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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

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Business leaders demand Parliament return to respond to U.S. trade threats

https://thelogic.co/briefing/business-leaders-demand-parliament-return-to-respond-to-u-s-trade-threats/

By Laura Osman | Feb 12, 2025

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GST holiday was a flop, small business group says

https://thelogic.co/briefing/gst-holiday-was-a-flop-small-business-group-says/

By Laura Osman | Feb 11, 2025

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Tories pitch plan to secure Arctic, cut foreign aid

https://thelogic.co/briefing/tories-pitch-plan-to-secure-arctic-cut-foreign-aid/

By Laura Osman | Feb 10, 2025

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Ottawa defers capital gains hike until 2026

https://thelogic.co/briefing/ottawa-defers-capital-gains-hike-until-2026/

By Laura Osman | Jan 31, 2025

Inquiry calls for federal watchdog to fight foreign meddling done on social media

https://thelogic.co/news/federal-inquiry-foreign-election-social-media/

By Laura Osman | Jan 28, 2025

Fast-moving AI and other technologies pose an existential threat to democracy, commissioner concludes.

Marie-Josee Hogue sits on a desk chair and speaks into two small desktop microphones. She has short, brown hair and a beige blazer, and sits at desk in front a of Canadian flag and a projected backdrop that says "Foreign Interference Commission Public Hearings."

Inside Canadian tech’s not-so-quiet shift to the right

https://thelogic.co/news/the-big-read/canada-tech-pierre-poilievre/

By Catherine McIntyre, Laura Osman and Murad Hemmadi | Jan 27, 2025

Canada’s tech leaders are cozying up with Pierre Poilievre in hopes he’ll deliver the innovation agenda the Liberals promised.

Amazon open to talks with feds after shock Quebec exit

https://thelogic.co/news/amazon-quebec-exit-feds/

By Laura Osman | Jan 24, 2025

The tech giant extended an olive branch after Ottawa threatened to review its federal contracts in response to mass layoffs in Quebec.

Trump’s trade war threat pushes Ottawa to bust up interprovincial trade barriers

https://thelogic.co/news/trump-trade-war-canada-interprovincial-barriers/

By Laura Osman and Joanna Smith | Jan 24, 2025

U.S. tariff fears are shining a light on a very Canadian problem

Scott Moe and Doug Ford stand behind side-by-side lectern with signs on them reading "Open for Business." Both are wearing suits and poppies. The backdrop is a row of alternating Ontario and Saskatchewan flags.

Briefing

Retail sales level off in November: StatCan

https://thelogic.co/briefing/retail-sales-level-off-in-november-statcan/

By Laura Osman | Jan 23, 2025

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Cancon rules could further fray Canada-U.S. trade ties: American business groups

https://thelogic.co/briefing/cancon-rules-could-further-fray-canada-u-s-trade-ties-american-business-groups/

By Laura Osman | Jan 22, 2025