Embedding tweets is a poor substitute for blogging properly, but here we are:

Outdated gun rules pose ‘risk to public safety,’ secret federal memo warns: globalnews.ca/news/581949/ou…

— Patrick Cain (@pcaintoronto) June 3, 2013

Loopholes series in January argued that Canada’s gun control system had a growing number of bewildering loopholes 1/2 globalnews.ca/tag/loopholes/

— Patrick Cain (@pcaintoronto) June 3, 2013

Today’s story shows that senior officials at Public Safety had similar concerns: 2/2 globalnews.ca/news/581949/ou…

— Patrick Cain (@pcaintoronto) June 3, 2013

I’ve been neglecting this blog. Here is a Twitter-based roundup:

Five free data journalism tools recommended by @pcaintoronto from @globaldatadesk j-source.ca/article/five-f… ^tb

— J-Source (@jsource) April 23, 2013

On what makes @globaldatadesk unique in Canada j-source.ca/article/global… ^tb

— J-Source (@jsource) April 23, 2013

My new copy of @guardian‘s Facts are Sacred has shoutouts to @glen_mcgregor @pcaintoronto @thecribby @mckiedavid twitter.com/CarlNeustaedte…

— Carl Neustaedter (@CarlNeustaedter) April 25, 2013

@ipoliticsca Riding-level leadership data reveals much about strengths, flaws of #lpc‘s local ground game. Maps: bit.ly/153ZM0f

— Patrick Cain (@pcaintoronto) April 29, 2013

Riding-level maps look at voters per #lpc leadership voter. Atlantic+ON, strong, QC weak, West weak outside cities bit.ly/153ZM0f

— Patrick Cain (@pcaintoronto) April 29, 2013

After RCMP error, feds budget $260K for gun buyback; rifles could be converted to sub-machine guns ‘in minutes’ bit.ly/15ZO4Dk

— Patrick Cain (@pcaintoronto) May 1, 2013

Update: Searchable interactive: Where the banned weapons were, across Canada: globalnews.ca/news/525833/52…

— Patrick Cain (@pcaintoronto) May 1, 2013

Graphic Monday this week is an interactive: 55 years of immigration to Canada by source country: globalnews.ca/news/556893/gr…

— Patrick Cain (@pcaintoronto) May 13, 2013

Interactive map: the City’s list of Toronto’s 100 worst intersections for pedestrians. (Worst near the Sheppard IKEA) globalnews.ca/news/561990/gl…

— Patrick Cain (@pcaintoronto) May 15, 2013

This is just terrific. Data journalism that led to real action: globalnews.ca/news/561990/gl…

— David Skok (@dskok) May 15, 2013

.@leslieyoung explains the 11-month FOI/data horror story behind #crudeawakening: paper records, weird grid systems globalnews.ca/news/572572/re…

— Patrick Cain (@pcaintoronto) May 22, 2013