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Joanna Smith, The Logic Reporter.

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

Why the surge in Canada’s overseas aluminum exports will be hard to sustain

https://thelogic.co/news/canada-overseas-aluminum-exports/

By Joanna Smith | Dec 4, 2025

As U.S. prices catch up with Trump’s tariffs, multinationals with smelters in Canada are looking south once again

A robotic arm operates near a large container filled with molten aluminum inside an industrial facility.

Canadian business makes case to save the USMCA, saying Americans need it too

https://thelogic.co/news/canadian-business-makes-case-to-save-the-usmca-saying-americans-need-it-too/

By Joanna Smith | Dec 3, 2025

Submissions to the U.S. Trade Representative concede technology has overtaken the 2018 deal, but say keeping it serves America's interests

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Why Japan wants the USMCA to survive

https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/japan-ambassador-usmca/

By Joanna Smith | Dec 2, 2025

Investors see Canada as a trustworthy route to the U.S. market, says Japan’s ambassador in Ottawa, and they don’t want that to change

Briefing

Changes to West Coast oil tanker ban will depend on pipeline route: Hodgson

https://thelogic.co/briefing/changes-to-west-coast-oil-tanker-ban-will-depend-on-pipeline-route-hodgson/

By Joanna Smith | Nov 28, 2025

Briefing

Canada’s import duties revenue fell by 33 per cent in September over previous month

https://thelogic.co/briefing/canadas-import-duties-revenue-fell-by-33-per-cent-in-september-over-previous-month/

By Joanna Smith | Nov 28, 2025

Briefing

Foreign investment in Canada falls to 18-month low

https://thelogic.co/briefing/foreign-investment-in-canada-falls-to-18-month-low/

By Chaimae Chouiekh and Joanna Smith | Nov 27, 2025

Briefing

Carney announces 25% global tariffs on $10B worth of steel products

https://thelogic.co/briefing/carney-announces-25-global-tariffs-on-10b-worth-of-steel-products/

By Joanna Smith and Anita Balakrishnan | Nov 26, 2025

Briefing

Two-fifths of Canadian businesses likely to pass cost of tariffs on to consumers: StatCan

https://thelogic.co/briefing/two-fifths-of-canadian-businesses-likely-to-pass-cost-of-tariffs-on-to-consumers-statcan/

By Joanna Smith | Nov 26, 2025

Briefing

Ottawa and Alberta to announce energy deal in Calgary on Thursday

https://thelogic.co/briefing/ottawa-and-alberta-to-announce-energy-deal-in-calgary-on-thursday/

By Joanna Smith | Nov 25, 2025

Ireland wants to help Canadian tech firms build a ‘digital superhighway’ to Europe

https://thelogic.co/news/ireland-digital-superhighway/

By Joanna Smith | Nov 25, 2025

Ireland’s enterprise minister says push for “simpler, lighter, faster” rules for AI can help both countries

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