About Hansard Files
We Read the Record. You Read the Story.
Hansard Files is independent Canadian accountability journalism built from primary parliamentary and government records.
Hansard Files begins one step earlier than most political coverage: with the source itself. That may be a committee transcript, an audit, a regulation, a spending document, or an archival file.
My professional work has trained me to read technical documents closely, especially where a definition, exclusion, or buried clause changes the result. I applied that same discipline to Canadian parliamentary records.
Each feature is reported as narrative journalism. A Sources section identifies the records behind the reporting and provides the details needed to locate them. Every feature is free to read. Supporting memberships fund the hours spent reading, checking, and writing so the archive can remain open. Paid does not unlock secret posts. It funds capacity.
Three reported features run each week.
The Weekly Record (Fridays) covers the session: House and Senate committee testimony, reported from current committee evidence and other active parliamentary records.
The Paper Trail (Tuesdays) follows the documents: the Canada Gazette, audits, and the government publications that receive little sustained coverage.
From the Files (Sundays) opens the archive: declassified reports, royal commissions, and the records that explain how Canada got here.
Hansard Files is written for readers who want to understand what government records actually show, including engaged Canadians, journalists, researchers, parliamentary staff, and policy professionals.
How the reporting is sourced:
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Paid: fund the hours in the record so the work stays free for everyone.
Mike B., publisher and writer
Hansard Files
