Joanna Smith

Reporter

Joanna Smith covers trade, particularly the Canada-U.S. relationship. She has been a journalist on Parliament Hill since 2008, including as a reporter for the Toronto Star and as Ottawa news editor and then bureau chief for The Canadian Press. She was most recently editor-in-chief of Kathari News, an online journalism startup with a focus on the global energy transition. She has also taught journalism at Carleton University and is on the board of directors at World Press Freedom Canada.

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Articles by Joanna Smith

Briefing

Global economic leaders challenge Carney on his Davos ‘rupture’ speech

https://thelogic.co/briefing/global-economic-leaders-challenge-carney-on-his-davos-rupture-speech/

By Joanna Smith | Jan 23, 2026

Briefing

Trump announces ‘future deal’ with NATO on Greenland

https://thelogic.co/briefing/trump-announces-future-deal-with-nato-on-greenland/

By Joanna Smith | Jan 21, 2026

Carney calls on middle powers to unite against ‘economic intimidation’

https://thelogic.co/news/carney-davos-middle-powers/

By Joanna Smith | Jan 20, 2026

With Trump pressing to take over Greenland, Carney told a Davos crowd that countries caught between superpowers must seek strength in numbers

The fight to make Ottawa’s secret trade consultations public

https://thelogic.co/news/usmca-filing-transparency/

By Joanna Smith | Jan 20, 2026

A Tory MP is fighting to make submissions on the USMCA open to the public, as they are in the United States

A view of the iconic bridge leading from Windsor, Ont. to Detroit, shot from the Canadian side. The angle shows transport trucks headed toward the bridge, whose towering steelwork and and red neon sign reading "Ambassador Bridge" are visible in the distance.

Briefing

Canada and Qatar start tax treaty talks as Gulf country plans ‘significant’ investments

https://thelogic.co/briefing/canada-and-qatar-start-tax-treaty-talks-as-gulf-country-plans-significant-investments/

By Joanna Smith | Jan 19, 2026

What Carney’s Chinese EV deal means for Canada’s auto sector

https://thelogic.co/news/china-ev-canola-deal/

By Joanna Smith and Anita Balakrishnan | Jan 16, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump appears unfazed by Canada's trade deal with China as the auto sector seeks greater certainty

A high-angle shot of a sea of BYD cars awaiting shipment. The vehicles are on rack-like structures, each of which has three tiers holding cars.

Carney hails China relationship, but steep tariffs remain on Canadian canola

https://thelogic.co/news/carney-hails-china-relationship-but-steep-tariffs-remain-on-canadian-canola/

By Joanna Smith | Jan 15, 2026

Canada and China agree to “strengthen co-operation” on conventional and renewable energy, but there’s no relief yet for canola farmers

Mark Wiseman is out to land the biggest deal of his life

https://thelogic.co/news/the-big-read/mark-wiseman-canada-ambassador-trump-carney/

By Joanna Smith and Catherine McIntyre | Jan 14, 2026

Wiseman spent decades forging relationships with the world’s top financial players. As Canada’s new U.S. ambassador, he’ll need all of that experience and more.