Danielle Smith called the "leaky" U.S. border, but how effective has Alberta's new border patrol been? Here’s what we found about the number of arrests this $29 million team has made so far.

https://t.co/Ii2mUDTUAX

#abpoli #border

[Investigative Journalism Foundation @IJFMedia]

Alberta is stepping in to kill Canmore’s “vacancy tax” after developers lobbied the government to intervene. This is the third example we found where the building industry association petitioned the province to override municipal affordable housing policies.

https://t.co/YAnBThgrwZ

#abpoli #housing

[Rachel Gilmore @atRachelGilmore]

FYI, this new thing -- Trending Politics -- appears to be tied to Jeff Ballingall's Mobilize Media Group.

Ballingall was hired as Poilievre's new "image" guy in May and founded Canada Proud.

Trending Politics' editor worked for Pierre Poilievre's office as a "correspondence assistant" up until July.

Something to be aware of, since it seems to be attempting to brand itself as non-partisan.