Jessica Smith Cross

Jessica Smith Cross began her career in local news, reporting for Metro newspapers in five Canadian cities, as well as for CTV, the Guelph Mercury and the Turtle Island News. She made the leap to political journalism in 2016 but frequently looks back. Prior to the Trillium, she was the editor-in-chief of iPolitics and Queen's Park Briefing.

Recent Work by Jessica

Fore! Pierre Poilievre courts the senior vote

The Conservative leader is arguing that Canada's generational promise is broken

Apr 21, 2025 3:22 PM Read more >

Poilievre wouldn't 'be in this position' if Kory Teneycke managed his campaign: Ford

Teneycke has called Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative campaign a 'f—ing disaster'

Apr 14, 2025 3:19 PM Read more >

Trump’s tariffs the most important election issue: poll

For most Canadians, the federal election is about the country's uncertain future, not prosecuting the Liberal government's past, the poll found

Mar 27, 2025 5:38 PM Read more >

Politicos talk kids on the campaign trail

Pierre Poilievre has been taking his family with him in the early days of his campaign to become prime minister

Mar 26, 2025 3:23 PM Read more >

Hockey and ham jokes: Are politicians' cheesiest moments cringe or effective?

'We're cutting the ham and the taxes so you can bring home the bacon,' says Pierre Poilievre, making what could be the cheesiest joke of the campaign so far

Mar 25, 2025 3:21 PM Read more >

Carney to visit Governor General, kicking off federal election

Liberals and Conservatives set to duke it out over Canadian pride

Mar 23, 2025 8:12 AM Read more >

U.S. governors appear split on tariffs following Ford’s trip to Washington

Ford said several governors are interested in Canada’s critical minerals — the country’s 'ace in the hole' against Trump

Feb 22, 2025 6:40 PM Read more >

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