Trish Audette-Longo

Reporter Ottawa

Trish Audette-Longo is a Canadian journalist with a PhD in communication studies from Concordia University in Montreal. Her research focuses on oil, energy and pipelines. Previously, Trish covered politics and the environment for The Edmonton Journal. She also holds an MSc in Media, Communication and Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her writing has appeared in J-Source, Alberta Views, The Hill Times, the International Journal of Communication, Topia, and the Canadian Journal of Communication.

68 Articles

Federal government ordered to revisit emergency towing vessel contract

The federal government has been told to reevaluate its 2018 contract with a New Brunswick-based company for two emergency response vessels on B.C.'s coast.

By Trish Audette-Longo | News, Energy, Politics | January 8th 2019

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in Ottawa on Nov. 26, 2018, pledged to bring Canadians together at his year-end news conference. Photo by Alex Tétreault

As pipelines, oil tensions divide Canadians, Trudeau pledges commitment to unity

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to overcome "the politics of division" Wednesday, as Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer blasted his government from Alberta over energy policies that have triggered regional tensions.

By Trish Audette-Longo | News, Energy | December 19th 2018

Protesters line up in front of the U.S. embassy and demand that President Trump remove his travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries, Mon. Jan. 30, 2017 in Ottawa. Photo by Alex Tétreault

Press council comes down on Toronto Sun for 'serious breach' after false report about goats

The Toronto Sun committed a “serious breach of journalistic standards” for falsely reporting that refugees were slaughtering goats at a Scarborough hotel, said a self-regulating Canadian press council in a scathing statement released on Thursday night.

State of Journalism

By Trish Audette-Longo | News, Politics | December 13th 2018

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley speaks to reporters in Ottawa on Nov. 28, 2018. Photo by Alex Tétreault

Notley trolls Trudeau Liberals about Trans Mountain

Just in case the federal Liberals were in danger of forgetting what Alberta Premier Rachel Notley wants for Christmas this year, she sent them a reminder outside their annual holiday party in Ottawa this week.

Trans Mountain

By Trish Audette-Longo | News, Energy, Politics | December 13th 2018

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to Ontario municipal leaders in Ottawa on Aug. 20, 2018. Photo by Alex Tétreault

No apologies from Ford for Hydro One intervention despite rejected merger deal

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he won't apologize for steps he took to "clean up the mess" at Hydro One despite a stunning assessment by a Washington state regulator that there was too much political interference to allow a merger with U.S. energy company Avista Corp.

By Trish Audette-Longo & Fatima Syed | News, Politics | December 6th 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 | News, Energy, Politics | December 5th 2018

Is Canada complicit?

NDP MP Hélène Laverdière demanded the Trudeau government launch an independent investigation Friday, in the wake of new evidence compiled by National Observer showing Canadian weapons being used in the Saudi-led war in Yemen.

By Trish Audette-Longo | News, Politics | November 30th 2018

Lac Megantic oil car explosion. Photograph creative commons. Wikipedia.

Is Canada's rail system going to be safer than ever?

As Alberta Premier Rachel Notley continues to pitch for more trains to carry 120,000 additional barrels of oil out of the landlocked province, Transport Minister Marc Garneau says Canada's rail system has become safer since a deadly train derailment, oil spill and explosion in Lac-Mégantic, Que. in 2013.

By Trish Audette-Longo & Michael Ruffolo | News, Energy, Politics | November 29th 2018

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley spoke to members of the Canadian Club of Ottawa on Nov. 28, 2018. Photo by Alex Tétreault

Alberta's Rachel Notley wants Trudeau government to invest taxpayer dollars in oil-by-rail

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said that she has asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to commit to co-purchasing two new unit-trains to transport an additional 120,000 barrels of Alberta oil a day.

By Trish Audette-Longo | News, Energy, Politics | November 28th 2018

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley met Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and B.C. Premier John Horgan in Ottawa on April 15, 2018 to discuss the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. She is expected to be back in Ottawa in November 2018. Photo by Alex Tétreault

Notley announces new Alberta carbon tax break for drilling sector

"We’re striking the right balance," the Alberta premier said Thursday, after the announcement at a meeting of the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors at the Petroleum Club in Calgary.

By Trish Audette-Longo | News, Energy, Politics | November 22nd 2018