Audit Trail · Article #2383195

Young anglophones are still leaving Quebec, but at much lower rates, researchers find

Source article ↗ · The Globe and Mail · outlet lean: center · owner: Globe and Mail Inc. (Woodbridge) (corporate)

published 2026-10-21T12:57:28.058995 · ingested 2026-10-21T08:57:28.058995

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER-LEFT score: -0.20 confidence: 80% vv3

The article provides an objective fact about the trend but uses language that slightly favors the status quo, implying a slowdown is positive.

Trigger phrases: slowing downtrend is

      computed at 2026-10-21T09:13:16.864796
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

CENTER score: 0.000 confidence: 68% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-21T09:10:34.628464-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.000

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-21T09:13:16.864796

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-21T09:13:16.864796

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-21T09:13:16.864796

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: QC

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (3)

unverified A recent study indicates that young anglophones in Quebec are leaving at lower rates compared to previous years.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-21T09:13:20.846423
      

unverified The research group found a decrease in the trend of English-speaking individuals moving away from Quebec.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-21T09:13:20.846423
      

unverified English-speakers are less likely to leave Quebec than they were previously.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-21T09:13:20.846423
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Young anglophones are still leaving Quebec, but at much lower rates, find researchers 3 articles across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-21T04:28:07.634683
    

Governance — C.R.E.E.D.

A+

overall grade

100.0

By Category

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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)

2026-10-21T08:57:28.058995 ingested

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2026-10-21T09:10:34.628464 bias_v2_scored

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