Nicolas Van Praet

Nicolas Van Praet was born in Antwerp, Belgium, and came to Canada when he was five. He grew up in Edmonton and lived in Yellowknife before heading out East to pursue university studies. He started his career in daily journalism at the Montreal Gazette, doing a stint as a political reporter in Quebec’s National Assembly before turning to business reporting. He has been writing on Quebec business and government for more than a decade. His reporting has included an analysis of the challenges François Legault faced during Quebec's 2022 election; the corporate shunning of Russia after its invasion of Ukraine; and reporting on the future of Bombardier, and Couche Tard.