Susan Krashinsky Robertson is a business reporter covering the retail sector in Canada.
In her 16 years with The Globe, Susan has covered issues such as the business implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, shifts in the Canadian media landscape, the growing cost of cyberattacks for businesses, and the environmental impacts of plastic packaging, e-commerce, and food waste. Her work has appeared in Report on Business Magazine. Susan has also written for the Globe's Arts section, and was a finalist for a National Newspaper Award for her feature looking at the behind-the-scenes creation of Karen Kain’s Swan Lake.
In 2023, Susan was part of a team that won the Michener Award for excellence in Canadian public service journalism, for coverage of Hockey Canada’s response to sexual assault allegations against players.
Before joining The Globe and Mail in 2009, Susan worked as a freelance reporter contributing to CBC Radio, as well as publications including the Ottawa Citizen and the Montreal Gazette. During her studies toward a Masters degree in journalism at Carleton University, she participated in a program working at a radio station in Kigali, Rwanda. She has also lived in Osaka, Japan.
