Audit Trail · Article #2392944

Les trois semaines de vacances promises par le PQ feraient mal aux régions, selon les patrons

Source article ↗ · Le Devoir · outlet lean: center-left · owner: Le Devoir (independent co-op) (non_profit)

published 2026-10-22T20:11:59 · ingested 2026-10-22T16:48:59.086202

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER-LEFT score: -0.50 confidence: 85% vv3

The article is critical of a policy proposed by the Parti Québécois, which is often perceived as left-leaning in Canadian politics.

Trigger phrases: Les entrepreneurs craignentnuire aux régions et aux petites et moyennes entreprises (PME)

      computed at 2026-10-22T16:59:45.214842
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.348 confidence: 50% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-22T16:57:30.833746-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

RIGHT score: 0.674

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-22T17:07:18.115830

Tier-2 at: 2026-11-02T02:59:00.369292

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-22T16:59:45.214842

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: QC

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (2)

true The PQ's promise of an additional three weeks of paid vacation would add to paperwork and negatively impact regions and small/medium-sized businesses.

Quotes from business associations directly express these concerns, providing evidence for the claim.

        P.R.O.O.F. · 2026-11-02T02:59:00.369292
      

true The PQ's promise was not prominently announced during the election campaign.

The article explicitly states this fact and provides context around its late announcement.

        P.R.O.O.F. · 2026-11-02T02:59:00.369292
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Les trois semaines de vacances promises par le PQ feraient mal aux régions, selon les patrons 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-22T16:48:59.093488
    

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)

2026-10-22T16:48:59.086202 ingested

payload

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2026-10-22T16:57:30.833746 bias_v2_scored

payload

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