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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 : Two-thirds of readers say Canada should stand up to Trump

POLL: Two-thirds of readers say Canada should stand up to Trump

About two-thirds of readers answering a recent online poll say that Canada should stand up to Donald Trump
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BEYOND LOCAL: ROM can't account for 2,234 missing items, including 10 harpoons

BEYOND LOCAL: ROM can't account for 2,234 missing items, including 10 harpoons

The Royal Ontario Museum's thousands of missing items could stock a respectable museum on their own
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POLL: Readers roughly split on Canada Post strike

POLL: Readers roughly split on Canada Post strike

Readers are split 60:40 on the Canada Post strike, with 60 per cent favouring the company and 40 per cent favouring the union, an online poll showed this week
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POLL: About three-quarters back higher defence spending, accept tradeoffs

POLL: About three-quarters back higher defence spending, accept tradeoffs

About 74 per cent of readers in a recent online poll said that they thought the defence budget should increase, acknowledging that could mean less money for other priorities
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POLL: Younger readers happier with Donald Trump's win

POLL: Younger readers happier with Donald Trump's win

About two-thirds of Village Media readers overall said they were unhappy or very unhappy with Trump's win in the U.S. presidential election, according to an online poll this week
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BEYOND LOCAL: Getting vaccinated with a tattoo? Here's what you need to know

BEYOND LOCAL: Getting vaccinated with a tattoo? Here's what you need to know

There's nothing wrong with getting vaccinated over a tattoo, provided it's fully healed. And don't get a tattoo on a fresh vaccination
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Getting vaccinated with a tattoo? Here's what you need to know

Getting vaccinated with a tattoo? Here's what you need to know

There's nothing wrong with getting vaccinated over a tattoo, provided it's fully healed. And don't get a tattoo on a fresh vaccination
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POLL: Mostly, we really hate the time change

POLL: Mostly, we really hate the time change

Over 79 per cent of you said in an online poll this week that you'd be happy to get rid of it
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POLL: New Democrats most open to Ukraine getting nuclear arms

POLL: New Democrats most open to Ukraine getting nuclear arms

Would Ukraine be justified in developing nuclear weapons? In a recent online poll, 74 per cent of you said no
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POLL: Most support province's curbs on new bike lanes

POLL: Most support province's curbs on new bike lanes

The provincial PC government announced this week that no new bike lanes could be built without its approval, if building them took a lane away from motor vehicles. About two-thirds of readers in an online poll this week said that this was the right decision
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