Over the coming months and years, @thewatchdog.ca is going to work hard to break stories and earn your trust In the meantime, please sign up and follow along: www.thewatchdog.ca/signup/

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As I explain, @thewatchdog.ca’s editorial focus is guided by 3 priorities: 1. Understanding how wealth and power are influencing our democracy 2. Keeping the powerful in check and bringing matters of public concern to light 3. Building a stronger democratic culture in Canada through journalism

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We’re at a moment in history where democracies around the world are under pressure from radical political forces and billionaire tech barons I want to focus my energy full-time on building a publication whose special focus is reporting on wealth, power and democracy

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For me, @thewatchdog.ca is a perfect metaphor for the democratic function of journalism: Like a watchdog looking over a family farm, it’s the role of journalists to keep watch over their communities, investigate suspicious activities and alert the public when concerning information comes to light

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"Watchdog journalism" is a proud democratic tradition that goes way back when to the 19th century The term referred to the journalists who investigated corrupt governments and monopolistic companies to expose abuses of power, betrayals of the public trust and other social and economic injustices

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