Toronto Star Tarion investigation — multi-year reporting led by Kenyon Wallace (not Robert Cribb); CBC reporting led by Laura Osman

Claim: The Toronto Star has run a multi-year investigation of Tarion since 2013. Principal reporter: Kenyon Wallace.

Selected Star bylines (Wallace):

• "Star Investigation: Home Buyers Not Getting The Full Picture From Protector TARION" — July 2013.
• "Consumers Report 'Lack of Faith' In TARION's Builder Records" — July 2016.
• "Ontario Corporation TARION Spends Millions In Salaries, Advertising, Conferences" — October 2016.
• "Tarion facing 'largest claim event' in its history as builders walk away from projects — and home buyers lose deposits" — Feb 28, 2024.
• "Tarion says it's reformed. These homeowners disagree" — May 25, 2024.
• "A baffling 'loophole' — He was denied a warranty for his new house because its alleged problems left it too incomplete to qualify" — Nov 8, 2024.
• "Tarion proposal that would penalize pre-construction buyers is fatally flawed" — Nov 11, 2024.
• "Tarion deposit payout expected to hit $80 million for 2024 — the highest in its history" — Mar 13, 2025.

CBC Tarion reporting: Most-cited bylines are by Laura Osman:

• "Tarion failing homebuyers, auditor finds" — Oct 30, 2019.
• "Government promises 'complete overhaul' of Tarion home warranty" — Dec 6, 2019.
• "Homeowners, advocates call for end to Tarion monopoly" — Jan 23, 2020 (former Tarion director of enforcement David Roberts said employees were offered incentives not to issue payouts).

CBC Marketplace: has covered Tarion-adjacent stories (TerraceWood/Meaford lawsuit Dec 2021; Dexter McMillan cheat-sheet Sep 25, 2024 with Tarion's Andrew Donnachie acknowledging the $300K cap may not cover full rebuild). No dedicated stand-alone Marketplace episode on Tarion was identified.

Source: Direct Star bylines (paywalled); CPBH archive; CBC news index.

Confidence: Verified for reporter identification and headlines; verbatim Star quotes are [Reported] (paywalled).

Correction noted: A pre-research assumption named Robert Cribb as the Tarion lead; Cribb is a Star investigative reporter but focuses on offshore tax evasion, child exploitation, environmental threats — no Tarion bylines confirmed. The correct attribution is Wallace.

For Candid use: when citing investigative reporting on Tarion in client content, cite Wallace by name — and for the 2019 audit news cycle, cite Osman at CBC. Both have multi-year archives, which is what makes them credible to readers.