Laura Osman

Reporter

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

Briefing

Federal procurement watchdog calls for overhaul of the way Ottawa buys things

https://thelogic.co/briefing/federal-procurement-watchdog-calls-for-overhaul-of-the-way-ottawa-buys-things/

By Laura Osman | Jul 8, 2025

Briefing

Foreign affairs minister eyes trade diversification in Asia with trip to Japan, Malaysia

https://thelogic.co/briefing/foreign-affairs-minister-eyes-trade-diversification-in-asia-with-trip-to-japan-malaysia/

By Laura Osman | Jul 8, 2025

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European Union close to a deal with Canada, U.K., to share defence loans

https://thelogic.co/briefing/european-union-close-to-a-deal-with-canada-uk-to-share-defence-loans/

By Laura Osman | Jul 8, 2025

Trump halts trade talks with Canada in fit of pique over tax on American tech giants

https://thelogic.co/news/trump-halts-canada-talks-dst/

By Joanna Smith and Laura Osman | Jun 27, 2025

What big boats can teach Canada about creating a tech industry boom

https://thelogic.co/news/big-boats-tech-boom/

By Laura Osman | Jun 27, 2025

The feds have pumped billions into Canada's shipbuilding industry rather than procure cheaper vessels from abroad. Now they want to do the same with tech

A shot of a grey naval patrol ship passing beneath a celebratory arch of water being sprayed from an adjacent tugboat.

As Parliament rushes to support Bill C-5, Indigenous groups prepare for legal fight

https://thelogic.co/news/as-parliament-rushes-to-support-bill-c-5-indigenous-groups-prepare-for-legal-fight/

By David Reevely and Laura Osman | Jun 20, 2025

Carney's fast-track bill for nation-building projects got rare backing from both Liberals and Tories. The real opposition will be outside Parliament

Two protesters holding signs—one of which reads "Kill bill C5"—against the blurred backdrop of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa.

Briefing

Will Ottawa meet its new fiscal anchor? Impossible to say, says budget watchdog

https://thelogic.co/briefing/will-ottawa-meet-its-new-fiscal-anchor-impossible-to-say-says-budget-watchdog/

By Laura Osman | Jun 19, 2025

Give me more power, privacy commissioner says after toothless 23andMe investigation

https://thelogic.co/news/give-me-more-power-privacy-commissioner-says-after-toothless-23andme-investigation/

By Laura Osman | Jun 17, 2025

The genetic testing company failed to take basic steps to protect users’ DNA and other private information, but Philippe Dufresne can’t do much about it