Canada's Economy, Explained
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No Permanent Friends: Trade, Power and the New Geography of Economic Security with Wendy Cutler and Deborah Elms
Trade 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…
The Weight We Carry: Debt, Wealth and Risk in Canadian Households with Stephen Poloz
For 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…
Their Dollar, Everyone’s Problem: The Architecture of U.S. Dollar Dominance and Global Monetary Power with Kenneth Rogoff
You 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…
Why Are Things Still Expensive? The Economics Behind the Inflation Hangover with Claudia Sahm & Doug Porter
Inflation 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…
From Points to Paycheques: The Interconnection Between Canada's Immigration Design and the Skills Gap with Anna Triandafyllidou and Christopher Worswick
Canada 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…
Postal Codes and Power: Who Gets to Grow Canada’s Economy? Part II with Ken Coates
What if economic growth is real but only in certain places? In this special two-part episode, we move beyond headline GDP to examine the territorial foundations of economic development. Guest Dr.…
Postal Codes and Power: Who Gets to Grow Canada’s Economy? Part I with Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
What if economic growth is real but only in certain places? In this special two-part episode, we move beyond headline GDP to examine the territorial foundations of economic development. Guest Dr.…
Running Hard, Standing Still: The Productivity Problem Canada Can’t Outgrow with Paul Beaudry and Dan Breznitz
Canada isn’t short on talent, research or ideas. Yet living standards are under pressure, and productivity growth has slowed. What is really holding the economy back? In this extended episode, host…
The Limits of Prediction: What 2025 Taught Us and the Constraints Shaping 2026
Welcome to Season 2 of Canada’s Economy, Explained! Host Marwa Abdou opens the season by stepping back from the usual ritual of economic forecasting to ask a more fundamental question: What happens…
The Labour Market Reckoning: Innovation and the Future of Canadian Competitiveness with Minh Tri Dang and Karla Congson
In this special episode, recorded live at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s AGM and Convention, host Marwa Abdou speaks with Minh Tri Dang, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Finance at Wilson,…
Show Me the Money: Tax, Infrastructure and Who Pays? with Heather Scoffield
Taxes shape more than government revenue. They shape trust. In this episode, host Marwa Abdou sits down with Heather Scoffield, founding CEO of the Canadian Tax Observatory, to explore how Canada’s…
Who Gets to Work? Immigration and Labour Policy in Canada with Mikal Skuterud
Canada’s immigration system isn’t one program; it’s an entire architecture. A maze of pathways, permits, and policies that shape who gets in, who gets to work, and who gets to stay. In this episode,…
Blueprints for a Rooted Economy: Indigenomics with Carol Anne Hilton
What’s the greatest comeback Canada has never seen? According to special guest Carol Ann Hilton, Founder and CEO of the Indigenomics Institute, it’s re-centering Indigenous economic power and…
The Algorithm Rules: Who Governs the New Economy? with Vass Bednar & Kaylie Tiessen
Does your favourite social media app or e-commerce site’s algorithm hold more power than your country’s elected government? Do regulators really have to choose between innovation and security? Can…
Ties That Bind: Canada, APEC, and the Future of Regional Resilience with Eduardo Pedrosa and Carlos Kuriyama
Did you know that nearly half of the world’s trade moves through the Asia-Pacific? That your blueberries in January, the anime you stream, and your kid’s hockey gear are all part of a system quietly…
“It’s (Still) the Economy, Stupid.” – Canadian Edition
In this special back-to-basics episode of Canada’s Economy, Explained, host Marwa Abdou cuts through the alphabet soup of GDPs, CPIs, and BoC rate cuts to tackle the real questions Canadians keep…
Zoned Out: How We Underbuilt an Entire Generation with Mike Moffatt
Once a pillar of middle-class security, affordable homeownership has slipped out of reach for millions of Canadians. But economist Mike Moffatt (Missing Middle Initiative, Smart Prosperity Institute,…
The Time of Your Life: On the Economics of Longevity and Mortality with Kevin Milligan
Canada’s population is retiring earlier and living longer. Even so, the age 65 retirement threshold, inherited from 19th-century Prussia, continues to anchor public policy and social expectations. In…
Beyond the Paycheque: Rethinking Economic Security in an Age of Transformation with Tammy Schirle and Jennifer Robson
Do Canada’s public policies reflect the reality of today’s workers?Many of the social programs Canadians rely on for economic security were designed in and for a very different era. Built around a…
AI at the Margins: Power, Prediction, and Who Gets to Decide? with Avi Goldfarb
In this episode of Canada’s Economy, Explained, host Marwa Abdou sits down with Avi Goldfarb—Rotman Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare at the University of Toronto, and co-author of…
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