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

Submarines to come ‘years earlier’ with procurement revamp, says Guzman

https://thelogic.co/briefing/submarines-to-come-years-earlier-with-procurement-revamp-says-guzman/

By Joanna Smith | Apr 27, 2026

Briefing

Canada’s Mint suspends buying ‘North American’ gold from Colombia

https://thelogic.co/briefing/canadas-mint-suspends-buying-north-american-gold-from-colombia/

By Joanna Smith | Apr 27, 2026

Siemens commits to keeping Canadian jobs after getting $23M from feds

https://thelogic.co/news/siemens-canadian-jobs-fed-funding/

By Joanna Smith | Apr 21, 2026

The German industrial giant says it will maintain at least 3,300 jobs in Canada in exchange for federal support of its battery R&D project in Ontario

A wide shot taken during a media tour of the Siemens display at Hannover Messe. The display is situated in a cavernous hall, and there are photographers with blue vests reading "Press" in the frame.

At Hannover Messe, Canadian firms try to turn Carney’s global trade talk into reality

https://thelogic.co/news/hannover-messe-firms-global-trade-reality/

By Joanna Smith | Apr 21, 2026

Germany's massive industrial fair is a showcase of high-tech wizardry. But for some Canadian firms, selling access to the U.S. remains the surest path to deals in Europe.

A high-angle shot of one of the pavilions at Hannover Messe, showing people lingering at a variety of robotics and technological display booths. Signs reading "Advanced Machine Engineering" and "Smart Manufacturing" hang from the ceiling.

How to get your robot on an airplane

https://thelogic.co/news/robots-on-airplanes-hannover-messe/

By Joanna Smith | Apr 17, 2026

Canadian tech firms dream of scoring deals at Hannover Messe, but just getting their gear to the world’s biggest industrial fair can be an adventure

Two women and a man in a trade-show pavilion watch a robot the size of a large dog jumping about a foot in the air. The man has his hands on his hips and one of the women is laughing.

Canada needs global partners on AI to counter hyperscalers, says Joly

https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/joly-ai-trading-bloc-cohere-germany/

By Joanna Smith and Murad Hemmadi | Apr 17, 2026

Amid reports of a deal between Cohere and Germany’s Aleph Alpha, the industry minister calls for a “bloc” of like-minded countries to work together to help national AI champions grow.

A shot of Mélanie Joly on stage with the All In conference. She's wearing a white pantsuit and a headset microphone.

Canada’s internal trade barriers are blocking the road to driverless trucking

https://thelogic.co/news/internal-trade-barriers-driverless-trucking/

By Joanna Smith | Apr 16, 2026

Canadian tech is powering a new generation of autonomous long-haul trucks, but the country’s patchwork of provincial regulations makes it hard to test them