Canada’s Indigenous mental health program is meant to be a lifeline. Instead, it’s so mired in red tape it seems ‘set up to deter people from accessing’ care
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Over the past four years, we’ve fought countless battles for public records, interviewed hundreds of sources and published dozens of investigations in print, audio and documentary. Our reporting has shaped policies, changed attitudes and raised awareness on a range of vital public interest issues while training the next generation of investigative reporters.
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The IJB’s 2023 ‘Patient Files’ investigation was a finalist in the Canadian Journalism Foundation Awards, the Canadian Association of Journalists Awards and the Digital Publishing Awards
Canadian Association of Journalists Data Journalism Award for ‘Suspended’ series
Canadian Journalism Foundation’s Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism Honours for reporting on Youth Mental Health
Mindset Award for Mental Health Reporting
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario Media Award for reporting on opioid drugs sold on Ontario streets
Winner of The Data-Driven Reporting Project from the Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications and the Google News Initiative
Investigation into provincial government’s Medical Condition Report program led to introduction of private member’s bill to amend Highway Traffic Act
Reporting on radon led to 1000% increase in radon testing