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

Everything you need to know about Canada’s trade war election

https://thelogic.co/news/federal-election-campaign-2025/

By David Reevely and Laura Osman | Mar 23, 2025

Canadians will go to the polls in the thick of a tariff war, and who'd do the best job fighting Trump is the issue that matters most.

A composite photo of Liberal Leader Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet.

Briefing

Carney officially kills the capital gains tax hike

https://thelogic.co/briefing/carney-officially-kills-the-capital-gains-tax-hike/

By Laura Osman | Mar 21, 2025

The feds’ flagship innovation fund has doled out $229M in the last two weeks

https://thelogic.co/news/feds-innovation-funding-election/

By Laura Osman | Mar 21, 2025

With an election coming, the Strategic Innovation Fund is suddenly shoving cash out the door.

Treasury Board President Anita Anand stands with her arms slightly raised and wears a blue blazer at a podium during a press conference. A staffer and a journalist watch in the background.

Briefing

Ottawa promises billions in loans for Toronto rental housing projects

https://thelogic.co/briefing/ottawa-promises-billions-in-loans-for-toronto-rental-housing-projects/

By Laura Osman | Mar 19, 2025

Feds inject $62M into biomanufacturing project to boost domestic drug production

https://thelogic.co/news/ottawa-domestic-drug-production-investment/

By Laura Osman | Mar 19, 2025

Entos Pharmaceuticals facility in Alberta would develop and produce treatments for genetic disorders, but could also churn out vaccines in a pandemic

Carney kills carbon tax in one of his first acts as PM

https://thelogic.co/news/prime-minister-mark-carney-cabinet/

By Laura Osman | Mar 14, 2025

Champagne rises to finance minister, trade team remains intact as PM and cabinet are sworn in

A shot taken in Rideau Hall in Ottawa of Mark Carney shaking hands with François-Philippe Champagne

Carney is the best leader to navigate Trump chaos, says new poll

https://thelogic.co/news/liberal-leader-mark-carney-trump-new-poll/

By Laura Osman | Mar 14, 2025

Survey finds massive rebound in trust of Liberals to steer the economy

A shot of Mark Carney smiling as he greets Liberal supporters waving red signs with his name on them.

Briefing

Tariff pauses show American industry groups are finally speaking up: Volpe

https://thelogic.co/briefing/tariff-pauses-show-american-industry-groups-are-finally-speaking-up-volpe/

By Laura Osman | Mar 7, 2025

The U.S. is making more seizures of illegal eggs than fentanyl at its Canadian and Mexican borders

https://thelogic.co/news/canada-us-trade-war-eggs-fentanyl/

By Laura Osman and Aimée Look | Mar 7, 2025

Since October, U.S. customs officers have made 3,768 seizures of bird and poultry-related products, including eggs, compared to 352 fentanyl seizures.