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Patrick Cain

Patrick Cain

Patrick is an online writer and editor in Toronto, focused mostly on data, FOI, maps and visualizations. He has won some awards, been a beat reporter covering digital privacy and cannabis, and started an FOI case that ended in the Supreme Court

Recent Work by Patrick

POLL: Did friction with the U.S. boost support for the monarchy?

POLL: Did friction with the U.S. boost support for the monarchy?

A shift toward support for the monarchy in reader polls appears to be connected to friction with the Donald Trump administration in the United States
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POLL: Most opposed to extending drug legalization

POLL: Most opposed to extending drug legalization

About 80 per cent of readers were opposed to extending drug legalization to psilocybin-containing mushrooms or MDMA in an online poll this week. Men, the young and higher-income readers took a more tolerant position
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POLL: Who was pleased and displeased with how the election turned out?

POLL: Who was pleased and displeased with how the election turned out?

Also: Green and NDP voters supported the Liberals on Monday, but what about their ongoing allegiance?
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POLLS: Liberals hold a steady lead, and other poll insights

POLLS: Liberals hold a steady lead, and other poll insights

In our last reader poll before Monday's election: the Liberals are still ahead, a question that predicts your vote with surprising accuracy, and who does and doesn't want a shift to preferential ballots
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POLL: Readers expect Trump's tariffs to cause a recession in Canada

POLL: Readers expect Trump's tariffs to cause a recession in Canada

Some 78 per cent of readers expect U.S. president Donald Trump's tariffs to cause a recession on this side of the border, an online poll showed this week
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POLL: Liberals, Tories have solid support, but other voters are wobbly

POLL: Liberals, Tories have solid support, but other voters are wobbly

Income appears to play a role in how confident Canadians feel about their vote, with higher earners showing greater certainty—though gender and age seem to make little difference
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POLLS: Readers shift strongly to federal Liberals

POLLS: Readers shift strongly to federal Liberals

Voters have moved dramatically toward supporting the federal Liberals in the upcoming election, a series of reader polls show. Where are they moving from? Notably, from the Greens and the NDP
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POLL: 80% say Carney was right to pick Europe for first foreign visit

POLL: 80% say Carney was right to pick Europe for first foreign visit

Brand-new prime minister Mark Carney had barely been sworn in before he left for his first foreign trip, to Paris and London. Was that the right decision? 80% of you say it was
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POLL: Somewhat more readers trust Carney than Poilievre to deal with Trump

POLL: Somewhat more readers trust Carney than Poilievre to deal with Trump

Readers were more likely to trust Mark Carney to deal with Donald Trump than Pierre Poilievre. And in the context of threats about Canada becoming the 51st state, almost none of you expected to see it happen
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POLL: 84% of readers say they're avoiding U.S. goods

POLL: 84% of readers say they're avoiding U.S. goods

Since Donald Trump's threats to annex Canada and impose tariffs on us began in January, many Canadians have at least tried to move toward boycotting U.S.-made goods. Some 84 per cent of readers say they are making the effort
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