Patti Sonntag is an award-winning Parliament Hill reporter whose investigations have transformed legislation across Canada. Throughout her career, she has earned more than 30 honours, many for collaborative investigations she has led. After a decade as managing editor in The New York Times' News Services division, where she directed content for more than 60 news feeds serving 1,100 media companies globally, Sonntag returned to Montreal in 2018. As founder of the Institute for Investigative Journalism, she spearheaded influential national collaborative investigations including "Tainted Water," "The Price of Oil," and "Clean Water, Broken Promises." Her work has appeared in leading Canadian publications including the Toronto Star, National Post, The Globe and Mail, Le Devoir and more.
The Department of National Defence has awarded major contracts to a U.S. defence contractor recently found liable in a civil case over the torture of Iraqis held at Abu Ghraib.
With G7 leaders pledging last month to adopt artificial intelligence across public services, Canada is moving fast to take the lead. Prime Minister Mark Carney has directed federal ministers to deploy AI “at scale,” launching an overhaul of Canadian governance.
Crown corporation is open to hiring early-career help
BTNX says if Copps' firm lobbied on its behalf, "then it did so by illegal means"
Major U.S.-based IT provider landed a $374-million contract with the Canadian government in March, while it was under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice
Calgary-based firm, controlled by Brookfield, wants Carney to consider it in investment decisions
Former deputy prime minister Sheila Copps maintains she wasn't required to register as a lobbyist
“It’s just yet another example of the rules of the game tilting in favour of the governing party,” professor says
