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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

Critical minerals, natural gas and hydro join Major Project Office’s to-do list

https://thelogic.co/news/special-report/critical-minerals-natural-gas-and-hydro-projects-join-major-project-offices-to-do-list/

By Laura Osman, David Reevely, Joanna Smith and Jesse Snyder | Nov 13, 2025

Latest roster of projects will put Carney's fast-track model to the test, but business groups say it'll take more to get private investors off the sidelines

AI is helping Canadian firms stay on top of the tariff chaos

https://thelogic.co/news/ai-help-canadian-bussinesses-tariffs/

By Joanna Smith and Murad Hemmadi | Nov 13, 2025

From customs chatbots to services that help find clients, AI-powered tools are helping companies steer through the messy new world of global trade

A close-up of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection badge on the shoulder of a senior agent.

For Canada and Mexico, everything rides on the USMCA

https://thelogic.co/news/the-big-read/canada-mexico-usmca-trade/

By Joanna Smith | Nov 6, 2025

The North American trade pact has shielded both countries from the worst of Trump’s tariffs. Keeping it alive is their new common cause.

A wide shot of the courtyard at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City, which is draped with large banners bearing the colours and emblems of the Canadian and Mexican flags. Mark Carney and Claudia Sheinbaum are walking toward a red-carpeted entrance, with other dignitaries standing to their right.

Briefing

Bank of Canada to eliminate about 225 jobs by June as part of government spending cuts

https://thelogic.co/briefing/bank-of-canada-to-eliminate-about-225-jobs-by-june-as-part-of-government-spending-cuts/

By Joanna Smith | Nov 5, 2025

Briefing

Solfium raises US$7M in Series A to help Mexican firms switch to solar

https://thelogic.co/briefing/solfium-raises-us7m-in-series-a-to-help-mexican-firms-switch-to-solar/

By Joanna Smith | Nov 5, 2025

Federal budget expands accelerated tax write-offs to help compete with U.S.

https://thelogic.co/news/federal-budget-2025-trade-taxes-capital-cost-allowance/

By Joanna Smith | Nov 4, 2025

A suite of corporate tax breaks called the “Productivity Super-Deduction” is part of Canada’s response to Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act

A close-up of a worker welding in an industrial plant; there is a Canadian flag on the wall in the background.

What the U.S. Supreme Court can do about Trump’s tariffs on Canada—and what it can’t

https://thelogic.co/news/special-report/supreme-court-ieepa/

By Joanna Smith | Nov 4, 2025

Small U.S. businesses and a dozen states are challenging Trump’s claims of a national emergency in a case that could limit his use of tariffs

A shot of the iconic portico of the U.S. Supreme Court Building, with its Corinthian columns. There is an American flag flying in the foreground.

Sovereignty, data, control: The key takeaways from The Logic Summit 2025

https://thelogic.co/news/the-logic-summit-2025-takeaways/

By Catherine McIntyre, Claire Brownell, David Reevely, Murad Hemmadi, Joanna Smith and Chaimae Chouiekh | Nov 3, 2025

Moving fast doesn’t mean ‘rush or ignore,’ says head of Canada Infrastructure Bank

https://thelogic.co/news/moving-fast-doesnt-mean-rush-or-ignore-says-head-of-canada-infrastructure-bank/

By Joanna Smith | Nov 3, 2025

Ehren Cory said that properly consulting with Indigenous communities in Canada will help speed up major nation-building projects, not slow them down

Ehren Cory sits on stage at The Logic Summit, gesturing as he makes a point to someone off-camera.

Briefing

Canada-China relations at a ‘turning point,’ Carney says after sit-down with Xi

https://thelogic.co/briefing/canada-china-relations-at-a-turning-point-carney-says-after-sit-down-with-xi/

By Joanna Smith | Oct 31, 2025