David Akin
Chief Political Correspondent
Award-winning journalist David Akin covers Canadian federal and electoral politics and is currently Chief Political Correspondent for Global News where his work is featured on Global National, on Global News programs across the country, on Corus Radio stations and at Globalnews.ca.
Akin’s reporting has literally taken him around the world. He has covered Canadian politicians at G7 and G20 summits in St. Petersburg, Russia, Perth, Australia; Kampala, Uganda, and Seoul, South Korea. He has also reported from Tahrir Square during the Arab Spring of 2011; from post 9/11 terror trials at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and was in Rome in 2013 to cover the election of Pope Francis.
He has covered 19 federal and provincial elections.
In his 35-year journalism career, Akin has been a member of the inaugural staff of the National Post, was a contributing writer for The Globe and Mail, and served as Parliamentary Bureau Chief for Sun Media. He has also been a parliamentary correspondent for CTV National News.
He has long been one of Canada’s journalism pioneers when it comes to exploring ways to use digital and social media as well as computer-assisted tools for newsgathering and publishing.
Akin received the 2017 National Newspaper Award for political reporting for breaking the news about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 2017 Christmas holiday at the Aga Khan’s island in the Bahamas, a series of stories that led to Trudeau becoming the first prime minister in history to have been found to have broken a federal statute. Akin is also the recipient of a Gemini Award (now known as the Canadian Screen Awards) for his television reporting.
Akin was born in Montreal and studied history at the University of Guelph. He lives near Ottawa with his wife and two children and enjoys cross-country skiing, golf, and collecting Canadian stamps.
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As NATO summit ends, Canada promises more military aid to UkraineCanada will send 39 new armoured personnel carriers and six drone cameras to Ukraine this summer to help Ukraine fight the Russians.WorldJun 30
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Analysis: L.A. Summit offers Canada a chance to boost its global influenceWill Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seize the opportunity at the Summit of the Americas? Experts say his track record in Latin America, like his predecessors, has been wanting.PoliticsJun 8
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Ontario Votes Roundup: The Seinfeld ElectionThe Ontario election is not an election about nothing, but an election where nothing seems to be breaking through to voters. David Akin shares his seat projections.CanadaMay 21
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ANALYSIS: Why the Ontario election is one that all of Canada should watchThe choices Doug Ford, Andrea Horwath and Steven Del Duca make this spring could influence Justin Trudeau, Jagmeet Singh and the shape of the Conservative leadership race.PoliticsMay 3
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Tories ask RCMP to take a fresh look at Justin Trudeau’s Aga Khan vacationConservatives say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's comments in the House of Commons warrant a fresh RCMP criminal investigation.PoliticsApr 27
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New documents reveal Ottawa’s election scramble to respond to Afghanistan crisisAn emergency loan program for stranded Afghan nationals and a dedicated hotline were among the measures the Trudeau government were urged to adopt during the election.PoliticsApr 5
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Poll: Cost of living the top priority for Canadians in the 2022 federal budgetAn Ipsos poll says Canadians believe this year's budget should include measures to slow inflation and help with the rapidly rising cost of living.PoliticsMar 31
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Trudeau to join Biden, NATO leaders in Brussels for summit on Ukraine war: sourceA senior source in the prime minister's office says Trudeau will make the trip to Europe, his second since the war began, rather than attend the summit virtually.WorldMar 15
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Bank governor: Carbon tax boosts inflation rate by nearly half-a-pointThe Bank of Canada Governor says January's inflation rate would have been 4.7 per cent instead of 5.1 per cent if there was no carbon tax.PoliticsMar 14
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Convoy organizer Tamara Lich wants out of jail, appeals bail denialA convoy organizer says her bail was denied by a judge who was a former Liberal candidate — one reason to overturn that judge's ruling.CanadaMar 2
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Federal government asked Canadians about radical changes to mail deliveryEnding home delivery, shutting rural post offices, and move to three-day-a-week service were among the ideas in a December poll commissioned by the Privy Council Office.CanadaFeb 6
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Conservative riding association joins call for vote on O’Toole’s leadershipAlberta EDA becomes the first to formally request the party’s national council speed up a vote on Erin O’Toole’s leadership before the Conservatives' 2023 policy convention.PoliticsJan 25
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Quebec punching below its economic weight, federal officials tell new ministerThe regional economic development agency is the first government department to pro-actively release the briefing binders given to ministers after they were sworn in last October.PoliticsJan 24
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Bearskin Lake chief ‘disappointed’ with Ottawa’s response to COVID crisisBearskin Lake Chief Lefty Kamenawatamin earlier this month described the strain on the community by a COVID-19 outbreak as 'almost at a breaking point.'CanadaJan 12
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Ottawa’s Bearskin Lake response shows ‘indifference’ amid COVID-19 outbreak: AngusIndigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu has said the government is either paying for or co-ordinating efforts by dozens of additional nurses and volunteers in Bearskin Lake.CanadaJan 11
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Trudeau pressed on COVID-19 rapid tests, antiviral pills in call with premiersProvinces and territories are urging the federal government for more COVID-19 rapid tests and the fast approval of antiviral pills amid a rise in cases and hospitalizations.CanadaJan 10
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ANALYSIS: Internal government polling shows sharp shifts in attitudes on COVID-19In the last half of 2021, Canadians became less anxious about the virus and its spread and more concerned about other issues like the environment and the cost-of-living.PoliticsJan 6
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Attempt to improve COVID Alert app stalls for lack of interest by provincesNew data provided to Global News shows usage of the COVID Alert app declined in 2021 even as Health Canada tried to improve its functionality and increase its uptake.HealthDec 29, 2021
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Some premiers say federal travel moves are evidence-free ‘political theatre’Several premiers rebuffed suggestions by federal ministers to force new COVID quarantines on travellers, saying Ottawa failed to provide any data to support the drastic measures.PoliticsDec 16, 2021
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Legion, MPs urge Ottawa to issue jubilee medal for pandemic volunteersOn the eve of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, the Trudeau government is being asked for a Jubilee medal program to recognize the service of deserving Canadians.PoliticsDec 2, 2021
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ANALYSIS: 3 pages, 520 days of delay, and Canada’s busted access-to-information systemJustin Trudeau came into office in 2015 promising to fix the federal government's access-to-information system. Six years later, it's arguably worse.PoliticsDec 1, 2021
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B.C. floods: Border officials to allow exemptions to COVID-19 rules on a case-by-case basisBritish Columbians affected by flooding and landslides with the need to enter the U.S. for emergency purposes may be able to do so without a COVID-19 vaccine or negative PCR test.NewsNov 21, 2021
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Truckers, airlines push back on Trudeau government’s new border rulesOttawa is taking fire for changes announced Friday to the border rules for international travellers. Critics are worried the changes could have a negative impact on the economy.PoliticsNov 20, 2021
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New push to improve mental health for Parliament Hill staff means better policy decisions, experts sayAn all-party group of MPs is encouraging parliamentarians to make sure they focus on their own mental health - and the mental health of the 3,000 or so political staff they employ.PoliticsNov 15, 2021
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Thousands of low-income seniors press Ottawa to restore cut-off GIS chequesPandemic benefits made some low-income seniors too 'rich' for the guaranteed income supplement this year. But with no CERB and now, no GIS, some seniors wonder how they'll survive.CanadaNov 4, 2021