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Talk to Me, Goose: The Economics of Canadian Defence Part II with David Perry
September 30, 2026 · 1 hr 1 minDefence is moving rapidly toward the centre of Canada's economic debate. Spending is rising. Procurement is accelerating. Arctic sovereignty has acquired new urgency. And defence policy is increasingly being asked to do much more than…
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Talk to Me, Goose: The Economics of Canadian Defence Part I with Philippe Lagassé
September 29, 2026 · 1 hr 1 minDefence is moving rapidly toward the centre of Canada's economic debate. Spending is rising. Procurement is accelerating. Arctic sovereignty has acquired new urgency. And defence policy is increasingly being asked to do much more than…
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No Easy Exits: Canada, the Map and a World Beyond the U.S. with Simon J Evenett
September 15, 2026 · 1 hr 53 minCanada wants to diversify. But diversify what, exactly? Exports? Customers? Suppliers? Technologies? Capital? Risk? And how would we know when we had actually done it? In this extended first episode of Canada’s Economy, Explained after…
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No Permanent Friends: Trade, Power and the New Geography of Economic Security with Wendy Cutler and Deborah Elms
May 26, 2026 · 1 hr 36 minTrade used to be about efficiency. Now it’s increasingly about resilience, leverage and security. In the mid-season finale, host Marwa Abdou sits down with two of the world’s leading trade policy voices: Wendy Cutler, Vice President at…
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The Weight We Carry: Debt, Wealth and Risk in Canadian Households with Stephen Poloz
May 12, 2026 · 1 hr 14 minFor years, Canada has been described as a stable economy. Strong banks. Disciplined policy. Rising household wealth. But underneath that stability, something else has been doing much of the heavy lifting — households. Canadian households…
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Their Dollar, Everyone’s Problem: The Architecture of U.S. Dollar Dominance and Global Monetary Power with Kenneth Rogoff
April 21, 2026 · 1 hr 3 minYou earn it in one currency. You spend it in one place. It feels local. Personal. Contained. But the system that determines how money actually behaves operates at a different level entirely. In this episode, host Marwa Abdou sits down…
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Why Are Things Still Expensive? The Economics Behind the Inflation Hangover with Claudia Sahm & Doug Porter
April 7, 2026 · 1 hr 28 minInflation is cooling. The data says the worst is behind us. So why does everything still feel so expensive? In this episode, we unpack one of the defining economic puzzles facing advanced economies today: The gap between what the numbers…
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From Points to Paycheques: The Interconnection Between Canada's Immigration Design and the Skills Gap with Anna Triandafyllidou and Christopher Worswick
March 24, 2026 · 1 hr 36 minCanada has built one of the most ambitious immigration systems in the world. For decades, our system has selected newcomers based on education, language ability and professional experience, with the expectation that those skills will…