Timothy E. Wilson

Investigative reporter Toronto, Mexico English

Analysis, Investigations, Business, Politics, Culture, oil and gas, security, Mexico, climate change

About Timothy E. Wilson

Timothy Wilson is a freelance investigative journalist working in Canada and Mexico. In his native Canada, for his nonfiction writing he has received a CBC Canadian Literary Award (first) and a National Magazine Award (gold). From Mexico, Timothy has filed stories for the Globe and Mail, the CBC, Rabble.ca, and InSight Crime, among other news outlets. His first exposure to Latin America came as a human rights observer in post-conflict Guatemala with the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). Writing as TE Wilson, Timothy is also the author of the Detective Sánchez series of crime novels, which are based in contemporary Mexico.

9 Articles

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Canadian pipeline giant accused of paying U.S. police to harass activists

Anti-pipeline activists are accusing Canadian energy giant Enbridge of setting a disturbing precedent by providing funds for policing its Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota — and opponents worry Indigenous women who oppose the project are deliberately being targeted.

News | April 19th 2021

‘Enough is enough’: RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki named in lawsuit over slow response to watchdog report

The B.C. Civil Liberties Association has filed a personal lawsuit against RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki over lengthy delays in the release of a report from the force's civilian watchdog.

News | November 20th 2020

HAPPENING NOW EVEN IN CANADA: 'It's embarrassing being American'

“It’s embarrassing being an American,” said Jim Hunt, 67, a dual citizen who lives in Seabrook Beach, N.H., and whose mother and paternal grandmother were born on Prince Edward Island. “I often go to P.E.I. in the summer, but Canada is wise to limit travel, because on a national level, the U.S.A.’s a complete shit show. P.E.I. can’t afford to have an outbreak."

News | July 24th 2020

Is Canada taking COVID-19 seriously enough? It didn't look like it on my plane home.

The Canadian government, at the critical juncture when people are coming home, has the opportunity – and the responsibility – to impress upon travellers the importance of the 14-day quarantine.

Opinion | April 1st 2020

How TC Energy (TransCanada) treated Indigenous rights in its Mexico projects

Indigenous groups in Mexico have protested TC Energy projects, they claim that the approval process was hurried, and without sufficient consultation.

Analysis | March 9th 2020

Peril and prosperity predicted for Teck's massive oilsands mine

Report raises doubts about the future price of oil and the financial wisdom of expanding the oil sands in a time of climate emergency.

Canada's Oilsands

News | January 15th 2020

A rare look inside state surveillance

'Protest Papers' offer rare insight into the thinking of CSIS agents, as well as concerns among civil society groups that their organizations may be spied on, and even infiltrated, by government security forces.

Secrets of Government

News, Energy, Politics | August 12th 2019

Fire-weary Western Canadians are picking up stakes

After two record-setting wildfire seasons, some residents of B.C. and Alberta have decided that the twin threats of flames and smoke are too much to live with.

Reports from the Race to a Safer World

News | June 24th 2019

Ottawa real estate firm takes Malaysian rainforest campaigners to court

An Ottawa-based real estate firm has asked a Swiss court to shut down a campaign linking it to alleged corruption in Malaysia.

News, Politics | October 22nd 2018