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Bill targets Ontario’s driver’s licence suspension system
The proposed legislation tabled at Queen’s Park on Monday would change the rules health-care professionals must follow when reporting their patients to the Ministry of Transportation Independent MPP Michael Mantha tabled a private member’s bill to reform a contentious provincial program that suspends driver’s licences based on alleged health conditions, even when drivers pose no… Read more
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Two young journalists join the Investigative Journalism Bureau
The reporters were hired through the Unifor-funded internship program Two talented journalists are joining the Investigative Journalism Bureau this summer as part of an internship program helping to develop the next generation of Canadian investigative reporters. Norma Hilton and Alina Snisarenko will spend four months working on public-interest investigations under the guidance of IJB staff.… Read more
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The hidden hate on campus: We tracked incidents at colleges and universities and found a growing problem
The scope of the problem is far greater than previously known, according to the data gathered by the Star and the IJB. Read more
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‘Pattern of secretive behaviour’: Ford, Mulroney questioned for suppressing information on road-safety program
Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles called out the government at Queen’s Park today for suppressing dozens of answers prepared by civil servants responding to questions from the Investigative Journalism Bureau and Toronto Star. Staff in the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) prepared the answers for journalists investigating a controversial program that routinely suspends the licences of… Read more
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We asked the Ontario government about its controversial licence suspensions. Staff prepared answers. Then they were told to withhold them
Transportation minister’s office directed staff to be tight-lipped about medical conditional report program that ensnares drivers who pose no threat. Read more
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The Investigative Journalism Bureau is hiring two IJB/Unifor Summer Interns
Organization: The Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB) is a non-profit investigative newsroom at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health. The IJB conducts in-depth public interest journalism involving students, professional journalists, academics and researchers in partnership with major media in Canada, the United States and overseas. In less than three years, the IJB… Read more
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Applications open for CJF-IJB Black Investigative Journalism Fellowship
The Canadian Journalism Foundation is accepting applications for the CJF-IJB Black Investigative Journalism Fellowship. This unique program brings an early-career Black journalist with one-to-five years’ experience to the IJB for six months. The fellow will receive a full-time stipend while at the IJB and will receive training and mentoring to hone investigative reporting techniques. All… Read more
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She was suicidal, struggling with PTSD and addicted to alcohol. The help she needed was all under one roof
Thousands of young Canadians with mental health challenges are being treated in one-stop mental health centres that bring a battery of specialists under one roof to offer medication, therapy, addiction treatment, and housing and career support. Read more
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‘You lose your job, you lose your livelihood’: NDP will push for reform of Ontario program that has unfairly stripped drivers of their licences
Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney declined interview requests. A Star/IJB investigation found MCR system is prone to abuse and inaccuracies. Read more
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Six things to know about Ontario’s controversial medical condition report system
A program meant to make the roads safer is suspending the licences of some drivers who pose no threat. Read more
