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

These U.S. towns on the front line of Trump’s trade war are already feeling the pain

https://thelogic.co/news/the-big-read/these-u-s-towns-on-the-front-line-of-trumps-trade-war-are-already-feeling-the-pain/

By Joanna Smith and Anita Balakrishnan | Apr 8, 2025

From shoppers to shippers, border towns in upstate New York have built their local economies on trade with Canada. The drop in business is hitting them hard.

An aerial shot of an upstate New York city against a flat, grey sky.

Briefing

New $300M Ontario auto parts plant to hire 1,099 workers

https://thelogic.co/briefing/new-300m-ontario-auto-parts-plant-to-hire-1099-workers/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Apr 4, 2025

Germany steps up as ally in fight against U.S. auto tariffs

https://thelogic.co/news/shift/germany-usa-auto-tariffs/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Apr 3, 2025

Canada and its auto tech get a warm reception at one of Europe's biggest trade fairs.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz talking with two other men in suits at an industrial fair booth with a Canadian flag in the background.

Canada avoids the worst of Trump’s tariffs—for now

https://thelogic.co/news/special-report/canada-avoids-trump-tariffs/

By Joanna Smith, David Reevely and Anita Balakrishnan | Apr 2, 2025

Donald Trump at a podium holding a printed-out chart of tariff percentages for different countries, including China, the European Union, Vietnam, India, Japan and others. The top of the chart says “Reciprocal Tariffs.”

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BlackBerry stock slides as outlook disappoints

https://thelogic.co/briefing/blackberry-stock-slides-as-outlook-disappoints/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Apr 2, 2025

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Amazon invests in Ontario rare-earths recycler Cyclic Materials

https://thelogic.co/briefing/amazon-invests-in-ontario-rare-earths-recycler-cyclic-materials/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Apr 1, 2025

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The Metals Company meets with White House on deep-sea mining

https://thelogic.co/briefing/the-metals-company-meets-with-white-house-on-deep-sea-mining/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Mar 28, 2025

Auto industry warns it could shut down within two weeks as Trump’s tariffs hit

https://thelogic.co/news/canada-auto-tariffs-key-exports/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Mar 27, 2025

Wall Street is in shock, automakers are already struggling and union leaders are warning the entire industry could grind to a halt by the end of next week.