Fatima Syed is the Toronto reporter for National Observer. She was previously a reporter on the Breaking News desk for The Toronto Star, with an eye for diversity, social justice and international issues. A graduate of the University of Toronto, she earned her Masters in Journalism at Ryerson University. She was an editorial fellow at The Walrus and has written as well for Spacing and This Magazine.

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Alberta expands midwifery service as Ontario cuts funding amid outrage

A string of politicians in Ontario and beyond have expressed outrage at the latest cut to social services from Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative government after National Observer reported it was retroactively pulling back funds from the Ontario College of Midwives on Thursday. Meantime, in another part of the country, Alberta's NDP government has announced an expansion of services.
By Alastair Sharp & Fatima Syed in News, Politics | December 14th 2018
Ontario Premier Doug Ford addresses the media outside of his Queen's Park office in Toronto on Monday, November 19, 2018. (Cole Burston for National Observer)

Washington state regulator torpedoes Hydro One deal over political interference by Doug Ford

As the two party leaders intent on knocking Kathleen Wynne out of the premier’s office this year talked about their plans for Hydro One, utilities commissioners in Washington were watching and listening. And they were becoming increasingly concerned that a merger between Hydro One and Spokane-based Avista Corp. would always be at risk of political interference.
By Trish Audette-Longo & Fatima Syed in News, Energy, Politics | December 5th 2018