IPolitics

Last updated
iPolitics
PublisherBrian Storseth [1]
EditorMarco Vigliotti [1]
Founded2010
Website www.ipolitics.ca

iPolitics is a Canadian digital newspaper, which covers stories in Canadian politics. The site was launched in 2010 by James Baxter, and offers daily coverage of political news, a quarterly print magazine, political analysis podcasts, and specialized parliamentary monitoring services. It also runs Queen's Park (QP) Briefing, which focuses on Ontario political news.

Contents

It was purchased by Torstar, the parent company of the Toronto Star in 2018, but split off in February 2023 following a division of Torstar assets between two former co-owners; former Torstar co-owner Paul Rivett received both publications.

History

iPolitics was founded in 2010 by James Baxter as a digital newspaper covering Canadian politics. In addition to daily political news coverage, its content also included social media sites, a quarterly magazine, parliamentary monitoring services, and podcasts. [2] [3] [4] In 2018, it was purchased by Torstar, the parent company of the Toronto Star . Torstar moved Queen's Park (QP) Briefing, its daily subscription newsletter for Ontario politics that it launched in 2012, under the iPolitics umbrella. [2] After the sale was completed, Torstar laid off five of iPolitics's staff and appointed Marco Vigliotti as an editor. [5]

After Torstar was taken private in 2020, the two ownership partners fell out, and Paul Rivett asked for a court order to dissolve the partnership assets with Jordan Bitove. [2] One-time owner and former Conservative MP Brian Storseth served as its chairman as of 2022. [6] [7]

On February 8, 2023, a deal finalized by arbitrator Douglas Cunningham gave Bitove the Toronto Star and the Metroland Media Group while Rivett received iPolitics and Queen's Park Briefing. [2]


Journalists

Over the years, journalists and columnists for the site have included Michael Harris, Don Newman, Lawrence Martin, L. Ian MacDonald, Frank Graves, Eliza Reid, and Kady O'Malley. iPoliticsINTEL, originally founded as the Alpheus Group by Danelia Bolivar, was handed off to Marguerite Marlin in 2018.

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 "About". iPolitics. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
    2. 1 2 3 4 Mendleson, Rachel; Chiu, Joanna; Mojtehedzadeh, Sara (February 10, 2023). "Queen's Park (QP) Briefing's editor-in-chief, reporter quit in protest after Ford story fight". Toronto Star . Retrieved February 10, 2023.
    3. ↑ "Torstar signs agreement to purchase political website iPolitics". CBC News . September 20, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
    4. ↑ "Torstar buying Ottawa-based news site iPolitics". BNN Bloomberg . The Canadian Press. September 20, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
    5. ↑ Haws, Emily (November 14, 2018). "iPolitics lays off five after ownership change". The Hill Times. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
    6. ↑ Bruton, Bob (May 31, 2024). "Mayor says no conflict exists with city's plans for iPolitics newsletter". Barrie Today. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
    7. ↑ "Best Political Media Chairman (Canada): Brian Storseth". CEO Monthly . 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
    This page is based on this Wikipedia article
    Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
    Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.