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Why Canada’s new prime minister’s promise of open and transparent government matters to the media and democracy.

An embarrassing apology in the Star underscores the need for journalists to be skeptical when verifying identities of online sources.

Voters were being asked Monday to elect a federal government, not an Ontario government.

Fortunately most of our readers seem to understand that miracle and are gentle pointing out mistakes.

Readers understand columnists have their own opinions. Why don’t owners?

Newspaper publishers, editors, have a responsibility to protect freedom of expression.

Does sending a Facebook message go far enough in trying to reach the subjects of news reports?

It’s not clear if an NDP government would implement all of the information commissioner’s recommendations.

How does the Liberal FOI platform stack up? And how many FOI requests are made province by province?

A newsroom lacking in diversity fails to deliver the whole story, while empathy drawn from experience can produce better reporting.