We checked @DonDavies's claim that 1 in 4 Canadians skips necessary medicines because of the cost. The claim misrepresents numbers from a supporting survey and also ignores a more robust study.
Full analysis: factscan.ca/don-davies-presc…
It's true that including women in corporate leadership improves long-term financial performance, but there's no consistent evidence showing that female entrepreneurs making better choices than men, as @JustinTrudeau claims.
Full story: factscan.ca/justin-trudeau-w…
Curious about the Air Passenger Bill of Rights? Canada’s proposed rules are open to comment for 60 days and may be implemented in summer. We summarized the main points and compare them to the European Union system.
Check out our fact sheet here: factscan.ca/fact-sheet-air-p…
While full details aren't out yet, @MarcGarneau claims Canada's air passenger protection regulations will be the world's best. We're withholding judgement until we see the full version but compared what we know so far to the European system.
Full story: factscan.ca/marc-garneau-air…
The Global Compact for Migration doesn't limit Canada’s sovereignty; it's voluntary and creates no legal obligations. Furthermore, a provision of the compact explicitly protects national sovereignty. We rate @AndrewScheer's claim false.
Full story: factscan.ca/andrew-scheer-ca…
According to a 2016 report, plastics in the ocean could outweigh fish by 2050. However, estimates of the amount of fish in the ocean and projections about the amount of plastics leaking into the ocean are very uncertain.
Full story: factscan.ca/catherine-mckenn…
We checked @ArnoldViersen's claim that under the Bill C-45, youth can now possess and distribute 5 grams or less of marijuana. It's true these things are no longer criminalized, however like alcohol and minors, they're not permitted either.
Full story: factscan.ca/arnold-viersen-c…
We rate @cathmckenna's claim true: @AndrewScheer does not have a (public) climate plan. The big caveat though is that it's normal not to have a plan this far in advance of an election.
Full story: factscan.ca/catherine-mckenn…
The Global Compact for Migration does not bind or commit signatory countries, contrary to what @MaximeBernier appears to claim. Full story: factscan.ca/maxime-bernier-g…
The USMCA requires signatories to notify each other if they enter into free-trade negotiations with non-market economies. @cafreeland's claim that it's "optics only" is mostly true with the caveat that optics can have consequences.
Full Story: factscan.ca/chrystia-freelan…
The federal carbon plan has different rules for large emitters exposed to global competition. Quebec’s system is very different overall, but likewise applies different rules for small firms and for trade-exposed large emitters.
Full story: factscan.ca/gerard-deltell-q…
The $300 billion claimed by @theJagmeetSingh is out of date. Newer research estimates the amount is between $75.9 billion and $240.5 billion. This is based on research by @gabriel_zucman, the academic who produced the $300 billion figure.
Full story: factscan.ca/ndp-offshore-acc…
While the data on this topic is limited and somewhat flawed, experts agree that historically, most crime guns in Canada have arrived unlawfully from the US. We rate @BillBlair's claim as true. Full story: factscan.ca/bill-blair-crime…
We've seen continued claims that the Canada Child Benefit has lifted nearly 300,000 children out of poverty. When we checked in 2017, the number was based on an estimate, and that remains the case. Actual numbers won't be known until 2019. Full story: factscan.ca/esdc-canada-chil…
Voter data privacy got lots of attention in 2018, so we wanted to know how voter data is handled here. It turns out Canadian political parties are almost entirely exempt from privacy laws.
To read more, check out our fact-sheet on voter data privacy: factscan.ca/fact-sheet-voter…
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In August @JustinTrudeau was correct in claiming that unemployment levels were at their lowest since the 1970s. However, they were similarly low in October, 2007. Full story: factscan.ca/justin-trudeau-u…
The @NDP frame @JustinTrudeau purchasing the Trans Mountain pipeline as a broken promise. We rate this as misleading. Full story: factscan.ca/jagmeet-singh-fo…
The @NDP claim foreign "web giants" get tax exemptions that cost Canadian taxpayers nearly $1billion a year. They don't mention this would come from sales taxes. Full story: factscan.ca/ndp-tax-exemptio…
We're getting into video fact-checking! Take a peek at our first kick at the can, which looks into @JustinTrudeau's vacation to the Aga Khan's Island. Check out the video here: youtu.be/ba7tYF5j7vQ and remember to like and subscribe.