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Sep 1, 2026
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Steven Guilbeault steps down as MP for Laurier–Sainte-Marie
Original article ↗What we measured
Outlets covering
2
Lean bands spanned
1
Widest spread
Center
Verdict
Mixed
Named in this story
Cathay Wagantall
Mark Carney●
Steven Guilbeault
Matched by name against the article text.
● also tracked in another Watch product.
Key figures
Wagantall, a Saskatchewan MP since 2015, announced her resignation this summer after originally saying she planned to stick around until the next election.
15, attributing his exit to injuries he sustained in a car crash last fall that led to significant health issues.
The prime minister must call a by-election after a seat becomes vacant, but he has a window of 11 to 180 days in which to do so.
The election period must last from 36 to 50 days.
Quoted verbatim from the article — not summarised.
B.I.A.S. ANALYSIS
CENTER
Where the 2 outlets covering this sit
Center
100%
None framing
Center majority
2-outlet cluster
Broad pickup
Signal breakdown
Heuristic (v1/v3)
-0.30 · CENTER
ML v2 (DistilBERT)
0.251 · RIGHT
Ensemble
-0.024 · CENTER
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Rolling outlet bias
CENTER
avg -0.183
9,027 articles tracked all-time
7-day bias trend
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Excerpt from Global News
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to schedule another six by-elections for the coming months.
Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault officially resigned his Montreal seat on Friday, according to the House of Commons website.…
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1 outlet covered this story
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