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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

Rouge Marsh boardwalk project kicks off with call for contractors

Rouge Marsh boardwalk project kicks off with call for contractors

The project would see a 2.4-kilometre boardwalk and several bridges built across the Rouge Marsh 
POLL: Readers evenly split on Canada joining the EU

POLL: Readers evenly split on Canada joining the EU

Is membership in the European Union the game-changer Canada needs? Readers were more or less evenly split in an online poll this week
Toronto car thefts fell sharply in 2024

Toronto car thefts fell sharply in 2024

Vehicle thefts from homes in Toronto fell by almost a third in 2024 compared to 2023, police data shows
POLL ROUNDUP: Leash your dogs and leave the speed cameras alone, readers say

POLL ROUNDUP: Leash your dogs and leave the speed cameras alone, readers say

In the month of January, our readers had strong feelings that dogs should be leashed in public, and disapproved of people who vandalize speed cameras
Investigation complete at site of fatal Riverdale fire: fire marshal

Investigation complete at site of fatal Riverdale fire: fire marshal

Over the weekend, OFM and police vehicles could be seen at the house, and investigators were coming in and out of the area
POLL: Federal NDP, Green readers shifting to Liberals

POLL: Federal NDP, Green readers shifting to Liberals

Reader polls show shifts benefiting the federal Liberals at the expense of mainly the NDP and Greens
MAPS: How central Toronto voted in 2022's provincial election

MAPS: How central Toronto voted in 2022's provincial election

Central Toronto's six ridings elected NDP members in 2022 — but mapping the results for each party by local poll area shows a much more nuanced picture of how neighbourhoods voted
FIFA to force two-stage ‘patchwork’ repair of King streetcar line

FIFA to force two-stage ‘patchwork’ repair of King streetcar line

Transit blogger Steve Munro says the dual phase approach to TTC repairs is ‘inefficient’
POLL : Under a third of readers want an early Ontario election

POLL: Under a third of readers want an early Ontario election

Premier Doug Ford seems to be heading the province to an early election. But a minority of readers — including PCs — seem to want one
Rosedale Valley Rd. closed this weekend for bridge construction

Rosedale Valley Rd. closed this weekend for bridge construction

Rosedale Valley Road will be closed to vehicles from Friday evening through to Sunday night
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