iPolitics media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place iPolitics as leaning left. We have seen it on 32 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is iPolitics biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place iPolitics as leaning left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is iPolitics left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place iPolitics as leaning left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is iPolitics reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for iPolitics are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What iPolitics has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with iPolitics’s own report linked underneath.
An Ontario judge has denied Tamara Lich's request to travel internationally for work, citing concerns that it would undermine her sentence for her role in the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests. Lich sought permission for interviews, a book tour, and speaking engagements.
iPolitics reported it asConvoy leader Tamara Lich denied permission to travel internationally (opens iPolitics in a new tab)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to address the European Parliament. This follows a proposal by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for Canada to become the EU's first associate member, a move US President Donald Trump has criticised.
iPolitics reported it asPM Carney outlines vision for a Canada - Europe 'alliance for the future' (opens iPolitics in a new tab)
The Immigration Department has declined to state whether a refugee permanent resident sponsorship policy was misused before its expiration last week. Ottawa cited "potential integrity concerns" as the reason for ending the policy, which allowed refugees to sponsor family members not on their initial application.
iPolitics reported it asOttawa won’t say if people misused a now-defunct refugee residency sponsorship policy (opens iPolitics in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has accused Canada of not doing enough to stop drug trafficking, alleging that fentanyl is produced in clandestine Canadian labs. However, he did not include Canada on a list of major drug-producing countries submitted to Congress.
iPolitics reported it asTrump criticizes Canada over drugs but leaves it off list of drug-producing countries (opens iPolitics in a new tab)
The US has named India, China, and Pakistan among 23 countries designated as major drug transit or illicit drug-producing nations for fiscal year 2027. The determination acknowledges India's efforts to combat opium cultivation but identifies Afghanistan, Bolivia, Burma, and Colombia as having failed counternarcotics obligations.
iPolitics reported it asTrump criticizes Canada over drugs but leaves it off list of drug-producing countries (opens iPolitics in a new tab)
Prime Minister Mark Carney is travelling to France to address the European Parliament, seeking to deepen ties with the European Union. The visit comes as Canada is engaged in a trade dispute with the United States, with Carney stating a desire for Canada to emerge stronger and more independent from the conflict.
iPolitics reported it asCanada wants more trade with Europe. Start with housing (opens iPolitics in a new tab)
The United States has imposed 50% tariffs on a select group of Canadian products, including motorboats and steel, while simultaneously removing tariffs on others like cement and toilet paper. The measures are part of an escalating trade war between the two nations.
iPolitics reported it asLatest U.S. tariffs hit a small number of Canadian goods while others are lifted (opens iPolitics in a new tab)
The European Parliament will open a new office in Ottawa, Canada, to facilitate parliamentary exchanges and strengthen cooperation. The announcement comes ahead of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's address to the European Parliament.
iPolitics reported it asEuropean Parliament office to open in Ottawa as Carney explores ‘unique alliance’ with EU (opens iPolitics in a new tab)
Canada has ended a policy allowing refugees to sponsor undeclared family members for permanent residency. The seven-year exemption expired on Thursday, with affected individuals now directed to apply for humanitarian exemptions.
iPolitics reported it asOttawa ends permanent residency exemption for refugees with undeclared family (opens iPolitics in a new tab)
A report commissioned by unions and industry leaders recommends building ferries in British Columbia to mitigate economic impacts from US tariffs. It suggests domestic shipbuilding over foreign contracts, citing potential economic benefits for the province.
iPolitics reported it asBuilding ferries in B.C. would help in battle against U.S. tariffs: report (opens iPolitics in a new tab)
A new federal report indicates that the effects of climate change in Canada are largely irreversible. It projects significant temperature increases, substantial glacier loss, and a higher frequency of wildfires, even with emissions reductions.
iPolitics reported it asChanges to Canada's climate now 'irreversible,' federal report says (opens iPolitics in a new tab)
Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that a trilateral summit of Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping could be held on the sidelines of the APEC meeting in Shenzhen on 18‑19 November 2026. The idea was discussed during a phone call on 8 September, but no outlet confirmed Trump’s attendance.
iPolitics reported it asCarney says he'll tell Putin to end Ukraine war if Trump welcomes him to G20 summit (opens iPolitics in a new tab)
Prime Minister Mark Carney pushed back against senior members of the Trump administration, telling them to "stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough." The comments came amid claims that Canada tanked trade talks.
iPolitics reported it asCarney pushes back on Trump administration claims about collapse of trade talks (opens iPolitics in a new tab)
The head of US Pacific Command, Admiral Samuel Paparo, called the suggestion of a US invasion of Canada 'absolutely and utterly preposterous' during a news conference in Victoria. He compared the likelihood to an attack on Mars, while also describing Canada as an 'indispensable' military ally.
iPolitics reported it asCommander suggests U.S. war on 'Martians' as likely as an invasion of Canada (opens iPolitics in a new tab)
The federal government is extending the suspension of fuel excise taxes until January 2027. The measure, intended to provide relief from higher energy costs, will see the tax gradually reinstated by April 2027.
iPolitics reported it asOttawa to announce extension of gas tax holiday beyond Labour Day (opens iPolitics in a new tab)
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to introduce a bill to stop President Donald Trump's latest tariffs on Canadian goods. The legislation, described as largely symbolic, aims to repeal a 50% tariff and duties related to forced labour. Canada plans retaliatory measures.
iPolitics reported it asU.S. Senator says returning to CUSMA negotiation best path to repair fractured trade relationship (opens iPolitics in a new tab)
The Liberal Party won all three federal byelections held on September 1, 2026, increasing its seat total to 173 and securing its majority government. The wins came amid an escalating trade war with the United States.
iPolitics reported it asLiberals pull off three for three byelection sweep as Conservatives lose Chicoutimi - Le Fjord, Que. (opens iPolitics in a new tab)
Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is scheduled to meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the G20 finance ministers' meetings. The meeting comes after trade talks between the two countries broke down.
iPolitics reported it asChampagne to meet U.S. counterpart Bessent at G20 ministers' meeting (opens iPolitics in a new tab)
The federal government is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit that claims Ottawa has no intention of meeting its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions target. Government lawyers contend the Federal Court lacks the authority to intervene in political matters or mandate specific climate actions.
iPolitics reported it asCarney government asks court to quash lawsuit over projected missed emission targets (opens iPolitics in a new tab)
A lawyer who previously worked on a case that led the US Supreme Court to strike down a tariff tool favoured by Donald Trump believes new duties imposed on Canada are likely to face legal challenges. The expert cited a high probability of court action.
iPolitics reported it asTrump's tariffs on Canada likely to face court challenge: lawyer (opens iPolitics in a new tab)
Who says so
2 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- TorstarPrivate Equitydirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Official site
- ipolitics.ca
- Seen publishing on
- ipolitics.ca
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 32
- Reports listed
- 35
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
35 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 3 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and iPolitics ran the story anyway.
Across the 32 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of iPolitics: its report arrived a median of 18 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 3 September 2026.
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