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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Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives fall short despite nail-biter election nightThe Conservatives will once again be looking for answers after losing a fourth straight election, this time to a rookie Liberal leader whose party was on the ropes.CanadaApr 29
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Liberals hold four-point lead over Conservatives heading into Monday’s vote: IpsosNew polling data from Ipsos suggests tight national numbers obscure a Liberal advantage in key provinces such as Ontario, Québec and British Columbia.PoliticsApr 27
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Poilievre schedules rally in Carleton amid reports he could lose his seatThe Conservative leader has represented the rural Ottawa riding since 2004, but faces a determined push by Liberals to unseat him amid slumping polls.PoliticsApr 25
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ANALYSIS: Pierre Poilievre would axe one of Parliament’s primary purposesThe Conservative leader promised that any future taxes or tax increases would be put to a national referendum, eliminating one of Parliament’s primary jobs.CanadaApr 22
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Conservative MP threatened with eviction notice from taxpayer-subsidized apartmentDocument suggests that Larry Brock, who has harried Liberals over alleged ethics violations, did not notify the ethics commissioner of his financial liabilities.CanadaApr 22
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Domestic extremists pushing ‘corrosive’ narratives in Canada’s election: reportSome domestic extremist groups are capitalizing on deteriorating relations between Canada and the U.S. to push their agenda, according to a new report.CanadaApr 22
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‘Trudeau is not here’: Federal leaders try to put the past behind themThree of those leaders tried to connect Liberal Leader Mark Carney to former prime minister Justin Trudeau, while Carney tried to distance himself from his predecessor's legacy.PoliticsApr 17
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Former Liberal Han Dong ‘disappointed’ to sit out federal campaignFormer MP Han Dong stepped away from Liberal caucus after Global News’ reports on his interactions with Toronto’s Chinese consulate.CanadaMar 31
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‘The wheels are off’: Senior Conservatives think the Poilievre campaign needs a resetConservative sources tell Global News that Poilievre’s team is isolated and refusing to bring in outside voices as poll numbers continue to slump.CanadaMar 28
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India’s alleged meddling in Tory race won’t affect chilled relations: former CSIS chiefPierre Poilievre’s refusal to get security clearance remains 'just silly,' ex-CSIS director says, in the wake of allegations that India meddled in the Conservative leadership race.CanadaMar 25
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Poilievre says Alberta premier ‘free’ to make interventions in Trump’s trade warAlberta Premier Danielle Smith has been accused of soliciting Donald Trump’s assistance in getting Poilievre elected, a claim that her office calls "offensive and false."CanadaMar 24
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Election 2025: Stakes are high for all three major party leadersIn a moment of global uncertainty, Canadians appear to be looking for reassurance in an unexpectedly competitive federal election. Change is coming to Ottawa, one way or another.PoliticsMar 24
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What’s left for a Conservative climate plan after the carbon tax?Climate change has been eclipsed by the cost of living and Donald Trump in terms of Canadians top concerns. Will the Conservatives’ plans matter?PoliticsMar 17
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Conservative party, activist group ratchet up digital ads against Mark CarneyLike Liberal leaders before him, the Conservatives are attempting to define Liberal Leader Mark Carney to voters before he has a chance to.PoliticsMar 13
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Trudeau, Trump talk Ukraine as allies fear U.S. withdrawal from war effortA brief readout from Trudeau's office Saturday said the two leaders spoke about the Ukraine war, now entering its fourth year, ahead of a virtual G7 meeting scheduled for Monday.PoliticsFeb 22
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Crucial Five Eyes intelligence pact will outlast U.S. turmoil, expert saysAuthor and documentary filmmaker Richard Kerbaj says the Five Eyes intelligence and security alliance has weathered political storms before.PoliticsFeb 9
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Conservatives still on top, but race tightens after Trudeau’s departure: IpsosPrime Minister Justin Trudeau’s upcoming resignation and the threat of U.S. President Donald Trump among factors in tightening race, according to Ipsos Public Affairs CEO.CanadaFeb 6
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Chrystia Freeland to set aggressive timeline for 2% defence spending by 2027Successive Canadian governments have for years failed to make NATO’s defence spending targets, drawing the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump.CanadaFeb 6
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Donald Trump and the ‘X factor’ looming over Canada’s upcoming electionCanada won a temporary reprieve from the U.S. president’s tariff threats, but Donald Trump could still play a factor in the next federal election.CanadaFeb 6
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ANALYSIS: Why Hogue thinks disinformation is democracy’s greatest threatForeign interference in Canadian affairs is not new, Justice Marie-Josée Hogue says, but the scale of disinformation being fed to Canadians is.CanadaJan 31
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What ex-security officials think of Pierre Poilievre’s top secret security stanceConservative Leader Pierre Poilievre argues that accepting classified intelligence would stop him from holding the Liberal government to account.PoliticsJan 31
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No ‘traitors’ in Parliament, but foreign interference is an ‘existential’ threat: HogueThe Canadian government needs to move more swiftly to address of foreign interference, Justice Marie-Josée Hogue's commission reported Tuesday.PoliticsJan 28
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‘It’s a rebuilding process’: former deputy PM Sheila Copps on the Liberal leadershipThe next Liberal leader will need to “stick it out for the long term,” former deputy prime minister Sheila Copps says following Justin Trudeau's resignation announcement.CanadaJan 12
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ANALYSIS: Justin Trudeau, who thrived as an underdog, loses the fightThe long-serving prime minister leaves behind a mixed legacy of political achievement and scandals after announcing his resignation.CanadaJan 6
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After Freeland’s departure, Ottawa’s response to Trump up in the airFinance Minister Chrystia Freeland's shocking resignation comes at a time when the Canadian economy – and government – face intense headwinds.CanadaDec 16, 2024