A viewer email took us to Dawson Creek, B.C., where residents feel besieged by violence amid a wave of killings and disappearances. Many residents say the RCMP has evaded accountability. Until now.
We debuted in 1975 with a goal of holding power accountable. That remains a core tenet of our fearless and provocative journalism. As Canada's flagship investigative documentary program turns 50, we go into the vaults and behind the scenes.
For 50 years, The Fifth Estate has exposed the wrongdoings of the most powerful people. But with few organizations still committed to this kind of work, what does the future hold? Some answers from an esteemed panel of investigative journalists.