Articles by Rachel Aiello
- Canadian Blood Services apologizes to LGBTQ2S+ community for discriminatory blood donation policy
- Debate on abortion rights erupts on Parliament Hill, Poilievre vows he won't legislate
- Capital gains tax change 'shortsighted' and 'sows division' business groups tell Freeland
- 'A step forward': New screening criteria for sperm donors takes effect
- MPs agree Canadian gov't should improve new disability benefit
- NDP calls out Conservatives for effort to quash pharmacare legislation
- Canadian government proposes new foreign influence registry as part of wide-spanning new bill
- Five areas Canada's foreign interference commissioner says needs more investigation
- Poilievre returns to House unrepentant for calling Trudeau 'wacko,' Speaker not resigning
- Freeland leaves capital gains tax change out of coming budget implementation bill, here's why
Rachel Aiello
ContactRachel Aiello covers the latest political news from CTV's parliamentary bureau in Ottawa.
She has a keen eye for all things legislative and procedural. The day new bills get tabled, or there is wrangling in the House of Commons, Rachel is on it.
While the daily news beat sees Rachel cover everything from high-profile political scandals, to the "Freedom Convoy" protests, she has a special interest in stories about justice and social policy reforms and also loves covering elections.
She's also the author of CTV News' Capital Dispatch newsletter, a weekly update on the latest news from the minority Parliament when it's in session, directly to your inbox. Avid politics reader, or curious to learn more? Subscribe here.
Part of CTV News' national digital team since 2017, and a member of the Parliamentary Press Gallery since 2014, you can also catch her offering up her latest insights on CTV News Channel's Power Play.
From Peterborough, Rachel moved to Ottawa where she graduated from the University of Ottawa's joint journalism program with Algonquin College.