Cedar Report

David Brennan is a Senior Correspondent at Cedar Report, where he covers international affairs, Canadian federal policy, and North American financial markets. Based in Ottawa, his reporting spans Bank of Canada rate decisions, TSX market movements, US-Canada trade dynamics, and the diplomatic relationships that define Canada's role on the global stage.

David started his career at a community newspaper in Halifax, covering municipal politics and Atlantic Canada's fisheries sector before moving to the parliamentary press gallery in Ottawa in 2013. He spent five years covering federal budgets, trade negotiations, and the economic implications of Canada's resource-dependent economy for a national wire service. He joined Cedar Report to build a newsroom that could break down complex policy stories for Canadian readers across every province.

He has covered First Ministers' conferences, reported from G7 summits hosted on Canadian soil, and interviewed officials on both sides of CUSMA renegotiations. His coverage of the 2023 Canadian housing supply debate was cited by housing policy researchers and parliamentary committees.

David holds a degree in Political Science from Dalhousie University. Outside the newsroom, he plays recreational hockey in an Ottawa beer league - his slapshot is unreliable, but his defensive positioning, he insists, is underrated.