Audit Trail · Article #2074924

The old economy is not coming back and Quebec has to pivot now: Fréchette

Source article ↗ · Montreal Gazette · outlet lean: center · owner: Postmedia (corporate)

published 2026-09-09T16:17:34 · ingested 2026-09-09T17:19:05.216294

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: -0.40 confidence: 80% vv3

The article focuses on the political context and calls for Quebec to support its own economy, which is often a stance taken by left-leaning politicians in Quebec.

Trigger phrases: Christine FréchetteQuebecers to massively shift their spending from American to Quebec goods

      computed at 2026-09-09T17:53:00.922388
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.295 confidence: 42% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-09-09T17:34:56.221486-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER RIGHT score: 0.295

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1

Tier-1 at: 2026-09-09T17:55:20.751264

Tier-2 at: 2026-09-09T17:53:00.922388

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-09-09T17:53:00.922388

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: QC

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (6)

unverified Quebec has been impacted by U.S. tariffs

        fact_v1 · 2026-09-09T17:53:11.708763
      

unverified Christine Fréchette is calling on Quebecers to massively shift their spending from American to Quebec goods.

        fact_v1 · 2026-09-09T17:53:11.708763
      

unverified The CAQ leader, Christine Fréchette, welcomed news of more federal aid to ensure 'damages to companies are minimized.'

        fact_v1 · 2026-09-09T17:53:11.708763
      

unverified Quebec has been under attack by U.S. tariffs.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-09-09T17:55:20.747534
      

unverified Christine Fréchette is calling on Quebecers to massively shift their spending from American to Quebec goods.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-09-09T17:55:20.747534
      

unverified The old economy is not coming back and Quebec has to pivot now.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-09-09T17:55:20.747534
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

The old economy is not coming back and Quebec has to pivot now: Fréchette 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-09-09T17:19:05.219535
    

Governance — C.R.E.E.D.

A+

overall grade

100.0

By Category

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Fairness {'events': 3, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'below minimum volume (3 events; minimum 100 for a non-provisional score)', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}

Privacy {'events': 0, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'no events recorded', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}

Safety {'events': 0, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'no events recorded', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}

Transparency {'events': 0, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'no events recorded', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}

Ethics audit by C.R.E.E.D. Institute · 3 events tracked

Raw Audit Trail (2 events)

2026-09-09T17:19:05.216294 ingested

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2026-09-09T17:34:56.221486 bias_v2_scored

payload

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