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Colin Freeze covers crime and justice issues and is a past member of The Globe's investigative team.

Colin Freeze has been reporting on breaking news and crime, justice and security issues for The Globe and Mail for 25 years. He is a document digger who works to uncover hard-to-access government documents and court filings, and who has specialized in covering police and security agencies. Currently, he is reporting on the problem of unproclaimed laws in Canada and a Canadian man who is at the centre of a international probe for allegedly shipping substances used in suicides. .

His coverage has included stories exploring how Calgary police are cracking cold cases with DNA banks, how Hockey Canada used player fees to build a fund for sexual assault claims and other lawsuits, and an investigation into contract policing in communities across Canada.

In 2015, he published a series investigating how Robert E. Lee Goodwin III finagled his way into Stephen Harper’s office.

Why did you become a journalist?

For me, journalism at its best uncovers vital and often obscured truths.

29

Years in Journalism

26

Years at The Globe and Mail

Colin Freeze abides by The Globe and Mail Editorial Code of Conduct

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