Laura Osman

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Laura Osman is an Ottawa correspondent for The Logic. She was previously a reporter in the Ottawa bureau of The Canadian Press, where she covered federal health and immigration policy, among other things. She has also covered municipal and provincial politics in Ottawa and Edmonton for the CBC.

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Articles by Laura Osman

How to make massive government cuts, according to someone who’s done it

https://thelogic.co/news/jocelyne-bourgon-government-cuts/

By Laura Osman | Aug 18, 2025

A word of advice for Prime Minister Mark Carney: lean in to the political pain

More than a dozen Trudeau-era innovation programs have an uncertain future under Mark Carney

https://thelogic.co/news/trudeau-sunsetting-programs/

By Laura Osman | Aug 15, 2025

Programs aimed at intellectual property, and diversity, are due to sunset soon

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Fiscal watchdog calculates Ottawa’s capital spend for the first time: It’s big and growing

https://thelogic.co/briefing/fiscal-watchdog-calculates-ottawas-capital-spend-for-the-first-time-its-big-and-growing/

By Laura Osman | Aug 14, 2025

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New federal agency to act as home builder and real estate investor, document shows

https://thelogic.co/briefing/new-federal-agency-to-act-as-home-builder-and-real-estate-investor-document-shows/

By Laura Osman | Aug 12, 2025

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Ottawa pledges $1.2 billion to help the lumber industry offset U.S. trade turmoil

https://thelogic.co/briefing/ottawa-pledges-1-2-billion-to-help-the-lumber-industry-offset-u-s-trade-turmoil/

By Laura Osman | Aug 5, 2025

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Ottawa awards initial contracts for new rover to support life on the moon

https://thelogic.co/briefing/ottawa-awards-initial-contracts-for-new-rover-to-support-life-on-the-moon/

By Laura Osman | Jul 29, 2025

Officer suspended in racist Facebook group scandal is high-ranking Fintrac official

https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/ryan-hendy-fintrac-blue-hackle-mafia/

By Claire Brownell and Laura Osman | Jul 25, 2025

Ryan Hendy, whose reservist soldiers ran a racist and misogynistic online group that shared nude photos, holds a senior role at Canada's money laundering watchdog, The Logic can reveal

A close-up of Fintrac's page on the federal government's website

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Algoma Steel is in talks with Ottawa in hopes of securing up to $600M in trade war relief

https://thelogic.co/briefing/algoma-steel-is-in-talks-with-ottawa-in-hopes-of-securing-up-to-600m-in-trade-war-relief/

By Laura Osman | Jul 24, 2025

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U.S. reaches trade deal with Japan

https://thelogic.co/briefing/u-s-reaches-trade-deal-with-japan/

By Laura Osman | Jul 23, 2025

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‘Uncertainty’ dominates meeting of G20 finance chiefs: Canada’s finance minister

https://thelogic.co/briefing/uncertainty-dominates-meeting-of-g20-finance-chiefs-canadas-finance-minister/

By Laura Osman | Jul 18, 2025

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How to make massive government cuts, according to someone who’s done it

More than a dozen Trudeau-era innovation programs have an uncertain future under Mark Carney

Fiscal watchdog calculates Ottawa’s capital spend for the first time: It’s big and growing

New federal agency to act as home builder and real estate investor, document shows

Ottawa pledges $1.2 billion to help the lumber industry offset U.S. trade turmoil

Ottawa awards initial contracts for new rover to support life on the moon

Officer suspended in racist Facebook group scandal is high-ranking Fintrac official

Algoma Steel is in talks with Ottawa in hopes of securing up to $600M in trade war relief

U.S. reaches trade deal with Japan

‘Uncertainty’ dominates meeting of G20 finance chiefs: Canada’s finance minister

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