👤 Laura Stone

11 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
11
2026-09-06 – 2026-11-01
Claims per article
35
384 extracted in total
Hedged claims
3%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
5,265
characters
Writes for The Globe and Mail.
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
91%
Economy/Business
9%
Most-tagged topics
OntarioTorontoU.S.NDPthe United StatesCanadaCanadianCalgary

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 -0.20 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-27 · The Globe and Mail · Politics
Five takeaways from Ontario’s municipal elections
6 outlets covered this event
2026-10-27 · The Globe and Mail · Politics
Toronto awaits results after polls close in municipal election
6 outlets covered this event
2026-10-29 · The Globe and Mail · Economy/Business
Ontario projects bigger deficit, citing U.S. tariffs and higher oil prices
5 outlets covered this event
2026-09-18 · The Globe and Mail · Politics
Ford’s praise of Chow was not an endorsement, his office says
5 outlets covered this event
2026-10-09 · The Globe and Mail · Politics
Ex-Postmedia chair alleges Ford’s office used government contract as ‘leverage’ for an op-ed
2 outlets covered this event
2026-09-17 · The Globe and Mail · Politics
Ford government says cities must not deviate from Buy Ontario rules
2 outlets covered this event · leans right

What they said would happen

2026-09-06 · The Globe and Mail
Ford’s PCs hold two seats and NDP hold one in Ontario by-elections
🔮 Thursday’s results were a blow the Ontario Liberals, who are set to name a new leader on Nov. 21. assertive
2026-09-15 · The Globe and Mail
Canadian cities brace for tariff pain as trade becomes local election issue
🔮 And with the possibility of tariffs and countertariffs lasting months or years, cities are starting to look into how the trade war could blow holes in their budgets. assertive
2026-09-15 · The Globe and Mail
Ford names new labour, infrastructure ministers and Treasury Board president in cabinet shuffle
🔮 Ms. Surma, formerly infrastructure minister, will take over as Treasury Board president from Caroline Mulroney, who resigned as both a minister and MPP in June. assertive
2026-09-17 · The Globe and Mail
Ford government says cities must not deviate from Buy Ontario rules
🔮 “Failure to comply with Buy Ontario requirements will force us to reconsider provincial funding made available to municipalities,” wrote Mr. Flack in the letter dated Sept. 15. assertive
2026-09-18 · The Globe and Mail
Ford’s praise of Chow was not an endorsement, his office says
🔮 Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s office says he did not endorse Olivia Chow for Toronto mayor, a day after he publicly praised their relationship and offered his support. assertive
2026-10-09 · The Globe and Mail
Ex-Postmedia chair alleges Ford’s office used government contract as ‘leverage’ for an op-ed
🔮 “No commercial consideration would ever be required for the Premier, or any political figure, to share their opinion in our editorial pages,” the Postmedia statement reads. assertive
2026-10-27 · The Globe and Mail
Toronto awaits results after polls close in municipal election
🔮 An hour after most polls closed in the Toronto mayoral election, results had yet to be released, after a hard-fought campaign and several polls in recent weeks that showed only a thin margin separating incumbent Olivia Chow from leading challenger Brad Bradford. assertive
2026-10-27 · The Globe and Mail
Five takeaways from Ontario’s municipal elections
🔮 Olivia Chow re-elected Toronto Mayor assertive
2026-10-28 · The Globe and Mail
Ford faces Ontario legislature after long summer break, pledges more landfills
🔮 Mr. Ford had vowed that his focus as MPPs return would be on measures to cut red tape to boost Ontario’s economy in the face of U.S. tariffs. assertive
2026-10-29 · The Globe and Mail
Ontario projects bigger deficit, citing U.S. tariffs and higher oil prices
🔮 The Ontario government says its deficit for the current fiscal year is now expected to be $16.9-billion, up from the $13.8-billion it projected in its March budget, as U.S. tariffs and higher oil prices have cut the province’s anticipated economic growth in half. assertive
2026-11-01 · The Globe and Mail
Next mayor of Niagara Falls calls for community consultations on Ford’s casino plan
🔮 Ontario Premier Doug Ford should consult with Niagara Falls residents about his plan to bring more casinos to the region, the city’s incoming mayor says, citing some community concerns about the viability of expanding the gambling industry. assertive
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