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Anita Balakrishnan

Reporter

Anita Balakrishnan covers Canada’s professional services sector. Her beat includes global accounting and consulting firms, the legal industry, and investments in the mining industry. She previously covered the auto industry and automotive tech. Before joining The Logic in 2021, Anita was a business reporter and editor at The Canadian Press and at Thomson Reuters’ Law Times, and was a tech and business reporter for CNBC.com. She is based in Toronto.

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Articles by Anita Balakrishnan

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Warren Buffett to retain Berkshire shares while Abel charms investors

https://thelogic.co/briefing/warren-buffett-to-retain-berkshire-shares-while-abel-charms-investors/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Nov 11, 2025

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Brookfield Asset Management sees earnings pop 33% as it courts smaller investors

https://thelogic.co/briefing/brookfield-asset-management-sees-earnings-pop-33-as-it-courts-smaller-investors/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Nov 7, 2025

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Intact is using AI to quote 20% more for speciality insurance lines

https://thelogic.co/briefing/intact-is-using-ai-to-quote-20-more-for-speciality-insurance-lines/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Nov 6, 2025

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Sun Life is branching out its data-centre investments

https://thelogic.co/briefing/sun-life-is-branching-out-its-data-centre-investments/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Nov 6, 2025

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Agentic AI helps Thomson Reuters post better-than-expected earnings

https://thelogic.co/briefing/agentic-ai-helps-thomson-reuters-post-better-than-expected-earnings/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Nov 4, 2025

Canada can’t miss its chance to hire top U.S. researchers, university leaders warn

https://thelogic.co/news/university-of-toronto-academic-recruitment/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Nov 3, 2025

Top talent is looking north, but Canada needs an immigration policy overhaul to poach them, university leaders say

Melanie Woodin sits on stage between a moderator and Vivek Goel, gesturing as she makes a point.

Canadian miners surge on $1.9B government investment blitz

https://thelogic.co/news/canadian-miners-surge-government-investment-blitz/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Oct 31, 2025

The country is aiming to lead a worldwide “buyers’ club” of minerals as it officially mobilizes defence funding

A head-on shot of Tim Hodgson walking down a corridor as he looks directly at the camera. He's wearing a dark suit and a fuschia tie. Hodgson is tall and has thick, white hair.

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Ontario fast-tracks Frontier Lithium project in first test of new framework

https://thelogic.co/briefing/ontario-fast-tracks-frontier-lithium-project-in-first-test-of-new-framework/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Oct 30, 2025

Canada eyes a piece of mining deals frenzy as G7 kicks off in Toronto

https://thelogic.co/news/canada-critical-minerals-deals-g7-in-toronto/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Oct 30, 2025

U.S. government investments boosted shares of Canadian mining firms, and now Ottawa may make a similar move, Canada’s energy minister hinted

A shot of Tim Hodgson responding to reporters in a corridor of the parliament buildings in Ottawa. He's wearing a dark jacket and a pink tie.

Can minivans be cool again? Canada’s auto heartland depends on it

https://thelogic.co/news/analysis/minivan-comeback-canada-chrysler-auto/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Oct 28, 2025

he country’s auto sector helped invent the minivan. It may need to reinvent it to survive.