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• Can the auto industry survive Trump?

  October 8, 2026 · 35 min

  When it comes to Canada's auto industry, the U.S. President is very clear: Donald Trump does not see the need for it and he is doing everything he can to force car makers to bring their operations to America. The rupture would undermine an…

• Premier RJ Simpson on northern investment the need for better Arctic defence

  October 1, 2026 · 27 min

  Canada’s Arctic is getting a level of attention it hasn't seen in decades. The federal government is promising to put some $35 billion towards asserting Canada's Arctic sovereignty, creating economic opportunities and, it is hoped…

• Canada’s search for $1 trillion — and new friends

  September 24, 2026 · 34 min

  Canada's push to diversify its economy has taken some big steps: An international investment summit in Toronto; a trip by PM Mark Carney to the European Parliament to explore becoming an associate member of the EU; and a meeting in…

• Canada’s former top trade negotiator Steve Verheul: Moving beyond the U.S.

  September 17, 2026 · 24 min

  Ever since Donald Trump was reelected in 2024 and started talking about Canada as a 51st state, cross border trade has been a sore point. But in recent weeks, there has been great urgency as the United States slapped tariffs on many goods…

• Gov. Josh Shapiro on Canada-U.S. relations

  June 25, 2026 · 32 min

  Josh Shapiro is the governor of Pennsylvania. He talks to host Amanda Lang about fixing CUSMA, the importance of the U.S. midterms and the trade instability caused by President Donald Trump. This is the final episode of season 4 of WONK…

• How to make a nation of supertraders

  June 18, 2026 · 33 min

  The need to pivot away from our dependence on the U.S. as a trading partner has definitely been driven home to Canadian businesses. But actually doing that is a different story. If there's a base camp for that climb, it's Export…

• Evan Solomon on the promise and perils of AI

  June 11, 2026 · 32 min

  Few innovations have held the amount of promise and — let's face it — peril as artificial intelligence. Will it be mankind's greatest leap forward or its absolute demise? Into this uncertainty comes Canada's new AI strategy, one which…

• Building an economy that helps people flourish

  June 4, 2026 · 32 min

  More than 25 years ago, management consultant Joseph Pine introduced a revolutionary concept he called the experience economy. It helped shape how companies would reframe their businesses, but also their approaches to customers. Pine…