Annie Burns-Pieper
About Annie Burns-Pieper
Annie Burns-Pieper is an award-winning investigative reporter and current managing editor of the Institute for Investigative Journalism in Canada. She has contributed to The Globe and Mail, CBC, CTV, Global News, The Toronto Star, Al Jazeera and The Guardian. She is passionate about public interest investigative storytelling and aims to tell stories that expose wrongdoing, inaction or injustice. She has a particular interest in themes of gender equality, public safety and health.
Indigenous services minister ‘alarmed’ by allegations about construction practices on First Nations
An investigation by a consortium of journalists including Global News, APTN News and the Institute for Investigative Journalism exposed complaints about the construction firm originally hired to upgrade the water treatment plant meant to end Neskantaga First Nation’s historic long-term boil water advisory.
First Nations speak out about work with contractor linked to Neskantaga water crisis
Over several months, journalists from a consortium reviewed thousands of pages of court documents and internal records, while conducting dozens of interviews with First Nations leaders, members of communities, water operators, and former and current government officials across the country. A common complaint? "Shoddy work."