Fram Dinshaw
Reporter
About Fram Dinshaw
Fram Dinshaw is National Observer's Ottawa-based National News Editor and Parliamentary Reporter.
Fram has worked as a reporter for The Hinton Voice in Hinton, AB where he was nominated for a 2013 ACWS Lynda Steele Media Award for his reports on issues related to violence against women. He also worked for Jamac Publishing Limited, a chain of local newspapers based out of Kindersley, Saskatchewan.
Born in London, Fram studied history and politics at Keele University in Staffordshire.
He moved to Canada in 2007 to complete a masters in journalism at University of British Columbia.
Justin Trudeau jumpstarts new relationship with Canada’s cities
Fresh investments in infrastructure and housing are key to renewing a relationship between the federal government and cities that the PM accused his predecessor of neglecting.
Trudeau effect gives Canadian business a boost
Justin Trudeau's mere presence makes Canadian businesses the world's most trusted, up from second place under Harper.
Dying Canadians missing out on vital disability payments
If you're disabled, it can take up to 800 days for the government to help you.
Nobody wants a dangerous pesticide, says watchdog
Federal pest management agency will likely figure out how to measure cumulative health effects of pesticides by next year - but failure to do so may expose people to "unacceptable risks."
New Brunswick minister backs Energy East at climate talks
New Brunswick's environment minister Brian Kenny is backing Energy East and a green future - but his Ontarian counterpart warns that time is running out as extreme weather closes in on Canada.
Cabinet ministers appear in CN Rail ad
Democracy Watch's warning comes two days after a CN Rail ad promoting its efforts to held Syrian refugees in Canada featured cabinet ministers John McCallum and Jane Philpott.
Government vows to tackle breaches at spy agencies
Ottawa promises more accountability in wake of privacy breaches and lapses of internal security in spy agencies.
Agency allowed dangerous pesticides on crops for years, says audit
Phorate insecticide was used on potato crops until August last year despite agency deeming it unacceptable due to its high acute toxicity.
