Épisodes

  • Cutting the red tape
    May 9 2025

    The rise of red tape is a huge concern for Canadian business. It feels like an easy fix for a government hoping to help the economy. Amanda Lang speaks with Krystle Wittevrongel, Director of Research at HTE Montreal Economic Institute.

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    23 min
  • Housing imbalances
    May 2 2025

    The newly minted federal government ran on plans to help the housing market - but if they follow through on those plans, will it be enough to right a market that is structurally imbalanced? Amanda Lang speaks with Robert Hogue, Assistant Chief Economist at RBC.

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    23 min
  • Creative Accounting
    May 2 2025

    Campaigns are often heavy on promises and light on specifics ... but one thing both major parties have in common is a willingness to keep deficit spending ... and some creative math on where the money comes from. Amanda Lang speaks with a person who specializes in holding the federal government to account when it comes to budgeting and accounting: Kevin Page, President and CEO of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy.

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    23 min
  • Tariff turmoil
    Apr 17 2025

    How are Canadian businesses being affected by U.S. tariffs – and what are they doing to deal with the uncertainty? Amanda Lang speaks with Candace Laing, President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

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    23 min
  • How to predict the future
    Apr 11 2025

    How can economists make meaningful projections with all the uncertainty (and sudden reversals) in policies on the global stage? For his assessment, Amanda Lang speaks with Jean-Francois Perrault, Chief Economist at Scotiabank.

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    23 min
  • Playing to Canada’s strengths
    Apr 4 2025

    The Canadian economy is under attack - and let's face it, we had problems before Donald Trump came along ...What's the best plan for protecting it in the months ahead? For his assessment, Amanda Lang speaks with Jim Stanford, Director of the Centre for Future Work

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    23 min
  • The state of Canada’s economy
    Mar 28 2025

    It's a tough time to make economic predictions, with tariffs on one side, and new promises from an election campaign on the other. For his assessment, Amanda Lang speaks with Benjamin Tal, Deputy Chief economist at CIBC.

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    23 min
  • The pressures of stagflation
    Mar 21 2025

    After filling you in on all the news you need to know this week in The Briefs, Amanda Lang speaks with Aled Ab Iowerth, Deputy Chief economist at Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation, on the rising threat of stagflation – that is, prices rising while economic growth stagnates.

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    23 min