What you need to know about Canadian business this week in under 30 minutes. Hosted by the Financial Post's Gabe Friedman.
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Why it might be hard for Canada to capture economic opportunities from the energy transition
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This week on Down to Business, John McNally, program director for clean growth at PLACE Centre, discusses some of the surprising challenges that could make it harder for Canada to capture economic opportunities from the energy transition — such as high housing prices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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What happens to Canada after oil demand peaks?
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This week on Down to Business, economist Aaron Cosbey lays out what he sees happening when demand for fossil fuels peaks in the next decade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Postmedia
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Why Canada must build faster to reach climate goals
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Business Council of Alberta has a plan to speed up the construction of infrastructure Canada needs to meet climate goals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Postmedia
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Battery eureka moment found in a bag of potato chips
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This week in Dispatches from the battery economy, Down to Business talks to Maciej Jastrzebski of Li-Metal about technological breakthroughs in producing lithium for next-generation batteries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Postmedia
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What Canada is doing wrong in its world-leading immigration push
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Down to Business talks to Prof. Rupa Banerjee about what works and what doesn't in Canada's immigration policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Postmedia
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Why more Canadian workers are at risk of mental health incidents
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This week on Down to Business, Paula Allen, senior vice-president of research and client insights at Telus Health, discusses what’s happening to workers across Canada from a mental health standpoint. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Postmedia
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Why higher interest rates could be bad for workers
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This week on Down to Business, economist Jim Stanford talks about how higher interest rates could suppress wage growth. He discusses his view on what's happening with inflation and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Postmedia
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Dispatches from the battery economy: How Nano One pivoted its focus after North America's rapid EV adoption
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This week on Down to Business, Dan Blondal, chief executive of Nano One Materials Corp., talks about how his company has been affected by rapid EV adoption in North America. Blondal discusses how shifting geopolitical winds have caused the company to rethink its focus, the pandemic and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch…
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The pandemic didn't kill the office, it was already dying
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This week on Down to Business, Carl Gomez, chief economist and head of analytics at commercial real estate data firm Costar discusses the past, present and future of the office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Postmedia
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How the devastation of wildfires ripples through the whole economy
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Down to Business examines the economic impacts of wildfires, with an eye towards the less-obvious ripple effects Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Postmedia
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'A ticking time-bomb': The rise of the variable-rate, fixed-payment mortgage
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Jimmy Jean of Desjardins Group talks to Down to Business about the risks of variable-rate, fixed-payment mortgages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Postmedia
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Canada's oilsands poised for age of optimization
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Analyst Kevin Birn explains why S&P Global Commodity Insights raised its oilsands production outlook for the first time in over half a decade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Postmedia
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The hidden beliefs about money that sabotage us all
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This week on Down to Business financial therapist Aseel El-Baba explains where money troubles come from Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Postmedia
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This economist thinks interest rate hikes are doing more harm than good
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Down to Business talks to Laurentian economics professor Louis-Philippe Rochon who argues that Bank of Canada interest rate hikes are not only failing to ease inflation, they are also damaging the economy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Postmedia
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Why are cars so expensive in Canada today?
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This week on Down to Business podcast, Charles Bernard, lead economist for the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association in Ottawa, talks about the forces causing vehicle prices to rise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Postmedia
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What Canada gets for its $13-billion investment in VW's battery plant
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Down to Business talks to a policy expert who argues that Canadian subsidies won't reap the benefits American handouts will Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Postmedia
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Is the world running out of copper just when we need it the most?
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How the small movie theatre came back from the dead
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This week on Down to Business, Andy Willick, chair of the Network of Independent Canadian Exhibitors, talks about how small theatres have survived and changed, and what the future holds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Postmedia
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Canada on the road to first net-zero cement in the world
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Down to Business talks to Heidelberg Materials' David Perkins about the ground-breaking zero emissions cement plant planned for Edmonton, Alberta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Postmedia
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Safety Net: The impact of ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure in Canada
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Energy pipelines, government websites and numerous companies have all reported cyber attacks in recent weeks. This week’s episode of Down to Business examines the impact of ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure in Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Postmedia
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Inside the only rare-earths mine in Canada
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Down to Business talks to Vital Metals' David Connelly about starting a rare-earths operation in a remote area of the Northwest Territories, one of only two mines in North America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Postmedia
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Critical minerals in spotlight as global miners gather in Toronto
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Jeff Killeen talks about the hot trends and topics in commodity markets ahead of PDAC 2023 in Toronto, one of the largest mining conferences in the world Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Postmedia
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What lies ahead for Canada's economy as it seeks to reduce carbon emissions
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Canada is reaching an inflection point in which carbon emissions and economic growth are decoupling. On this week's Down to Business, Dave Sawyer and Michael Bernstein discuss what lies ahead for Canada as it seeks to reduce emissions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Postmedia
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How immigration and an aging population will affect Canada's housing market
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Desjardins' Randall Bartlett talks to Down to Business about why Canada needs to build housing faster than its currently doing to accommodate immigration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Postmedia
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Maybe Canada can pull off a soft landing after all
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TD economist James Orlando talks to Down to Business about where he thinks inflation, interest rates and the economy might be going. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Postmedia
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