👤 Éric Blais

4 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
4
2026-09-22 – 2026-10-29
Claims per article
44
178 extracted in total
Hedged claims
3%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,857
characters
Writes for Toronto Star.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
100%
Most-tagged topics
AlbertaCanadaOttawaQuebecAlbertansAmericanAmericansDemocrats

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
3 scored articles; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.26 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-20 · Toronto Star · Politics
Alberta has grievances — that doesn’t make it a distinct society
19 outlets covered this event
2026-10-29 · Toronto Star · Politics
Is unity trouble brewing for Carney as he hosts Canada-EU summit?
17 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-15 · Toronto Star · Politics
Trump's vanity TV ads made for an audience of one and that's why they'll backfire
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left
2026-09-22 · Toronto Star · Politics
As I hike through Spain, opinions are quickly shared: Canada shines while the U.S. is tarnished
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-09-22 · Toronto Star
As I hike through Spain, opinions are quickly shared: Canada shines while the U.S. is tarnished
🔮 What hangs from my bag is the same scallop shell every pilgrim wears, the one that will point me toward Santiago for another 540 kms. assertive
2026-10-15 · Toronto Star
Trump's vanity TV ads made for an audience of one and that's why they'll backfire
🔮 That would be like Premier Doug Ford having the Ontario PCs pick up the tab for his government’s “Protecting Ontario” ads. assertive
2026-10-20 · Toronto Star
Alberta has grievances — that doesn’t make it a distinct society
🔮 The binding referendum some had hoped to trigger will not happen. assertive
2026-10-29 · Toronto Star
Is unity trouble brewing for Carney as he hosts Canada-EU summit?
🔮 Last week, Ottawa exhaled when about 75 per cent of Albertans voted to stay in Canada and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith promised there would be no second try. assertive
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