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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Ontario court dismisses Michael Chan’s 2015 lawsuit against the Globe and MailChan was suing the newspaper over a 2015 story alleging CSIS warned the Ontario government over his alleged ties to Chinese diplomats.PoliticsDec 10
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Top court rules cops acted lawfully in warrantless search of drug suspect’s textsGuelph police seized drug dealer suspect’s phone and impersonated him to ensnare another suspect over concerns of fentanyl-laced heroin.CanadaDec 6
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Auditor general to probe Indigenous procurement over concerns of ‘front’ companiesA months-long Global News investigation found evidence of abuse of the procurement strategy to aid First Nations, Métis and Inuit business.PoliticsDec 4
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More border enforcement resources coming before Trump’s inauguration: LeBlancCanada’s public safety minister says the federal government shares Trump’s concerns about drug trafficking, irregular migration across the Canada-U.S. border.PoliticsDec 3
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Sen. Woo downplays evidence that China ‘targeted’ MPs Chong, KwanThe independent senator says there may be more 'benign' reasons the Chinese government was collecting information on the Conservative and NDP parliamentarians.CanadaNov 27
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Randy Boissonnault out of cabinet amid business dealings controversyRandy Boissonnault is out of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s federal cabinet after months of controversy surrounding his former business.CanadaNov 20
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Ottawa removed 1,100 companies from Indigenous procurement list: HajduIndigenous Services Canada previously could not say how many businesses were determined to be ineligible for multi-billion dollar Indigenous procurement program.PoliticsNov 19
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Mexico a ‘solid partner,’ but concerns about Chinese investment linger: TrudeauJustin Trudeau walks a delicate line at APEC summit after Donald Trump’s reelection, says Canada will ‘always look to work with our partners.’CanadaNov 16
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2 witnesses to give secret evidence on China meddling to foreign interference inquiryOne witness is alleging that China and its United Front Work Department have infiltrated some Chinese Canadian community associations and they may be harmed if they are named.CanadaNov 13
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The ‘third scenario’ preoccupying Canada’s government as the U.S. votesPrime Minister Justin Trudeau has received multiple formal briefings on the possibility of prolonged unrest, even violence, after the U.S. election.U.S. NewsNov 5
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‘This is fraud’: Indigenous leaders sound off on federal procurement programA Global News investigation found significant loopholes in a multi-billion dollar procurement program aimed at helping develop First Nations, Inuit and Métis companies.CanadaNov 1
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China ‘pre-positioning’ in U.S. networks for a potential conflict: Canadian agencyAnnual unclassified cyber threat report reveals 20 instances when the Chinese government allegedly compromised Canadian government networks in recent years.CanadaOct 30
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Hajdu won’t say if non-Indigenous companies should pay back Indigenous contractsIndigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu repeatedly dodged questions on Monday over non-Indigenous companies accessing federal contracts meant for First Nations, Inuit and Métis.PoliticsOct 28
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Offered ‘off ramps’ to diplomatic crisis, India doubled down, Trudeau testifiesRather than cooperating with the Canada’s investigations, India opted to attack, Trudeau says.CanadaOct 16
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Trudeau says there’s intelligence Tories ‘engaged or are at high risk’ from foreign interferencePrime Minister Justin Trudeau says its 'inexplicable Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre refuses to get top secret briefings on alleged foreign meddling in his own party.CanadaOct 16
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Justin Trudeau’s office intervened to keep Han Dong off Canada-China committeeHan Dong remains an independent MP after intelligence indicated Chinese officials interfered with the Liberals’ 2019 nomination race in Don Valley North.PoliticsOct 15
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Politics not a factor in delay of warrant targeting Liberal powerbroker: BlairFormer public safety minister testifies that multiple top secret documents meant for his desk never made it to him as foreign interference probe continues.CanadaOct 11
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Trudeau’s national security adviser says there are no ‘traitors’ in ParliamentNational Security and Intelligence Advisor Drouin says cross-partisan report gave the “impression” the MPs were betraying Canada, but she has not seen evidence of that.PoliticsOct 9
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House of Commons remains ‘paralyzed’ as Conservatives push privilege debateThe Conservatives are using a fight over documents to stall business in the House of Commons – and to repeatedly accuse the Liberals of ‘corruption.’PoliticsOct 8
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A 2021 Chinese interference analysis stalled with Trudeau security adviserA 2021 intelligence analysis sought to spark discussion in senior government ranks of China’s political interference, but never made it to the prime minister's desk.PoliticsOct 7
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Canada has quietly raised foreign interference with China 48 times in two yearsStatistics released by the foreign interference commission Friday suggest active discussions between Canadian diplomats and China on influence, surveillance.CanadaOct 4
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RCMP nixed probe into suspected PRC-linked money laundering networkShutting down the alleged money laundering network would have 'no significant impact' on the larger problem, the national police force decided.PoliticsOct 3
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Blair says he ‘expected’ CSIS warrants to be dealt with ‘promptly’The former public safety minister said he approved a warrant to investigate longtime Liberal powerbroker the day he was presented it.CanadaOct 2
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Former Canadian politician suspected of working for foreign government: CSISCanada’s intelligence community released an unclassified list of six significant foreign interference incidents over the past five years.PoliticsSep 27
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Trudeau ‘targeted’ by pro-Modi outlets after Nijjar assassination allegations: docsTrudeau announced Canada had "credible allegations" that agents connected to the Indian government were connected to the assassination of a B.C. leader of the Khalistan movement.PoliticsSep 26