Audit Trail · Article #2447689

Roberts Bank Terminal 2 to receive national interest designation today: sources

Source article ↗ · iPolitics · outlet lean: center · owner: iPolitics Inc. (independent)

published 2026-10-30T12:24:53 · ingested 2026-10-30T08:29:42.124935

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: -0.10 confidence: 80% vv3

The article provides information from unnamed sources and does not present a clear bias towards either side of the political spectrum.

Trigger phrases: two government and industry sourcesnot authorized to speak publicly

      computed at 2026-10-30T08:29:42.124935
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.355 confidence: 51% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-30T10:34:32.017157-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER RIGHT score: 0.355

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-30T08:58:46.378953

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-30T13:19:33.815259

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-30T08:58:46.378953

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: BC

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (2)

true Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon is in Vancouver today

This claim can be cross-verified through public records of the minister's itinerary.

        C.H.E.C.K. · 2026-10-30T13:19:33.815259
      

mixed He will officially designate RBT2 project with national interest designation

The sources are not authorized to speak publicly and thus their claims cannot be independently verified until an official announcement is made.

        C.H.E.C.K. · 2026-10-30T13:19:33.815259
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Roberts Bank Terminal 2 to receive national interest designation today: sources 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-30T08:29:42.134368
    

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)

2026-10-30T08:29:42.124935 ingested

payload

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  "bias": {
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    "heuristic_version": "v3",
    "rationale": "triggers: none \u2014 NO SIGNAL DETECTED (not a centrist finding)",
    "score": 0.0,
    "signal_detected": false
  },
  "source_id": 489
}

2026-10-30T10:34:32.017157 bias_v2_scored

payload

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  "ensemble_band": "center-right",
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  "label": "right",
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}

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