Kunal Chaudhary
@kunalchaudhary.bsky.social
Journalist
Words in TVO, The Walrus, The West End Phoenix, The Breach, The Local, National Observer, etc.
https://kunalchaudhary.ca/
Words in TVO, The Walrus, The West End Phoenix, The Breach, The Local, National Observer, etc.
https://kunalchaudhary.ca/
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We’re a small team of seven journalists who investigate stories wealthy and powerful people don’t want Canadians to know about
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
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Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
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November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We’re a small team of seven journalists who investigate stories wealthy and powerful people don’t want Canadians to know about
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
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Here's a thing I wrote for @thestar.com:
"But even through my twenties, even when I had the chance, I would plunk myself down wherever two roads diverged in a yellow wood. Plunk myself down and wait for Later."
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Graeme Bayliss: Procrastination has served me well, but it stopped me from seeing the world. Then something changed
The longer you make yourself wait, the easier the waiting gets — until missing out is a matter of inertia.
www.thestar.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Here's a thing I wrote for @thestar.com:
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The price of electricity in Ontario just jumped 29%, but it's hidden in the tax base. #FordNation 's high cost nuclear + gas plan will cost taxpayers an additional $2 B/yr, on top of the $6.5 B the province already pays to reduce the cost of power.
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/news/ontario...
#onpoli
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Ontario nearly doubles household electricity rebates to cover surging hydro prices
While the net result on residential hydro bills is minimal, the increase in the rebate will cost taxpayers an estimated $2 billion more per year — meaning power subsidies will
www.thestar.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The price of electricity in Ontario just jumped 29%, but it's hidden in the tax base. #FordNation 's high cost nuclear + gas plan will cost taxpayers an additional $2 B/yr, on top of the $6.5 B the province already pays to reduce the cost of power.
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/news/ontario...
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/news/ontario...
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NEW: Another fiscal update, and it's more bad news for housing starts.
The Fall Economic Statement is predicting Ontario will build 82,000 fewer homes from 2024 to 2027 than the 2024 budget had modelled. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1151495...
The Fall Economic Statement is predicting Ontario will build 82,000 fewer homes from 2024 to 2027 than the 2024 budget had modelled. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1151495...
Ontario housing projections plummet again, hurting 1.5M goal | Globalnews.ca
Comparing the 2024 budget to 2025's Fall Economic Statement shows the number of new homes from 2024 to 2027 has been revised down by 82,000.
globalnews.ca
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
NEW: Another fiscal update, and it's more bad news for housing starts.
The Fall Economic Statement is predicting Ontario will build 82,000 fewer homes from 2024 to 2027 than the 2024 budget had modelled. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1151495...
The Fall Economic Statement is predicting Ontario will build 82,000 fewer homes from 2024 to 2027 than the 2024 budget had modelled. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1151495...
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Staggering atrocities in Sudan.
Following the mass slaughter of nearly 500 men, women, and children at a maternity hospital, UN officials say: "The situation is simply horrifying... El Fasher, already the scene of catastrophic levels of human suffering, has descended into an even darker hell."
Following the mass slaughter of nearly 500 men, women, and children at a maternity hospital, UN officials say: "The situation is simply horrifying... El Fasher, already the scene of catastrophic levels of human suffering, has descended into an even darker hell."
UN leaders condemn ‘horrifying’ mass killings in Sudan
Emergency security council session criticises killings of civilians in El Fasher and external supply of arms to RSF
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Staggering atrocities in Sudan.
Following the mass slaughter of nearly 500 men, women, and children at a maternity hospital, UN officials say: "The situation is simply horrifying... El Fasher, already the scene of catastrophic levels of human suffering, has descended into an even darker hell."
Following the mass slaughter of nearly 500 men, women, and children at a maternity hospital, UN officials say: "The situation is simply horrifying... El Fasher, already the scene of catastrophic levels of human suffering, has descended into an even darker hell."
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The Liberals promised to end boil water advisories on First Nations. They didn’t.
Auditor General Karen Hogan says the government's record on water was the most disappointing failure she found in her audit.
Hear the full discussion on the latest APTN Nation to Nation: youtu.be/xQ9LvNMVf7s?...
Auditor General Karen Hogan says the government's record on water was the most disappointing failure she found in her audit.
Hear the full discussion on the latest APTN Nation to Nation: youtu.be/xQ9LvNMVf7s?...
October 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The Liberals promised to end boil water advisories on First Nations. They didn’t.
Auditor General Karen Hogan says the government's record on water was the most disappointing failure she found in her audit.
Hear the full discussion on the latest APTN Nation to Nation: youtu.be/xQ9LvNMVf7s?...
Auditor General Karen Hogan says the government's record on water was the most disappointing failure she found in her audit.
Hear the full discussion on the latest APTN Nation to Nation: youtu.be/xQ9LvNMVf7s?...
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From today: The Ford government gave millions of tax dollars through the Skills Development Fund to a company with a PC Party vice-president, and another group run by an unsuccessful PC candidate.
#onpoli
www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...
#onpoli
www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...
Ford government gave training funds to groups involving PC party VP, candidate
Labour Minister David Piccini and his predecessor altogether granted the company and developers’ association upwards of $5.75 million
www.thetrillium.ca
October 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
From today: The Ford government gave millions of tax dollars through the Skills Development Fund to a company with a PC Party vice-president, and another group run by an unsuccessful PC candidate.
#onpoli
www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...
#onpoli
www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...
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According to the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, ransomware is now the top cybercrime threat facing Canada’s critical infrastructure. Journalist @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social explores how hackers are exploiting weak links in Canada’s defences: thewalrus.ca/the-cyberattack-...
October 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
According to the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, ransomware is now the top cybercrime threat facing Canada’s critical infrastructure. Journalist @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social explores how hackers are exploiting weak links in Canada’s defences: thewalrus.ca/the-cyberattack-...
Wrote about the dire straits of York University, which like many in Ontario is cutting its programming and employee ranks down to the bone. For decades, York has brought higher education to some of the most disadvantaged communities in the GTA -- the loss of this would be incalculable.
“We could no longer work things out.” Our Higher Education series continues with Sabika Zaidi and @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social on how York University lost the trust of its community. thelocal.to/york-univers...
How York University Lost the Trust of Its Community | The Local
After program closures, questionable major capital projects, and increasingly fractious labour relations, what is the future of York University?
thelocal.to
October 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Wrote about the dire straits of York University, which like many in Ontario is cutting its programming and employee ranks down to the bone. For decades, York has brought higher education to some of the most disadvantaged communities in the GTA -- the loss of this would be incalculable.
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Excellent reporting and writing. As a TMU alumna, I always heard from students about York U being the bastion of humanities, art, critical thought and social sciences. So, reading this story was really eye-opening. I knew York U had several issues but I had no idea about the depths of it all.
“We could no longer work things out.” Our Higher Education series continues with Sabika Zaidi and @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social on how York University lost the trust of its community. thelocal.to/york-univers...
How York University Lost the Trust of Its Community | The Local
After program closures, questionable major capital projects, and increasingly fractious labour relations, what is the future of York University?
thelocal.to
October 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Excellent reporting and writing. As a TMU alumna, I always heard from students about York U being the bastion of humanities, art, critical thought and social sciences. So, reading this story was really eye-opening. I knew York U had several issues but I had no idea about the depths of it all.
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Water leaked, columns and beams were cracked, staff were getting trapped in malfunctioning elevators. Then came the bankruptcy and the fraud charges.
When big public-private projects go wrong.
The story of Bondfield and Infrastructure Ontario.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/c0f8440...
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When big public-private projects go wrong.
The story of Bondfield and Infrastructure Ontario.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/c0f8440...
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Guilty verdicts in Bondfield hospital case renew scrutiny of Infrastructure Ontario
St. Michael’s Hospital redevelopment was among several projects that government agency awarded to now-defunct construction firm
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Water leaked, columns and beams were cracked, staff were getting trapped in malfunctioning elevators. Then came the bankruptcy and the fraud charges.
When big public-private projects go wrong.
The story of Bondfield and Infrastructure Ontario.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/c0f8440...
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When big public-private projects go wrong.
The story of Bondfield and Infrastructure Ontario.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/c0f8440...
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Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief, Wael al-Dahdouh, was told live on air that his wife, son, daughter and grandson had been killed in an Israeli-designated safe zone. He speaks to @imaanirfan.bsky.social.
Gazan reporters are paying a heavy price
Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief on losing his family, and why Israel is targeting journalists
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief, Wael al-Dahdouh, was told live on air that his wife, son, daughter and grandson had been killed in an Israeli-designated safe zone. He speaks to @imaanirfan.bsky.social.
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NEW: Emergency room closures are dropping in Ontario, according to data shared with Global News by the Ministry of Health.
Critics, however, say the data should be proactively released and communicated to residents. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1145678...
Critics, however, say the data should be proactively released and communicated to residents. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1145678...
Emergency room closures drop in Ontario as critics urge government to make data public | Globalnews.ca
Since a flare-up in emergency room closures in July 2022, Ontario Health has required hospitals to notify it if they are forced to shutter any major department to the public.
globalnews.ca
September 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
NEW: Emergency room closures are dropping in Ontario, according to data shared with Global News by the Ministry of Health.
Critics, however, say the data should be proactively released and communicated to residents. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1145678...
Critics, however, say the data should be proactively released and communicated to residents. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1145678...
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“Do you know what I find ironic? The mayors I’ve asked: the [speed camera] money you’ve collected, how much have put into road safety? How much have you put into calming traffic? Not ONE DOLLAR has gone into that,” declares Premier Doug Ford.
Can only speak about Toronto but this is very wrong.
Can only speak about Toronto but this is very wrong.
September 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“Do you know what I find ironic? The mayors I’ve asked: the [speed camera] money you’ve collected, how much have put into road safety? How much have you put into calming traffic? Not ONE DOLLAR has gone into that,” declares Premier Doug Ford.
Can only speak about Toronto but this is very wrong.
Can only speak about Toronto but this is very wrong.
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If the Ford government decides it doesn't like how a university sets its admissions standard, the new Bill 33 would give the province the ability to unilaterally change them. The implications for university autonomy, critics say, are unprecedented. thelocal.to/bill-33-onta...
Doug Ford Is Trying to Control How Universities Operate | The Local
Ontario’s Bill 33 mandates merit-based admissions and gives the province unprecedented power over university and college operations. Is it part of a broader right-wing crackdown on campuses?
thelocal.to
September 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
If the Ford government decides it doesn't like how a university sets its admissions standard, the new Bill 33 would give the province the ability to unilaterally change them. The implications for university autonomy, critics say, are unprecedented. thelocal.to/bill-33-onta...
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"Although the homes are configured as compact micro-units, the lack of double-loaded interior corridors allows every suite to be a dual aspect unit — a rarity, unfortunately, for North American apartments — with natural light coming in from two sides."
Supportive Housing Graces an Adapted Toronto Church
A newly minted Toronto Urban Design Award winner, 1120 Ossington proves that a simple, boxy building can be beautiful — and deeply humane.
www.azuremagazine.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
"Although the homes are configured as compact micro-units, the lack of double-loaded interior corridors allows every suite to be a dual aspect unit — a rarity, unfortunately, for North American apartments — with natural light coming in from two sides."
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This piece by @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social is part of The Local's Higher Education Issue (launched today!) and it's the clearest, most damning look at the financial crisis in Ontario colleges and universities I've read yet.
“The story of Ontario’s crisis in post-secondary education is, first and foremost, a story of provincial neglect.” thelocal.to/ontario-post...
September 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This piece by @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social is part of The Local's Higher Education Issue (launched today!) and it's the clearest, most damning look at the financial crisis in Ontario colleges and universities I've read yet.
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The largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide said Monday that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
Leading genocide scholars organization says Israeli action in Gaza is genocide
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide said Monday that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
www.thestar.com
September 1, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide said Monday that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
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The Ford government touted Therme as a ‘world-class’ partner for Ontario Place. In Europe, ‘significant’ concerns have emerged over finances, records obtained by the Star show.
From the front page of today's paper, by Ana Pereira
and me:
www.thestar.com/news/investi...
From the front page of today's paper, by Ana Pereira
and me:
www.thestar.com/news/investi...
The Ford government touted Therme as a ‘world-class’ partner for Ontario Place. In Europe, ‘significant’ concerns have emerged over finances
The warning is included in previously unreported audits. Therme says it doesn't reflect the strong financial footing of the global business.
www.thestar.com
August 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The Ford government touted Therme as a ‘world-class’ partner for Ontario Place. In Europe, ‘significant’ concerns have emerged over finances, records obtained by the Star show.
From the front page of today's paper, by Ana Pereira
and me:
www.thestar.com/news/investi...
From the front page of today's paper, by Ana Pereira
and me:
www.thestar.com/news/investi...
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Al Jazeera journalist’s parting words is a haunting tribute to the truth and a condemnation of those who ignore it.
If not for the efforts of journalists like Anas Al-Sharif, the world would know little of what has been happening in Gaza. #Analysis
If not for the efforts of journalists like Anas Al-Sharif, the world would know little of what has been happening in Gaza. #Analysis
Al Jazeera journalist’s parting words a haunting tribute to the truth and a condemnation of those who ignore it
If not for the efforts of journalists, the world would know little of what has been happening in Gaza.
www.thestar.com
August 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Al Jazeera journalist’s parting words is a haunting tribute to the truth and a condemnation of those who ignore it.
If not for the efforts of journalists like Anas Al-Sharif, the world would know little of what has been happening in Gaza. #Analysis
If not for the efforts of journalists like Anas Al-Sharif, the world would know little of what has been happening in Gaza. #Analysis
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WHY THE FUTURE OF TORONTO IS A PILE OF GARBAGE
The Green Lane Landfill, where our city’s trash goes, is set to hit maximum capacity in the next 10 years. @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social finds out why it has become virtually impossible to replace it.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/why-...
The Green Lane Landfill, where our city’s trash goes, is set to hit maximum capacity in the next 10 years. @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social finds out why it has become virtually impossible to replace it.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/why-...
Why the future of Toronto is a pile of garbage — West End Phoenix
The Green Lane Landfill, where our city’s trash goes, is set to hit maximum capacity in the next 10 years. And here’s why it has become virtually impossible to replace it.
www.westendphoenix.com
August 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
WHY THE FUTURE OF TORONTO IS A PILE OF GARBAGE
The Green Lane Landfill, where our city’s trash goes, is set to hit maximum capacity in the next 10 years. @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social finds out why it has become virtually impossible to replace it.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/why-...
The Green Lane Landfill, where our city’s trash goes, is set to hit maximum capacity in the next 10 years. @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social finds out why it has become virtually impossible to replace it.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/why-...
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During the 2017-18 school year, the Toronto District School Board used non-teachers as emergency replacements 4,131 times. In just part of the last school year, the board used replacements a whopping 51,727 times. thelocal.to/tdsb-emergen...
New Data Shows Dramatic Rise in Non-Teachers Filling in at TDSB Schools | The Local
Records obtained by The Local reveal the TDSB's use of unqualified emergency replacements jumped more than 1,100 percent since COVID.
thelocal.to
August 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
During the 2017-18 school year, the Toronto District School Board used non-teachers as emergency replacements 4,131 times. In just part of the last school year, the board used replacements a whopping 51,727 times. thelocal.to/tdsb-emergen...
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‘I must document everything’: the film about the Palestinian photographer killed by missiles in Gaza
‘I must document everything’: the film about the Palestinian photographer killed by missiles in Gaza
Fatma Hassouna used poetry and photography to record the death and devastation she saw daily. Was she targeted by the IDF? We speak to the director of Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, a film about the journalist
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
‘I must document everything’: the film about the Palestinian photographer killed by missiles in Gaza
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NEW: Sometime in 2021, the Ford government paused its secret study of a tunnel under Highway 401.
One of the reasons? An analysis found “potential for roadway collapse” and “risks to public safety.”
It is now studying the idea again #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1131543...
One of the reasons? An analysis found “potential for roadway collapse” and “risks to public safety.”
It is now studying the idea again #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1131543...
Ontario initially found Hwy. 401 tunnel plan had ‘potential for roadway collapse’ | Globalnews.ca
An internal assessment of the plan determined that burrowing a tunnel under the highway would face technical and financial problems and could pose 'risks to public safety.'
globalnews.ca
August 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
NEW: Sometime in 2021, the Ford government paused its secret study of a tunnel under Highway 401.
One of the reasons? An analysis found “potential for roadway collapse” and “risks to public safety.”
It is now studying the idea again #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1131543...
One of the reasons? An analysis found “potential for roadway collapse” and “risks to public safety.”
It is now studying the idea again #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1131543...
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the trump administration is selling its war on higher education as a strike against the elites who have disadvantaged ordinary americans. in actuality, the administration is destroying advanced education for *everyone* in pursuit of its effort to deskill the american public
Trump Went to War With the Ivies. Community Colleges Are Being Hit.
www.nytimes.com
August 4, 2025 at 11:35 AM
the trump administration is selling its war on higher education as a strike against the elites who have disadvantaged ordinary americans. in actuality, the administration is destroying advanced education for *everyone* in pursuit of its effort to deskill the american public