Alex Boutilier
Senior National Online Journalist, Politics, Enterprise
Alex Boutilier is a senior national reporter with Global’s Investigations and Enterprise team based in Ottawa. Boutilier focuses on national security and cybersecurity issues, policing and the Conservative Party of Canada.
Before joining Global in October 2021, Boutilier worked at the Toronto Star’s Ottawa bureau for eight years, and with the Metro papers in Halifax and Ottawa before that. His reporting career has taken him all over Canada – from Fort McMurray to Cape Breton to Arctic Bay. He’s yet to report from Newfoundland and Labrador but it’s on the list.
Boutilier has been reporting on Parliament Hill since 2013, and previously reported on provincial and municipal politics in Nova Scotia, as well as city politics in Ottawa. He was nominated for a National Newspaper Award in 2017 for his political reporting.
Reach Boutilier at alex.boutilier@globalnews.ca or on Twitter at @alexboutilier.
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‘It’s not right’: Indigenous leaders call on Ottawa to clean up procurement systemA joint Global News investigation revealed significant loopholes in a multi-billion dollar program intended to boost Indigenous businesses in Canada.CanadaAug 26
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Billions in federal contracts awarded to ‘Indigenous’ enterprises without verificationThe Canadian government mostly relied on an honour system when it awarded billions of dollars in contracts to enterprises identifying as Indigenous.InvestigationsAug 22
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Boissonnault’s former business partner claims autocorrect to blame for ‘Randy’ text messagesMPs on House of Commons ethics committee left in disbelief after Stephen Anderson said repeated references to 'Randy' were not in reference to Boissonnault.CanadaJul 17
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Trump campaign says former president is ‘fine’ after shootingShots rang out at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday evening in a dramatic scene that had the former president huddled underneath the podium.U.S. NewsJul 13
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Canada’s human rights profiles for 80 countries haven’t been updated in 5 years: watchdogGlobal Affairs Canada is responsible for human rights reporting that federal agencies use when making decisions about sharing information with other governments.CanadaJun 20
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Canada confirms ‘elements’ of alleged Israeli misinformation campaign targeting politiciansThe Israeli government reportedly targeted politicians in Canada and the U.S. in a propaganda campaign over the ongoing conflict in Gaza.CanadaJun 11
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Can alleged parliamentarian colluders face consequences? CSIS chief weighs inThe CSIS chief says political leaders could take steps to ensure parliamentarians accused of helping foreign states face consequences, even if they don’t face criminal prosecution.CanadaJun 6
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RCMP ‘aware’ of intelligence related to foreign interference and parliamentariansThe police force would not confirm nor deny active investigations into parliamentarians after allegations federal politicians are engaged in foreign interference.PoliticsJun 5
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Some Canadian politicians are ‘wittingly’ participating in foreign interference: watchdogThe national security committee's review into foreign interference activities said media reports, including by Global News, pushed the government to act faster.CanadaJun 3
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Political sensitivities impeded foreign interference reporting: watchdogThe National Security and Intelligence Review Agency also said CSIS's distribution of intelligence on political foreign meddling was inconsistent in the last two general elections.CanadaMay 28
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How federal nominations became a ‘gateway’ to foreign interferenceJustice Marie-Josee Hogue said her final report will examine party nominations in detail after concerns about lack of independent oversight, “chaotic” contests.CanadaMay 11
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Some 2019 candidates ‘appeared willing’ to engage with foreign interference: Hogue inquiryThe overall integrity of the 2019 and 2021 elections held, a federal inquiry finds, but foreign interference remains a significant threat.CanadaMay 3
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Foreign interference ‘undermined’ public confidence in elections: inquiryMarie-Josée Hogue delivered remarks after tabling her findings, calling acts of foreign interference a “stain on our electoral process.”CanadaMay 3
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Federal inquiry’s report expected to address key foreign interference questionsJustice Marie-Josée Hogue’s preliminary report expected to provide fresh findings on allegations of foreign interference operations in Canadian elections.CanadaMay 3
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Planned anti-carbon price protests prompt security warning to MPsThe House of Commons sent an email encouraging a 'locked-door' policy at Liberal, NDP constituency offices after Pierre Poilievre's calls for demonstrations.CanadaMay 2
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Canada grounded Boeing MAX-8s after chance encounter led to new data: docsThe data that the Canadian government relied on to ground Boeing MAX-8 jets in 2019 was the result of a chance encounter at a European aviation conference, documents suggest.CanadaApr 29
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Senator references ‘Trumpian denialism’ in foreign interference debate around ChinaBroad consensus after phase one of foreign interference inquiry holds that while countries tried to influence Canadian elections, the integrity of the vote held.PoliticsApr 19
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Election interference worse than government admits, rights coalition saysDiaspora groups challenge Ottawa's insistence foreign meddling did not impact elections.CanadaApr 18
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CSIS director says he warned about foreign interference threat multiple timesJustin Trudeau’s senior staff said CSIS briefing notes did not match information conveyed to them, but spy chief said he’s made those warnings publicly.PoliticsApr 12
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Trudeau says there wasn’t ‘sufficient’ intelligence to remove Dong in 2019The prime minister told the inquiry one of his longest-serving staffers alerted him on Sept. 30, 2019, in the middle of an election campaign, about the spy agency’s “concerns.”CanadaApr 10
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Trudeau told ‘no action should be taken’ on alleged Han Dong nomination irregularitiesMembers of Trudeau’s inner circle disputed that Dong argued for the continued detention of the "Two Michaels" after intelligence agencies released a summary of the discussion.PoliticsApr 9
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Poilievre’s Youth: Meet the young voters supporting the ConservativesThe Conservatives are polling unusually strong with young Canadians. Supporters say it’s because he’s mirroring their frustration with the status quo.PoliticsApr 9
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New foreign interference documents raise questions about special rapporteur reportDocuments published by the federal inquiry into foreign interference call into question some of the conclusions in former Governor General David Johnston’s probe.CanadaApr 5
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Trudeau says he’s ‘looking forward’ to foreign interference questions next weekDocuments published by a federal inquiry detail intelligence that China, India may have funneled money for foreign interference operations in recent elections.PoliticsApr 5
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What Trudeau has said about ex-Liberal MP Han Dong and foreign interferenceNew documents paint a clearer picture of what former Liberal MP Han Dong allegedly discussed with a Chinese diplomat over the 'Two Michaels' detentions.PoliticsApr 3