Audit Trail · Article #2152057

House of Commons is back as Liberals vow ‘significant’ legislation coming

Source article ↗ · Global News · outlet lean: center · owner: Corus Entertainment (corporate)

published 2026-09-21T12:19:28 · ingested 2026-09-21T08:27:50.388334

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

LEFT score: -0.20 confidence: 80% vv3

The article focuses on Liberal party activities and promises, which leans towards a left-leaning perspective.

Trigger phrases: LiberalsPrime Minister Mark CarneyLiberal government

      computed at 2026-09-21T08:27:50.388334
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.242 confidence: 34% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-09-21T08:48:46.597692-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER LEFT score: -0.379

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-09-21T09:15:12.229705

Tier-2 at: 2026-09-21T17:26:50.596408

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-09-21T09:15:12.229705

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: —

Province: —

Scope: unmappable

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (3)

true Liberals to propose major labour code changes

The article directly mentions this claim and provides context about the Liberal government's legislative plans.

        C.O.N.D.U.I.T. · 2026-09-21T17:26:50.596408
      

true Economy and trade partnerships are in focus after a trade war with the United States

This is explicitly stated in the article, linking recent events to current parliamentary priorities.

        C.O.N.D.U.I.T. · 2026-09-21T17:26:50.596408
      

true Liberals have majority in the House of Commons following floor-crossers and byelections

The article details these changes and their impact on the political landscape.

        C.O.N.D.U.I.T. · 2026-09-21T17:26:50.596408
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

House of Commons is back as Liberals vow ‘significant’ legislation coming 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-09-21T08:27:50.391200
    

Governance — C.R.E.E.D.

A+

overall grade

100.0

By Category

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

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

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)

2026-09-21T08:27:50.388334 ingested

payload

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    "rationale": "triggers: liberals(-0.20\u00d73)",
    "score": -1.0,
    "signal_detected": true
  },
  "source_id": 4
}

2026-09-21T08:48:46.597692 bias_v2_scored

payload

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