Dear readers, today we present to you a special dossier to mark the 10th anniversary of our Investigation Office.
Quebecor media, including The newspaper which has been around for almost 60 years, have always done investigative journalism.
But the creation of a specialized unit at the beginning of 2013 has taken us into another dimension, for the benefit of our readers, whether they are on the web or whether they prefer paper.
Investigative journalism, by definition, requires more time and resources (material and financial) to tackle complex cases.
We have therefore brought together journalists specializing in specific areas such as health, finance, organized crime and the environment. They work with researchers and data scientists to sort out the real from the fake and shed light on what some would like to hide from you.
You’ve seen the results: ten years later, we’ve produced more than 4,000 articles, which have made the front page of your favorite daily newspaper more than a thousand times. We also presented no less than 18 documentary films broadcast on the platform TRUE of Videotron. Not to mention nine books, three podcasts available on the QUB platform, and the show JE on TVA…
Important reports
In this dossier, we look back on some of our most significant investigations. We thus have:
And many more.
Difficult, but necessary
Investigative journalism means spending countless hours sifting through complex documents. It means discreetly meeting highly confidential sources, for example from ministries and police forces, who have the courage to show us the scandals within their organizations. It’s infiltration with hidden cameras, for example in a warehouse at Amazon, to show the difficult working conditions.
It is to face the murderous looks of ministers, ranging from Pierre Moreau to Pierre Fitzgibbon, in the scrums of the press at the National Assembly, when they are asked a question that does not suit them.
All this is absolutely worth it, in the name of truth and the public interest. And that’s just the beginning.
I take this opportunity to invite you to contact us if you have information of public interest. Rest assured that we will protect your anonymity if you wish. You can reach us by email at [email protected] or by phone at 1-800-63 SCOOP.
Our determination has never been greater. We do not see the day when we will stop doing surveys.
Good reading.
Jean Louis Fortin
Director of the Bureau of Investigation