Marie Woolf
Marie Woolf covers how political power is exercised through security and technology laws, focusing on the fine print of bills, institutions and cross-border implications. She is a politics reporter with The Globe and Mail, working on federal coverage and policy stories. Her reporting centres on lawful access, online safety and international economic ties, making complex legislation and its consequences concrete.
Lawful access, security and digital privacy
Woolf reports closely on Canada’s lawful access powers and their impact on intelligence and policing, including CSIS warnings that transnational investigations are being hindered by gaps in Canada’s legal tools for accessing data.
She has examined an Ottawa lawful-access bill that European privacy groups say is an obstacle to the EU–Canada digital trade agreement, detailing concerns that its surveillance and data-access provisions conflict with European privacy standards. In that work she brings security agencies, privacy advocates and trade negotiators into the same frame, showing how federal security legislation interacts with international agreements and regulatory regimes.
Her coverage of lawful access consistently connects technical legal language to concrete effects on investigations, civil liberties and Canada’s relationships with allies.
Online safety and platform regulation
Woolf tracks the development of online safety legislation that would impose new obligations on digital platforms, with particular attention to how children use and regain access to those services.
Her reporting describes government plans under which platforms that comply with new safety criteria would permit children to rejoin, based on information from sources familiar with the forthcoming bill. She focuses on the mechanics of enforcement, safety benchmarks and the political negotiation behind them, rather than treating the bill as an abstract debate.
Across these stories she treats online safety as a live regulatory project, following how proposed rules for platforms intersect with party positions, stakeholder lobbying and concerns about harmful content.
Politics Insider and federal power shifts
Beyond individual enterprise stories, Woolf steps into The Globe and Mail’s Politics Insider newsletter to synthesize daily developments on Parliament Hill.
In one edition she covers a new NDP leader reshuffling a six-person Commons caucus, using the personnel moves to show how a small parliamentary team is reorganized to pursue priorities and divide responsibilities. In another, she writes on Louise Arbour becoming Canada’s 31st Governor General while also advancing reporting on the online safety bill, tying institutional appointments to ongoing legislative change.
When she fills in on Politics Insider she delivers concise roundups that range from party leadership and caucus management to bills, appointments and political controversies, keeping the focus on what each decision does to the balance of power and the policy agenda.
Trade, China and global economic policy
Woolf’s federal politics coverage extends into trade and international economic policy, especially where political decisions shape business strategy.
In Politics Insider she has written from Beijing on Canadian CEOs who see business opportunities in China, linking corporate enthusiasm to the government’s approach to China and the wider debate over how Canada engages with major trading partners. Her reporting in this area treats trade missions, diplomatic visits and business sentiment as part of the political story, showing how economic ties feed back into domestic politics and policy choices.
When she writes on digital trade and lawful access in the EU context, she approaches those issues in the same way, emphasizing the practical implications of Canada’s laws for its ability to sign and sustain international agreements. Across these pieces, she occupies the intersection of politics, regulation and global commerce, giving attention to the specific rules that enable or constrain cross-border activity.
Taken together, Woolf’s work distinguishes itself by staying close to the wording and implementation of bills, the views of institutional actors and the international dimensions of Canadian politics. She covers security powers, online safety, party manoeuvres and trade with a straightforward, fact-driven style that keeps the emphasis on how decisions and laws actually function.
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