rabble.ca series - Follow the Money

rabble.ca series - Follow the Money

In this series, writer Donald Gutstein lets you know what businesses are funding which political organizations. Keep reading, you’re sure to find some surprises.

Donald Gutstein is an adjunct professor in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University and co-director of NewsWatch Canada. His book on Stephen Harper and think tanks will be published this fall. His website is www.donaldgutstein.com.

 

Photo: flickr/Adam Rose
May 1 2014 | by Donald Gutstein | Who's funding your health research? Is it the same people who funded tobacco research to 'prove' second-hand smoke doesn't cause cancer? Let's follow the money.
photo: flickr/ganeshaisis
Apr 24 2014 | by Donald Gutstein | It took a court case to prove it, but Fraser Institute research results that questioned whether smoking can cause cancer were funded by Big Tobacco. Who funds today's research?
Photo: flickr/Tom Magliery
Apr 17 2014 | by Donald Gutstein | If two foreign interests, with little background in news, own the Canadian newspaper National Post, then is it still Canadian? Hmm, seems like they found a loophole around that.
Photo: flickr/"Piping Cold" by Darren Kirby
Apr 8 2014 | by Donald Gutstein | Does the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy benefit from the university's reputation for scholarship and independent research and, at the same time, promote the oil industry?
Photo: flickr/Anita Hart
Apr 3 2014 | by Donald Gutstein | Barrick Gold's retiring chairman Peter Munk has pumped millions into support for the unfettered free market.
Photo: flickr/Bobbi Newman
Mar 25 2014 | by Donald Gutstein | With millions of dollars from the Weston family's vast fortune, the Fraser Institute has attacked public education for over a decade.