Gemini 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 has covered five federal elections and more than a dozen provincial elections. He has reported from several G8, G20, APEC, and other international summits of heads of government. Akin received a Gemini Award for his reporting while he was a correspondent for CTV National News. In 2017, Akin received a National Newspaper Award for his political reporting for the National Post. Akin has long been one of Canada’s journalism pioneers when it comes to exploring ways to use digital media and computer-assisted tools for newsgathering and publishing. A Montrealer by birth, Akin studied history at the University of Guelph. He lives near Ottawa with his wife and two children.
- Company:Chief Political Correspondent, Global News
- Twitter:@davidakin
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February 20, 2020, 0800
A New Age of Digital Government
A New Age of Digital Government -
January 28, 2020, 0800
Climate Change and our Planet
Climate Change and our Planet -
January 22, 2020, 0800
Health: The Cloud Around Vaping
Health: The Cloud Around Vaping -
December 5, 2019, 08:00
Canada’s Innovation Path Forward
Canada’s Innovation Path Forward -
November 27, 2019, 10:30
If I Were Minister of Health: Best Advice for Addressing Substance Use and Addiction
If I Were Minister of Health: Best Advice for Addressing Substance Use and Addiction -
May 28, 2019, 0800
Defence
Dialling In On Defence Procurement -
May 2, 2019, 0800
Housing
National Housing: For Whom the (Door) Bell Tolls -
April 11, 2019, 0800
Infrastructure: A Look at ICT
Infrastructure: A Look at ICT -
February 21, 2019, 08:00
Transportation Infrastructure
Transportation Infrastructure -
January 31, 2019, 08:00
Climate Change and the Environment
Climate Change and the Environment -
November 1, 2018, 0800
Artificial Intelligence: Real Implications
Artificial Intelligence: Real Implications -
October 17, 2018, 08:00
Social Entrepreneurship
Capitalism with a Cause: Rising Social Entrepreneurship in Canada -
October 4, 2018, 08:00
Universal Pharmacare: Prescribing a Solution
Universal Pharmacare: Prescribing a solution -
March 21, 2008, 08:00
Canada’s Investment Climate
Canada’s Investment Climate