Donovan Vincent

Where this writer stands

Only opinion columns and editorials are scored. Each piece is read twice by a language model, which records the author's own stance on a policy topic only where the piece argues one, with a quote that must appear in the piece. An author's position on a topic is the average of their pieces, weighted by the model's confidence. News reporting is listed but never scored.

Recent work

• Donovan Vincent: Chow, Crombie and Parrish: praise for three formidable women mayorsOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 30, 2026
• Donovan Vincent: Should Canadian publications run American news?Opinion · Toronto Star · Oct 16, 2026
• Donovan Vincent: When an AI generated image slips through at the Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 25, 2026
• Donovan Vincent: The recklessness of stunt driving deserves sustained attentionOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 28, 2026
• Donovan Vincent: Small towns outside of the city deserve news coverage. Here’s a good example of what workedOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 14, 2026
• Donovan Vincent: Do reporters using confidential sources erode our credibility?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jul 10, 2026
• Donovan Vincent: Is this new government strategy enough to keep kids safe? We all need trainingOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 22, 2026
• Donovan Vincent: It’s already hard enough to trust what’s real. An AI image accompanying a news article is a bad moment for journalismOpinion · Toronto Star · May 22, 2026
• Donovan Vincent: Doug Ford’s jet fiasco is a lesson in how he is governing with a ‘long leash’Opinion · Toronto Star · Apr 24, 2026
• Donovan Vincent: Choosing the right words when reporting on warfareOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 13, 2026
• Donovan Vincent: Readers dig into the numbers behind Premier Ford’s call for jets at Billy BishopOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 20, 2026
• Donovan Vincent: Torstar accused a new AI podcast of plagiarism. Here’s why.Opinion · Toronto Star · Feb 27, 2026
• Donovan Vincent: How does the media handle a mass shooting when the assailant is transgender?Opinion · Toronto Star · Feb 17, 2026
• Donovan Vincent: Why, after years of laying low, Michael Kovrig decided to speak out about Mark Carney and ChinaOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 30, 2026
• Donovan Vincent: A deer was shot with an arrow in a Toronto cemetery. Is that legal?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jan 9, 2026
• Donovan Vincent: Reader engagement is vital to the Star’s missionOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 19, 2025
• Donovan Vincent: Carefully weighing reporting on the often tricky topic of religionOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 28, 2025
• Donovan Vincent: Insights from readers on anti-tariff ad story a plusOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 7, 2025
• Donovan Vincent: Blue Jays versus Dodgers World Series a gift for Toronto — and Canada’s mediaOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 24, 2025
• Donovan Vincent: Are drivers really getting speed camera tickets for going a few km/h over the limit?Opinion · Toronto Star · Oct 3, 2025
• Donovan Vincent: Weighing what could have gone wrong in Monarch Park plane crashOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 19, 2025
• Donovan Vincent: Digging into the numbers behind Toronto’s recent drop in opioid deathsOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 5, 2025
• Donovan Vincent: Writing a good obituary is a delicate artOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 18, 2025
• Donovan Vincent: Netflix movie on Rob Ford paints accurate, painful picture of the late mayorOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 27, 2025
• Donovan Vincent: Netfilix movie on Rob Ford paints accurate, painful picture of the late mayorOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 26, 2025
• Donovan Vincent: Order of Ontario for Royson James caps brilliant career as Star journalistOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 13, 2025
• Donovan Vincent: Book reviews for books that don’t exist? More proof why journalists must be careful when using AIOpinion · Toronto Star · May 23, 2025
• Donovan Vincent: News about the secretive Vatican must be reported with cautionOpinion · Toronto Star · May 9, 2025
• Donovan Vincent: Do endorsements like Mike Myers “Elbows Up” video with Mark Carney influence voters?Opinion · Toronto Star · Apr 25, 2025
• Donovan Vincent: The science and art of interpreting polls to predict electionsOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 11, 2025
• Donovan Vincent: Tensions with America force us to examine what it means to be CanadianOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 21, 2025
• Donovan Vincent: The news revealed during Trump’s infamous Oval Office meeting with ZelenskyyOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 7, 2025
• Donovan Vincent: From swear words in social media footage to graphic videos and photographs from newsworthy events, editors faced tough decisionsOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 21, 2025
• Donovan Vincent: A critical lesson in having difficult conversations with people you may not agree withOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 7, 2025
• Donovan Vincent: Elon Musk is a challenge for journalists to coverOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 24, 2025
• Donovan Vincent: Why I’m excited about the year ahead for journalistsOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 9, 2025
• Donovan Vincent: Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie says identity politics are ‘dead and gone.’ Are they really?Opinion · Toronto Star · Dec 13, 2024
• Donovan Vincent: In a post-Trump world, the looming death of mainstream media is greatly exaggeratedOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 15, 2024
• Donovan Vincent: How misogyny, race and character impacted Trump’s return to the White HouseOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 8, 2024
• Donovan Vincent: How misogyny, racism and character impacted Trump’s return to the White HouseOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 7, 2024
• Donovan Vincent: Cyclists are residents of Toronto. We changed a headline this week to reflect thatOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 24, 2024
• Donovan Vincent: Time has not tempered tensions over bikes lines in TorontoOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 23, 2024
• Donovan Vincent: We can’t shy away from talking about the Middle East crisisOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 11, 2024
• Donovan Vincent: ‘Russians at War’ is painful and one-sided but an important slice of a complex storyOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 20, 2024
• Donovan Vincent: New York Times publisher’s op-ed paints chilling scenario of press freedom crackdownOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 13, 2024
• Donovan Vincent: New York Times publisher’s op-ed paints chilling scenario of press freedom crack downOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 12, 2024
• Donovan Vincent: Combatting misinformation in the Donald Trump and Kamala Harris election is yet another test for journalistsOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 16, 2024
• Combatting misinformation in the Donald Trump and Kamala Harris election is yet another test for journalistsOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 15, 2024
• Donovan Vincent: It was fair game for Justin Ling to write about comments Steven Guilbeault made on matters of public interest in a public placeOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 12, 2024
• It was fair game for Justin Ling to write about comments Steven Guilbeault made on matters of public interest in a public placeOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 11, 2024
• Donovan Vincent: Decisions on ‘unpublishing’ requests are challenging for the StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 28, 2024
• Donovan Vincent: Is it wrong for parents to hand out food to students on their way to school?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jun 7, 2024
• Is it wrong for parents to hand out food to students on their way to school?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jun 6, 2024
• Donovan Vincent: Fake and potentially fraudulent online ads made to look like Toronto Star reporting are creating confusion for readersOpinion · Toronto Star · May 24, 2024
• Fake and potentially fraudulent online ads made to look like Toronto Star reporting are creating confusion for readersOpinion · Toronto Star · May 23, 2024
• Donovan Vincent: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s office takes issue with a Star column on Trudeau and a new pipelineOpinion · Toronto Star · May 10, 2024
• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office takes issue with a Star column on Trudeau and a new pipelineOpinion · Toronto Star · May 9, 2024
• Donovan Vincent: A reader takes issue with the Star’s use of online pollsOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 26, 2024
• A reader takes issue with the Star's use of online pollsOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 25, 2024
• Donovan Vincent: Did Toronto really ban the St. Patrick’s Day parade for 100 years?Opinion · Toronto Star · Apr 12, 2024