Suspense mounts as the field for the 2013 Canadian Hillman Prize narrows to just three finalists:

• Katie DeRosa of the Times Colonist for her multi-part investigation of Canada’s refugee policy.
• Glen McGregor and Stephen Maher of the Ottawa Citizen for their two-part probe of robo-calls and voter suppression during Canada’s 2011 federal election.
• Elise Stolte of the Edmonton Journal for her two-part feature on high truancy and drop-out rates among First Nations children.

The final decision rests with our distinguished panel of judges: economist Jim Stanford, writer and broadcaster Bronwyn Drainie, and political strategist Brian Topp.

The winner will be announced on March 18.

[Photo credit: Gord McKenna, Creative Commons.]