How They Did It

Episode 7 — A Ripple across the Pacific: How Canadian meth dealers fuel a transnational crime network

Vancouver Sun journalist Kim Bolan shares the tradecraft behind Lethal Exports — a five-part investigation exposing Canada’s role in transnational crime and the devastating toll it leaves across continents. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 6 — Couvrir le crime organisé au Québec: Daniel Renaud, journaliste sur la ligne de feu

Quand un journaliste apprend qu’un contrat a été mis sur sa tête, il a deux choix : se taire ou continuer. Daniel Renaud a choisi de continuer son travail d’enquête, au plus près des faits, dans un domaine où la vérité peut coûter cher. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 5 — Six weeks undercover: Investigative lessons from the Toronto Star’s probe into Uber’s algorithm

Journalist Ghada Alsharif worked undercover as an Uber Eats courier in Toronto to expose the harsh realities of algorithm-driven gig work, revealing shockingly low wages and systemic inequities.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 4 — Mapping the Tradecraft Behind the Investigation That Saved Ontario’s Greenbelt

Narwhal reporter Emma McIntosh, Toronto Star journalists Noor Javed and Brendan Kennedy, and The Trillium’s Charlie Pinkerton reflect on their joint investigation into Ontario’s Greenbelt carve-outs. In this Q&A, the team discusses how they exposed backroom deals, navigated political pressure, and ultimately forced the Ford government to reverse course. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 3 — Abuse, Secrecy, and the Allegations that Broke the Silence Inside Canada’s Spy Agency

In this episode, Canadian Press journalist Darryl Greer takes us inside one of the most sensitive investigations in recent Canadian memory: A Predator at CSIS. What began as a chance encounter at a social gathering turned into months of reporting on harassment, secrecy, and alleged assault inside Canada’s spy agency. Greer reveals how he gained the trust of intelligence officers bound by secrecy laws, navigated legal and ethical tightropes, and balanced the power dynamics of covering survivors of harassment and assault—an investigation that ultimately sparked parliamentary debate, internal reforms, and a reckoning inside CSIS. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.